Successful treatment of severe aplastic anemia in children using standardized immunosuppressive therapy with antithymocyte globulin and cyclosporine A

Pediatric Blood and Cancer

Volumn 43, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 718-722

  Goldenberg, Neil A ^a   Graham, Douglas K ^a   Liang, Xiayuan ^a   Hays, Taru ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Aplastic anemia; ATG; Children; Cyclosporine; Immunosuppressive therapy; Pediatric

Indexed keywords

ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; ANTIPYRETIC AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; CYCLOSPORIN A; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; THYMOCYTE ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; APLASTIC ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CHILD; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG RESPONSE; FEVER; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; LIZARD; MEDICAL RECORD; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SERUM SICKNESS; STANDARD; URTICARIA;

ADOLESCENT; ANEMIA, APLASTIC; ANTILYMPHOCYTE SERUM; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CYCLOSPORINE; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HEPATITIS, VIRAL, HUMAN; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; INFANT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 9344232768     PISSN: 15455009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pbc.20114     Document Type: Article

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