A STUDY OF TOTAL THERAPY OF ACUTE LYMPHOCYTIC LEUKEMIA IN CHILDREN

被引:109
作者
GEORGE, P
HERNANDEZ, K
HUSTU, O
BORELLA, L
HOLTON, C
PINKEL, D
机构
[1] St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN
[2] Department of Pediatrics, University of Tennessee College of Medicine, Memphis, TN
基金
美国国家卫生研究院;
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10.1016/S0022-3476(68)80217-3
中图分类号
R72 [儿科学];
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100202 ;
摘要
A study was designed to test the hypothesis that, following induction of remission and an intensive short-term, high-dosage phase of treatment, continuous maintenance chemotherapy with the use of a combination of 4 antileukemic agents concurrently in conjunction with radiotherapy to the entire craniospinal axis would produce prolonged complete remission in patients with previously untreated acute lymphocytic leukemia. The intensive systemic administration of antileukemic agents resulted in longer complete remissions than described in other studies, and survival was at least equal to that obtained with sequential use of these agents. © 1968 The C. V. Mosby Company.
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