A phase II study of continuous infusion homoharringtonine and cytarabine in newly diagnosed patients with chronic myeloid leukemia: CALGB study 19804
β Scribed by Richard M. Stone; Kathleen A. Donohue; Wendy Stock; Vera Hars; Charles A. Linker; Thomas Shea; Daniel J. DeAngelo; Guido Marcucci; Clara D. Bloomfield; Richard A. Larson; for the Cancer and Leukemia Group B
- Book ID
- 105992958
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 281 KB
- Volume
- 63
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0344-5704
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