Marrow Transplantation and Acute Nonlymphocytic Leukemia
Authors: Ernest Beutler, Karl G. Blume
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1980)

Letters and Corrections1 November 1980Marrow Transplantation and Acute Nonlymphocytic LeukemiaERNEST BEUTLER, M.D., KARL G. BLUME, M.D.ERNEST BEUTLER, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, KARL G. BLUME, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-93-5-778 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptTo the editor: In her editorial Dr. Bloomfield (1) very properly emphasizes the encouraging strides that have been made in the treatment of acute nonlymphocytic leukemia. It is true that 20 years ago treatment of such patients was a most discouraging experience. Today, as Dr. Bloomfield points out, chemotherapy has much more to offer. But we cannot agree with Dr. Bloomfield when she relegates to an experimental role bone marrow transplantation of patients in first remission. She suggests that such treatment might be acceptable only within the context of a controlled trial in which transplantation is being compared with chemotherapy....References1. BLOOMFIELD C. Treatment of adult acute nonlymphocytic leukemia—1980. Ann Intern Med. 1980;93(Part 1):133-5. Editorial. LinkGoogle Scholar2. BLUMESPRUCEFORMAN KWS. Bone marrow ablation and marrow transplantation in acute leukemia: influence of clinical pre-transplant condition. Transplant Proc. 1980; in press. Google Scholar3. BLUMEBEUTLERBROSS KEK. Bone-marrow ablation and allogeneic marrow transplantation in ,acute leukemia. N Engl J Med. 1980;302:1041-6. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. THOMASBUCKNERCLIFT ECR. Marrow transplantation for acute nonlymphoblastic leukemia in first remission. N Engl J Med. 1979;301:597-9. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar5. POWLESMORGENSTERNCLINK RGH. The place of bone-marrow transplantation in acute myelogenous leukaemia. Lancet 1980;1:1047-50. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar1. BLOOMFIELD C. Treatment of adult acute nonlymphocytic leukemia—1980. Ann Intern Med. 1980;93(Part 1):133-5. Editorial. LinkGoogle Scholar2. THOMASBUCKNERCLIFT ECR. Marrow transplantation for acute nonlymphoblastic leukemia in first remission. N Engl J Med. 1979;301:597-9. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. POWLESMORGENSTERNCLINK RGH. The place of bone-marrow transplantation in acute myelogenous leukaemia. Lancet. 1980;1:1047-50. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. BLUMEBEUTLERBROSS KEK. Bone-marrow ablation and allogeneic marrow transplantation in acute leukemia. N Engl J Med. 1980;302:1041-6. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar1. BLOOMFIELD C. Treatment of adult acute nonlymphocytic leukemia—1980. Ann Intern Med. 1980;93(Part 1):133-5. Editorial. LinkGoogle Scholar2. HOLLARDSOTTOBERTHIERLEGERMICHALLET DJRJM. High rate of long-term survivals in AML treated by chemotherapy and androgenotherapy. Cancer. 1980;45:1540-8. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. PRESANTBERGERKLAHRPHILLIPS CNCG. Remission maintenance for acute nonlymphocytic leukemia: cytosine arabinoside plus 6-thioguanine versus a sequence of drug regimens. Cancer. 1980;46:22-8. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. PETERSONBLOOMFIELD BC. Prolonged maintained remissions of adult acute non-lymphocytic leukaemia. Lancet. 1977;2:158-60. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar5. BLUMEBEUTLERBROSS KEK. Bone-marrow ablation and allogeneic marrow transplantation in acute leukemia. N Engl J Med. 1980;302:1041-6. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: ERNEST BEUTLER, M.D.; KARL G. BLUME, M.D.Affiliations: City of Hope Medical Center Duarte, CA 91010 PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byPediatric Neoplastic DisordersStandards of Medical Care: How Does an Innovative Medical Procedure Become Accepted? 1 November 1980Volume 93, Issue 5Page: 778-780KeywordsAcute myeloid leukemiaBone marrowBone marrow transplantationChemotherapyPatientsTransplantation ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 November 1980 PDF downloadLoading ...