Induction therapy for adults with acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
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1. Rambam Medical Center and Technion, Israel institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel 2. CTSU, Oxford, UK 3. University of Wales, Cardiff , UK 4. Christie NHS Trust Hospital, Manchester, UK 5. Our Lady of Mercy Cancer Center, New York Medical College, Bronx, New York, USA 6. Ireland Cancer Center, University Hospitals of Cleveland, Cleveland, USA 7. Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, UK 8. Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN, USA 9. Stem Cell Sciences, Inc., New York, NY, USA 10. *Royal Free Hospital, London, UK *Current address: Pharmion Corporation, Boulder, US and Windsor, UK 11. Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, US 12. UCL Hospitals, London, UK Short title: Induction therapy in acute lymphoblastic leukemia Address for correspondence: Jacob M. Rowe, MD Department of Hematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation Rambam Medical Center and Technion, Israel Institute of Technology Haifa 31096, Israel. Tel: 972-4-854-2541 Fax: 972-4-854-2343 E-mail: [email protected]
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Current oncology reports
دوره 8 6 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2006