Lower incidence of meningeal leukemia when prednisone is replaced by dexamethasone in the treatment of acute lymphocytic leukemia

In 1971, Cancer and Leukemia Group B (CALGB) mounted a study of acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL) that compared the effects of the two steroid hormones dexa‐methasome and prednisone. Six‐hundred‐forty‐six children and adolescents with ALL were randomized to receive either prednisone or dexamethasone...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Medical and pediatric oncology 1991, Vol.19 (4), p.269-275
Hauptverfasser:	Jones, Barbara, Freeman, Arnold I., Shuster, Jonathan J., Jacquillat, Claude, Weil, Marise, Pochedly, Carl, Sinks, Lucius, Chevalier, Louise, Maurer, Harold M., Koch, Kjell, Falkson, Geoffrey, Patterson, Richard, Seligman, Barbara, Sartorius, Jurg, Kung, Faith, Haurani, Farid, Stuart, Marie, Burgert, E. Omer, Ruymann, Frederick, Sawitsky, Arthur, Forman, Edwin, Pluess, Hansjuerg, Truman, John, Hakami, Nasrollah, Glidewell, Oliver, Glicksman, Arvin S., Holland, James F.
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols - therapeutic use Biological and medical sciences Cancer and Leukemia Group B Child CNS leukemia Combined Modality Therapy Dexamethasone - administration & dosage Hormones. Endocrine system Humans Incidence Leukemia - epidemiology Leukemia - etiology Leukemia - prevention & control Medical sciences Meningeal Neoplasms - epidemiology Meningeal Neoplasms - etiology Meningeal Neoplasms - prevention & control Pharmacology. Drug treatments Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma - complications Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma - drug therapy Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma - radiotherapy Prednisone - administration & dosage Radiotherapy Dosage Random Allocation Recurrence Remission Induction steroid therapy
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