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Outcome of patients who develop acute leukemia or myelodysplasia as a second malignancy after solid tumors treated surgically or with strategies that include chemotherapy and/or radiation.
Cancer - 1 Apr 2008
Abdelhameed Arwa, Pond Gregory R, Mitsakakis Nicholas, Brandwein Joseph, Chun Kathy, Gupta Vikas, Kamel-Reid Suzanne, Lipton Jeffrey H, Minden Mark D, Schimmer Aaron, Schuh Andre, Yee Karen, Messner Hans A
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BACKGROUND: Evaluation of therapeutic outcomes and risk factors was undertaken for patients with primary solid tumors (PST) developing acute leukemia or myelodysplasia (MDS) as a second malignancy. METHODS: In all, 131 consecutive patients presenting to a single institution with leukemia or MDS after treatment for PST with surgery or chemotherapy/radiotherapy were examined. Management of the secondary acute...
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