Chemotherapy Compared with Bone Marrow Transplantation for Adults with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in First Remission.

Authors :: Horrowitz, Mary M.
Messerer, Dorle
Hoelzer, Dieter
Gale, Robert Peter
Neiss, Albrecht
Atkinson, Kerry
Barrett, A. John
Buchner, Thomas
Freund, Mathias
Heil, Gerhard
Hiddermann, Wolfgang
Kolb, Hans-Jochem
Loffler, Helmut
Marmount, Alberto M.
Maschmeyer, Georg
Rimm, Alfred A.
Rozman, Ciril
Sobocinski, Kathleen A.
Speck, Bruno
Source :: Annals of Internal Medicine. 7/1/91, Vol. 115 Issue 1, p13. 6p. 3 Charts, 1 Graph.
Publication Year :: 1991
Abstract: Compares the efficacy of intensive postremission chemotherapy with allogeneic bone marrow transplantation in adults with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) in first remission. Types of postremission therapy for adults with ALL; Factors associated with risk for treatment failure; Major cause of treatment failure with chemotherapy.

Subjects :: *LYMPHOBLASTIC leukemia treatment
*BONE marrow transplantation
*DRUG therapy

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