There is lack of evidence to date that treatment of chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) alters the natural history of disease or influences survival. I n the present series, total body irradiation (TBI) produced a range of therapeutic responses among patients with active, progressive CLL. One-third o
Total body irradiation of chronic lymphocytic leukemia: Incidence and duration of remission
โ Scribed by Ralph E. Johnson
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1970
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 899 KB
- Volume
- 25
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
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