Intensity of immunosuppressive therapy and the incidence of pneumocystis carinii pneumonitis
One hundred and forty‐nine children with acute lymphocytic leukemia treated according to a prospective protocol were randomized after induction of remission and central nervous system (CNS) irradiation to receive maintenance chemotherapy with 1, 2, 3, or 4 chemotherapy agents. The incidence of P. ca...
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Published in | Cancer Vol. 36; no. 6; pp. 2004 - 2009 |
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Main Authors | , , , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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New York
Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company
01.12.1975
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Summary: | One hundred and forty‐nine children with acute lymphocytic leukemia treated according to a prospective protocol were randomized after induction of remission and central nervous system (CNS) irradiation to receive maintenance chemotherapy with 1, 2, 3, or 4 chemotherapy agents. The incidence of P. carinii pneumonitis (PCP) was 5.0, 2.3, 2.2, and 22.4%, respectively, during the period of maintenance therapy. An additional 31 patients enrolled in the same study were placed in special categories to receive three drugs for maintenance plus supplemental chemotherapy or irradiation because of CNS leukemia on admission, remission failure, mediastinal mass, or generalized lymphosarcoma without bone marrow involvement. The incidences of PCP in these groups were 16.7, 30.0, 35.7, and 0%, respectively, during the period of maintenance therapy. |
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ISSN: | 0008-543X 1097-0142 |
DOI: | 10.1002/cncr.2820360912 |