- Original Article
- The effects of shortened dexamethasone administration on
remission rate and potential complications during remission
induction treatment for pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia
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Jae Wook Lee, Kwang Hee Lee, Young Joo Kwon, Dae Hyoung Lee, Nak Gyun Chung, Dae Chul Jeong, Bin Cho, Hack Ki Kim
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Clin Exp Pediatr. 2007;50(12):1217-1224. Published online December 15, 2007
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Purpose : Due to its high potency against leukemic blasts, our institution has opted for the use of dexamethasone during acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) remission induction, but in our most recent treatment protocol, CMCPL-2005, we shortened the length of steroid treatment from 4 to 3 weeks. We compared both the rates of remission induction and significant complications observed during induction... |
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