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Salvage chemotherapy with pentostatin in prolymphocytic leukemia.

Authors :
Pagano L
Ortu-La Barbera EO
Voso MT
Zollino M
Laurenti L
Marra R
Leone G
Source :
Haematologica [Haematologica] 1994 Nov-Dec; Vol. 79 (6), pp. 542-5.
Publication Year :
1994

Abstract

We report 4 cases of prolymphocytic leukemia (PLL) resistant to conventional chemotherapy that were treated with pentostatin. We obtained 1 complete remission (CR) and 2 partial remissions (PR). Our data confirm the effectiveness of this drug in the treatment of prolymphocytic leukemia.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
0390-6078
Volume :
79
Issue :
6
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Haematologica
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
7896214