## Abstract ## BACKGROUND. The purine analogs pentostatin and cladribine have revolutionized the treatment of hairy cell leukemia (HCL) with overall responses in greater than 85% of patients and a median progressionβfree survival of up to 15 years. They continue to be effective at secondβ and even
Combination of cladribine plus topotecan for recurrent or refractory pediatric acute myeloid leukemia
β Scribed by Hiroto Inaba; Clinton F. Stewart; Kristine R. Crews; Shengping Yang; Stanley Pounds; Ching-Hon Pui; Jeffrey E. Rubnitz; Bassem I. Razzouk; Raul C. Ribeiro
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 163 KB
- Volume
- 116
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
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