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Complete remission in three patients with acute myeloblastic leukemia by administration of G-CSF without antileukemic agents

✍ Scribed by Takahashi, Masuhiro; Koike, Tadashi; Aizawa, Yoshifusa; Kashimura, Makoto; Hayatsu, Kunihiro; Nagai, Ko-ichi; Abe, Atsushi; Urushiyama, Masaru; Yagisawa, Kumiko

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
Year: 1997
Tongue: English
Weight: 48 KB
Volume: 56
Category: Article
ISSN: 0361-8609
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1096-8652(199709)56:1<42::aid-ajh9>3.0.co;2-2

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✦ Synopsis

We describe 3 patients with acute myeloblastic leukemia (AML), who received rhG-CSF for infections such as pneumonia or for prophylaxis of infection, and who achieved complete remission. They had not received any antileukemic therapy before or during the administration of rhG-CSF. These findings suggest the possibility that complete remission can be brought about by G-CSF itself in some patients with AML. Am.

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