Treatment of Burkitt lymphoma in equatorial Africa using a simple three-drug combination followed by a salvage regimen for patients with persistent or recurrent disease.

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Published in Br J Haematol on July 30, 2012

Authors

Twalib Ngoma1, Melissa Adde, Muheez Durosinmi, Jessie Githang'a, Yetunde Aken'Ova, Jane Kaijage, Oluwagbemiga Adeodou, Jamilla Rajab, Biobele J Brown, Lorenzo Leoncini, Kikkeri Naresh, Martine Raphael, Nina Hurwitz, Patricia Scanlan, Ama Rohatiner, David Venzon, Ian Magrath

Author Affiliations

1: Ocean Road Cancer Institute, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

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