Pulses of vincristine and dexamethasone in addition to intensive chemotherapy for children with intermediate-risk acute lymphoblastic leukaemia: a multicentre randomised trial.

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Published in Lancet on January 13, 2007

Authors

Valentino Conter1, Maria Grazia Valsecchi, Daniela Silvestri, Myriam Campbell, Eduardo Dibar, Edina Magyarosy, Helmut Gadner, Jan Stary, Yves Benoit, Martin Zimmermann, Alfred Reiter, Hansjörg Riehm, Giuseppe Masera, Martin Schrappe

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Paediatrics, University of Milano-Bicocca, Ospedale San Gerardo, Monza, Italy. valentino.conter@pediatriamonza.it

Associated clinical trials:

Pulses of Vincristine and Dexamethasone in BFM Protocols for Children With Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia | NCT00411541

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