TY - JOUR
T1 - Prophylaxis of the central nervous system in adult leukemias
AU - Garcia-Manero, Guillermo
N1 - Copyright:
Copyright 2008 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2004
Y1 - 2004
N2 - The final subject to be addressed is the role of prophylactic treatment for hematologic tumors. Prophylactic intrathecal therapy is the standard of care in pediatric acute lymphocytic leukemia patients. Should prophylaxis be applied to adult patients with leukemia? In addition and as an extension of the adult leukemia patient discussion, is there a role for intrathecal prophylaxis in patients with lymphoma, a population at risk for neoplastic meningitis?
AB - The final subject to be addressed is the role of prophylactic treatment for hematologic tumors. Prophylactic intrathecal therapy is the standard of care in pediatric acute lymphocytic leukemia patients. Should prophylaxis be applied to adult patients with leukemia? In addition and as an extension of the adult leukemia patient discussion, is there a role for intrathecal prophylaxis in patients with lymphoma, a population at risk for neoplastic meningitis?
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U2 - 10.1586/14737175.4.4.S25
DO - 10.1586/14737175.4.4.S25
M3 - Article
C2 - 15853552
AN - SCOPUS:3242662737
SN - 1473-7175
VL - 4
SP - S25-S27
JO - Expert review of neurotherapeutics
JF - Expert review of neurotherapeutics
IS - 4 SUPPL. 1
ER -