Intravenous immunoglobulin for the prevention of infection in chronic lymphocytic leukemia. A randomized, controlled clinical trial. Cooperative Group for the Study of Immunoglobulin in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia.

In a double-blind study, we randomly assigned 84 patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia who were judged to be at increased risk of bacterial infection to receive intravenous immunoglobulin G (400 mg per kilogram of body weight) or a placebo every three weeks for one year. Eligible patients had h...

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Huvudupphovsmän: Gamm, H, Gerhards, U, Mertelsmann, R, Dicato, M, Lallemang, J, Maisin, F, Gale, R, Desai, R, Gabor, P, Greenberg, L, Richardson, H, Chapel, H, Bunch, C, Brennan, V, Griffiths, H, Inskip, M, Chanarin, I, Pippard, M, Lea, J
Materialtyp: Journal article
Språk:English
Publicerad: 1988