Preferred Label : Berlin-Frankfurt-Munster Study Group;
NCIt synonyms : Berlin-Frankfurt-Münster Study Group;
NCIt related terms : BFM-SG;
NCIt definition : A study group formed in 1975 by three individuals, Hansjorg Riehm in Berlin (B), Bernhard
Kornhuber in Frankfurt (F) and Gunther Schellong in Munster (M), who initiated the
first multicenter BFM trial. The BFM treatment concept was based on an intensive chemotherapeutic
approach employing eight different drugs which led to a revolutionary increase in
the survival of children and adolescents with acute lymphoblastic leukemia.;
NCI Metathesaurus CUI : CL1378949;
Origin ID : C168888;
UMLS CUI : C5239203;
Semantic type(s)
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