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Title:

Limited clinical relevance of imaging techniques in the follow-up of patients with advanced chronic lymphocytic leukemia: results of a meta-analysis.

Document type:
Journal Article; Meta-Analysis; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; nicht gelistet
Author(s):
Eichhorst, BF; Fischer, K; Fink, AM; Elter, T; Wendtner, CM; Goede, V; Bergmann, M; Stilgenbauer, S; Hopfinger, G; Ritgen, M; Bahlo, J; Busch, R; Hallek, M
Abstract:
The clinical value of imaging is well established for the follow-up of many lymphoid malignancies but not for chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). A meta-analysis was performed with the dataset of 3 German CLL Study Group phase 3 trials (CLL4, CLL5, and CLL8) that included 1372 patients receiving first-line therapy for CLL. Response as well as progression during follow-up was reassessed according to the National Cancer Institute Working Group1996 criteria. A total of 481 events were counted as pr...     »
Journal title abbreviation:
Blood
Year:
2011
Journal volume:
117
Journal issue:
6
Pages contribution:
1817-21
Language:
eng
Fulltext / DOI:
doi:10.1182/blood-2010-04-282228
Pubmed ID:
http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21139079
Print-ISSN:
0006-4971
TUM Institution:
Institut für Medizinische Statistik und Epidemiologie
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