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Modern treatment in chronic lymphocytic leukemia: impact on survival and efficacy in high-risk subgroups.
Cancer medicine - 1 Jun 2014
Cuneo Antonio, Cavazzini Francesco, Ciccone Maria, Daghia Giulia, Sofritti Olga, Saccenti Elena, Negrini Massimo, Rigolin Gian Matteo
Abstract excerpt
Treatment of chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) has dramatically changed over the last years, with significant improvement in overall survival (OS) and increased efficacy in genetically defined "high-risk" disease. Besides prospective clinical trials usually enrolling young and fit patients, retrospective studies were performed comparing the outcome of patients belonging to different age groups and showing longer...
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- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized
- Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols
- Disease-Free Survival
