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High-dose methotrexate therapy significantly improved survival of adult acute lymphoblastic leukemia: a phase III study by JALSG.
Leukemia - 1 Mar 2018
Sakura T, Hayakawa F, Sugiura I, Murayama T, Imai K, Usui N, Fujisawa S, Yamauchi T, Yujiri T, Kakihana K, Ito Y, Kanamori H, Ueda Y, Miyata Y, Kurokawa M, Asou N, Ohnishi K, Ohtake S, Kobayashi Y, Matsuo K, Kiyoi H, Miyazaki Y, Naoe T
Abstract excerpt
High-dose methotrexate (Hd-MTX) therapy has recently been applied to the treatment of adult acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) based on pediatric protocols; however, its effectiveness for adult ALL has not yet been confirmed in a rigorous manner. We herein conducted a randomized phase III trial comparing Hd-MTX therapy with intermediate-dose (Id)-MTX therapy. This study was registered at UMIN-CTR (ID:...
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