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Clinical Significance of Minimal Residual Disease in Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

Clinical Significance of Minimal Residual Disease in Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

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Clinical Significance of Minimal Residual Disease in Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

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Full title

Clinical Significance of Minimal Residual Disease in Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

Publisher

Boston, MA: Massachusetts Medical Society

Journal title

The New England journal of medicine, 1998-08, Vol.339 (9), p.591-598

Language

English

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Boston, MA: Massachusetts Medical Society

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Contents

Despite advances in the treatment of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), the risk of relapse remains about 30 percent. Studies have shown that the presence or absence of residual disease, as assessed by the polymerase-chain-reaction (PCR) assay, can serve as a prognostic factor in patients with ALL,
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Clinical Significance of Minimal Residual Disease in Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_16545985

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_16545985

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ISSN

0028-4793

E-ISSN

1533-4406

DOI

10.1056/NEJM199808273390904

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