Histiocytosis X--comparison of Three Treatment Regimens
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The three treatment regimens evaluated in this study (vinblastine alone versus prednisone and vinblastine versus prednisone and 6-mercaptopurine) proved to be about equally efficacious in children with histiocytosis x. Inasmuch as many physicians regard this disorder as one with a high mortality rate, it is worth emphasizing that 59 of the 83 patients (71% are living).
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