DIFFERENTIATION SYNDROME IN PROMYELOCYTIC LEUKEMIA : CLINICAL PRESENTATION, PATHOGENESIS AND TREATMENT

<p>Differentiation syndrome (DS) represents a life-threatening complication in patients with acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL) undergoing induction therapy with all-trans retinoic acid (ATRA) or arsenic trioxide (ATO). It affects about 20-25% of all patients and there are no definitiv...

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Main Authors: Gil Cunha de Santis, Eduardo Magalhães Rego
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2011-01-01
Series:Mediterranean Journal of Hematology and Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://www.mjhid.org/article/view/9101
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