HIV Infections — Phase II Study of Filgrastim (G-CSF) Plus ABVD in the Treatment of HIV-Associated Hodgkin's Disease
Citation(s)
Levine AM, et al Prospective, multicenter phase II trial of ABVD chemotherapy with G-CSF in HIV-infected patients with Hodgkin's disease (HD): AIDS Clincial Trials Group (ACTG) Study 149. Proc Annu Meet Am Soc Clin Oncol. 1997;16:A194
Levine AM, Li P, Cheung T, Tulpule A, Von Roenn J, Nathwani BN, Ratner L Chemotherapy consisting of doxorubicin, bleomycin, vinblastine, and dacarbazine with granulocyte-colony-stimulating factor in HIV-infected patients with newly diagnosed Hodgkin's disease: a prospective, multi-institutional AIDS clinical trials group study (ACTG 149). J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2000 Aug 15;24(5):444-50.
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