Among 164 patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) (age > 11 years) induced into complete remission at four hospitals in Italy and The Netherlands between 1971-1977, 49 survived for more than three years in continuous complete remission. Features at diagnosis of the 49 long-term survivors we
Improved survival from acute lymphoblastic leukemia in adolescents and adults
โ Scribed by Dr. Hilary A. Blacklock; John R. D. Matthews; John G. Buchanan; Paul A. Ockelford; Roger S. Hill
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1981
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 465 KB
- Volume
- 48
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
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