Continuing (maintenance) therapy in lymphoblastic leukaemia: lessons from MRC UKALL X
Continuing (maintenance) therapy in lymphoblastic leukaemia: lessons from MRC UKALL X
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DOI:
10.1046/j.1365-2141.1997.3113127.x
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发表时间:
1997-09-01
影响因子:
6.5
通讯作者:
Richards, SM
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作者:
Chessells, JM;Harrison, G;Richards, SM
The relationship between the prescribed dose of drugs during continuing (maintenance) therapy the degree of marrow suppression caused, and subsequent event-free survival was examined in a cohort of 740 children with lymphoblastic leukaemia treated on MRC UKALL X. Girls, younger children, and patients who had received intensification treatment, were prescribed lower doses of mercaptopurine, became neutropenic more readily, and had more interruptions of treatment. Children who had one or more episodes of neutropenia with a count of