Post-Remission Treatment of Acute Myelogenous Leukemia
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Treatment of Acute Myelogenous Leukemia
There have been significant advances in our understanding of the biology of acute myelogenous leukemia (AML), and to a lesser extent, in its treatment. Dr. Estey has provided an excellent overview of the current state of the clinical management of the disease. He has described both the standard therapeutic approaches, including allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, as well as the ...
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عنوان ژورنال: New England Journal of Medicine
سال: 1995
ISSN: 0028-4793,1533-4406
DOI: 10.1056/nejm199501263320411