Research Catalog

Title

Current controversies in bone marrow transplantation / edited by Brian J. Bolwell.

Publication

Totowa, N.J. : Humana Press, [2000], ©2000.

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Details

Additional Authors

Bolwell, Brian J.

Description

xiv, 322 pages : illustrations; 26 cm.

Series Statement

Current clinical oncology

Uniform Title

Current clinical oncology.

Subject

• Bone Marrow Transplantation
• Bone marrow > Transplantation
• Cancer > Immunotherapy
• Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
• Hematopoietic stem cells > Transplantation
• Neoplasms > therapy

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

• Pt. I. Transplant Strategies. 1. How Many Stem Cells Are Sufficient for Engraftment? / Lynn C. O'Donnell, Patrick J. Elder and Belinda R. Avalos. 2. Is Bone Marrow Transplantation Appropriate in Older Patients? / Brian J. Bolwell. 3. What Is an Accurate Risk/Benefit Ratio for Umbilical Cord Cell Transplantation in Children and Adults? / Mary J. Laughlin. 4. Are Busulfan-Based Preparative Regimens Equivalent, Worse, or Better than Total Body Irradiation Regimens? / Edward A. Copelan. 5. Is Total Body Irradiation Necessary in Bone Marrow Transplantation for Pediatric ALL? / Susan R. Wiersma and Susan B. Shurin -- Pt. II. Transplantation for Hematologic Malignancies. 6. Stem Cell Transplantation for Chronic Myeloid Leukemia: Indications and Timing / Michael R. Bishop. 7. Should All Adult Patients with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in First Remission Undergo Allogeneic Bone Marrow Transplantation? / Sam L. Penza and Edward A. Copelan.
• 8. What Is the Curative Potential of Refractory Leukemia with Related and Unrelated Allogeneic Transplants? / Matt E. Kalaycio. 9. What Is the Role of Autologous Stem Cell Transplantation for Leukemia? / Selina M. Luger and Edward A. Stadtmauer. 10. Autologous Transplantation for Hodgkin's Disease: Who Benefits? / Craig H. Moskowitz and Stephen D. Nimer. 11. Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation for Mantle Cell Lymphoma / Brad Pohlman. 12. Is Autologous Transplantation for Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma Underutilized? / Brian J. Bolwell -- Pt. III. Transplantation for Solid Tumors. 13. Do Patients Benefit from Autotransplants for Advanced Ovarian Cancer? / Janet Ruzich and Patrick J. Stiff. 14. What Is the Optimal Timing of Autologous Transplantation for Metastatic Breast Cancer? / Stephanie F. Williams. 15. Should All Patients with Inflammatory Breast Cancer Undergo Autologous Stem Cell Transplant? / Beth A. Overmoyer.
• 16. High-Dose Chemotherapy with Stem Cell Rescue for Germ Cell Cancer? / E. Randolph Broun -- Pt. IV. Complications of Transplantation. 17. Graft-vs-Host Disease: Has Any Progress Been Made in the Past Decade? / Thomas R. Spitzer and Robert Sackstein. 18. Veno-occlusive Disease of the Liver: Does Anything Really Work? / Scott I. Bearman. 19. Myelodysplasia and Acute Leukemia Following High-Dose Chemotherapy / Dean S. McGaughey and James J. Vredenburgh. 20. Can Aspergillus Infections Be Prevented in Allogeneic Bone Marrow Transplant Recipients? / Sherif B. Mossad and David L. Longworth. 21. Prevention of Cytomegalovirus Infection After Allogeneic Bone Marrow Transplantation / Karim A. Adal and Robin K. Avery.

ISBN

0896037827 (acid-free paper)

LCCN

99038948

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries