## Abstract ## BACKGROUND Decitabine, a hypomethylating agent, is active and has been approved for the treatment of myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) and chronic myelomonocytic leukemia. Intensive chemotherapy is an accepted form of therapy for patients with higher risk MDS. The comparative efficacy
Intensive chemotherapy in myelodysplastic syndromes
β Scribed by T.J Hamblin
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1992
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 603 KB
- Volume
- 6
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0268-960X
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