Fludarabine plus alemtuzumab versus fludarabine alone in patients with previously treated chronic lymphocytic leukaemia: a randomised phase 3 trial.

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Published in Lancet Oncol on October 10, 2011

Authors

Thomas Elter1, Liana Gercheva-Kyuchukova, Halyna Pylylpenko, Tadesuz Robak, Branimir Jaksic, Grigoriy Rekhtman, Sławomira Kyrcz-Krzemień, Mykola Vatutin, Jingyang Wu, Cynthia Sirard, Michael Hallek, Andreas Engert

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Internal Medicine, Centre of Integrated Oncology Cologne Bonn, University of Cologne, Germany. thomas.elter@uk-koeln.de

Associated clinical trials:

Fludarabine (Fludara®) Plus Alemtuzumab (CAMPATH®, MabCampath®) vs Fludarabine Alone in B-Cell Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (B-CLL) Patients | NCT00086580

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