title: The effect of quadruple chemotherapy on the peripheral blood lymphocyte populations in Hodgkin's disease.
abstract: 1 Quadruple chemotherapy with cytotoxic drugs in advanced (Stage IIIB) Hodgkin's disease causes a fall in the blood lymphocyte count with recovery 1 month after stopping treatment. 2 No selective effect on the T or B lymphocyte populations was shown.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003864:Depression, Chemical; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D006689:Hodgkin Disease / Q000097:blood* / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D007958:Leukocyte Count; D008214:Lymphocytes / Q000187:drug effects*; D008466:Mechlorethamine / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011239:Prednisolone / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011344:Procarbazine / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013997:Time Factors; D014747:Vinblastine / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D011344:Procarbazine; D008466:Mechlorethamine; D014747:Vinblastine; D011239:Prednisolone