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1067890

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1976-12-23
pubmed:abstractText
Therapy for acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL) has been less successful in adults than in children. Many centers treat all adult leukemia with the same regimen. We have used vincristine and prednisone for initial therapy in 14 adults with ALL since 1971 and have followed a treatment regimen developed for childhood ALL for subsequent therapy as well. Complete remissions were attained in 13, and complications and duration of hospitalization were minimized with this nonmyelotoxic regimen. Central nervous system "prophylactic" therapy was also well tolerated in these adult patients. However, remission duration and survival in our series were similar to those reported by others. That complete remission can be attained in a high percentage of adult patients with ALL through use of relatively nontoxic treatment demonstrates the importance of selecting out this group of patients from all adults with acute leukemia.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0008-543X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
38
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
672-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1976
pubmed:articleTitle
Remission induction in adult acute lymphocytic leukemia. Use of vincristine and prednisone alone.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article