The role of total body irradiation (TBI) as a conditioning regime for paediatric acute lymphoblastic leukaemia: A discussion of the evidence
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- 作者：G. Hill ; GHill1@qmu.ac.uk" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author ; D. Meikle Dmeikle@qmu.ac.uk" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author
- 关键词：TBI ; Stem cell transplant ; Paediatric ALL
- 刊名：Radiography
- 出版年：2016
- 出版时间：February 2016
- 年：2016
- 卷：22
- 期：1
- 页码：e11-e15
- 全文大小：206 K
文摘
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TBI regimes have adverse long term effects on development, particularly on growth.
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Chemotherapy only regimes have long term effects that impact on development.
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TBI is a superior to chemotherapy only conditioning regimes for paediatric ALL.
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Research is being undertaken to refine TBI techniques to reduce overall toxicity.