Retinoic Acid as Antileukemic Therapy in a Patient With Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia and Aspergillus Pneumonia

A patient with acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL) and laboratory evidence of fibrinolysis who could not be treated with aggressive cytostatic regimens because of Aspergillus pneumonia was treated with c/s-retinoic acid (RA), a substance that can induce differentiation and maturation of APL cells. Af...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Blood 1986-02, Vol.67 (2), p.559-561
Hauptverfasser:	Daenen, S., Vellenga, E., Dobbenburgh, O.A. van, Halie, M.R.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Antineoplastic agents Aspergillosis - complications Aspergillosis - drug therapy Biological and medical sciences Bone Marrow - pathology Chemotherapy Humans Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute - complications Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute - drug therapy Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute - pathology Male Medical sciences Pharmacology. Drug treatments Pneumonia - drug therapy Tretinoin - therapeutic use
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