autologous stem cell rescue

A format for managing myeloma in which intensive chemotherapy—e.g., doxorubicin, vincristine, methylprednisolone, cyclophosphamide—is administered, followed by high-dose melphalan with autologous stem cell transplantation.

Results
Complete response in 44% of patients receiving intensive vs. 8% receiving standard therapy.

References in periodicals archive

Patients received one or two cycles of HDCT (1200 mg/ [m.sup.2] etoposide per cycle of HDCT in combination with escalating doses of carboplatin) followed by autologous stem cell rescue. The authors reported 35% CR and three patients who remained in CR for more than 1 year.

Intensive chemotherapy as salvage treatment for solid tumors: focus on germ cell cancer

enough data: High-dose chemotherapy with autologous stem cell rescue for breast cancer.

ABMT and breast cancer: What have we learned? (Health Care Technology)

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