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Hematological remission and long term hematological control of acute myeloblastic leukemia induced and maintained by granulocyte-colony stimulating factor (G-CSF) therapy.
Leukemia & lymphoma - 1 Dec 2003
Xavier Luciana, Cunha Manuel, Gonçalves Cristina, Teixeira Maria dos Anjos, Coutinho Jorge, Ribeiro António Carlos Pinto, Lima Margarida
Abstract excerpt
We describe a case of a patient with CD34+, TdT+, CD13-, CD33-, MPO- undifferentiated acute leukemia who refused chemotherapy and who achieved complete hematological remission 14 months after the diagnosis, during a short course of granulocyte-colony stimulating factor (G-CSF) for neutropenia and life threatening infection. Relapse occurred approximately one year later and G-CSF was reintroduced, being maintained...
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