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Effect of rituximab on the long-term outcome after high-dose therapy for relapsed B-cell non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma
To better define the role of rituximab in salvage and high-dose therapy (HDT) for relapsed or refractory non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma (NHL), patients treated before the implementation of rituximab in salvage and HDT (n
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Reduced-intensity conditioning followed by allografting of CD34-selected stem cells and ≤106/kg T cells may have an adverse effect on transplant-related mortality
In patients undergoing allogeneic peripheral blood stem cell (PBSC) transplantation after reduced-intensity conditioning (RIC), graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) represents a major cause of morbidity and mortal...
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Acute hematologic effects of interferon alpha, interferon gamma, tumor necrosis factor alpha and Interleukin 2
This study was designed to investigate acute effects of various doses of the cytokines IFN-alpha, IFN-gamma Interleukin 2 and tumor necrosis factor alpha on white blood cell differential counts. Before initiat...
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Morphological and immunological changes of hairy cell leukemia during α-2-interferon therapy
We describe a patient who presented with the clinical picture of hairy cell leukemia (HCL). Bone marrow and peripheral blood lymphoma cells showed morphological and immunological features of HCL. Under recombi...
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The biology of interferon actions
The interferons comprise a group of proteins which were first identified by their ability to protect cells against virus infections. They are synthesized and secreted by a variety of cell types in response to ...
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Abnormal expansions of granular lymphocytes: Reactive lymphocytosis or chronic leukemia? case report and literature review
A case of chronic lymphoproliferative disorder is presented, wherein a morphologically homogeneous population of lymphoid cells displayed properties similar to those described for large granular lymphocytes (L...
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Dichteverteilung menschlicher Lymphozyten
The aim of this study was to analyze the density distribution patterns of subsets of normal human lymphocytes. Density distribution was assessed by equilibrium centrifugation on linear polysucrose — metrizoat ...
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Dichteverteilung menschlicher Lymphozyten
The aim of this study was to investigate the prognostic significance of density distribution profiles in non-Hodgkin lymphomas. Density profiles were evaluated by equilibrium centrifugation on linear polysucro...