Dr. Carlos Manuel Decastro M.D.
Hematologist-Oncologist | Hematology & Oncology
Duke University Medical Ctr Durham NC, 27710About
Dr. Carlos Decastro is a hematologist oncologist practicing in Durham, NC. Dr. Decastro specializes in the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of blood diseases such as anemia, hemophilia, sickle-cell disease, leukemia and lymphoma. Hematologist Oncologists are also trained in the study of cancer and its attack on other organs.
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Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Phase I evaluation of prolonged-infusion gemcitabine with mitoxantrone for relapsed or refractory acute leukemia.
- Phase I evaluation of prolonged-infusion gemcitabine with irinotecan for relapsed or refractory leukemia or lymphoma.
- High-dose cyclophosphamide and etoposide for patients with refractory acute myeloid leukemia: a case series.
- Clinical course and flow cytometric analysis of paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria in the United States and Japan.
- Dose-intense cyclophosphamide and etoposide for patients with refractory or high-risk non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.
- Clinical and molecular predictors of disease severity and survival in chronic lymphocytic leukemia.
- Phase I evaluation of gemcitabine, mitoxantrone, and their effect on plasma disposition of fludarabine in patients with relapsed or refractory acute myeloid leukemia.
- A genomic approach to improve prognosis and predict therapeutic response in chronic lymphocytic leukemia.
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