High cure rates in Burkitt lymphoma and leukemia: a Northern Italy Leukemia Group study of the German short intensive rituximab-chemotherapy program

We evaluate the long-term results of a prospective clinical study enrolling more than 100 adult patients with Burkitt lymphoma/leukemia. Depending on extent of disease, treatment consisted of six to eight rituximab infusions and four to six courses of intensive chemotherapy (attenuated in patients a...

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Main Authors: Tamara Intermesoli, Alessandro Rambaldi, Giuseppe Rossi, Federica Delaini, Claudio Romani, Enrico Maria Pogliani, Chiara Pagani, Emanuele Angelucci, Elisabetta Terruzzi, Alessandro Levis, Vincenzo Cassibba, Daniele Mattei, Giacomo Gianfaldoni, Anna Maria Scattolin, Eros Di Bona, Elena Oldani, Margherita Parolini, Nicola Gökbuget, Renato Bassan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Ferrata Storti Foundation 2013-11-01
Series:Haematologica
Online Access:https://haematologica.org/article/view/6834