Article
In vivo somatic mutation in the lymphocytes of Hodgkin's disease patients.
Environmental and molecular mutagenesis - 1 Jan 1991
Caggana M, Liber H L, Mauch P M, Coleman C N, Kelsey K T
Abstract excerpt
While current medical therapies for Hodgkin's disease are usually quite effective, it has become increasingly clear that some of the therapies utilized carry an inherent risk for the induction of secondary malignancies. In order to examine the cellular and genetic responses to therapy for Hodgkin's disease among individuals, we have determined the mutant frequency of T-lymphocytes in 3 cohorts of patients (N =...
Topics
- Adult
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Analysis of Variance
- Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols
- Bleomycin
- Cells, Cultured
- Clone Cells
- Cohort Studies
- Combined Modality Therapy
- Dacarbazine
