## Abstract The clinical outlook for adults with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) has Improved with the use of intensive chemotherapy. Complete remissions (CR) are achieved in 80% of adults but the majority relapse on maintenance chemotherapy and a few exhibit primary resistance to induction ther
Reinduction therapy for advanced or refractory acute lymphoblastic leukemia of childhood
β Scribed by Peter Steinherz; Paul Meyers; Norma Wollner; Arlene Redner; Charlotte Tan
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1989
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 504 KB
- Volume
- 63
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
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