Seven patients with a myelodysplastic syndrome or "smoldering" acute myelogenous leukemia were treated with cytosine arabinoside in low dosage. Four patients experienced transient, partial responses characterized by improved peripheral blood counts, cessation of transfusion requirements, and a decre
Myelodysplastic Syndromes and Secondary Acute Myelogeneous Leukemia: Directions for the New Millennium
โ Scribed by Yataro Yoshida
- Publisher
- Carden Jennings Publishing
- Year
- 2002
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 35 KB
- Volume
- 75
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0925-5710
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