Editorial: Therapy of Acute Leukemia, 1965
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- 1 August 1965
- journal article
- editorial
- Published by American Society of Hematology in Blood
- Vol. 26 (2), 220-225
- https://doi.org/10.1182/blood.v26.2.220.220
Abstract
An editorial survey of the currently used reagents in the treatment of leukemia is given. The combination of 6-mercaptopurine and large doses of corticosteroids is the treatment of choice in acute leukemia, with the production of 25 to 33% remissions.Keywords
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