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Record Nr.

UNINA9910777760503321

Autore

Atkinson Kerry

Titolo

The BMT data book / / Reinhold Munker, Hillard M. Lazarus, Kerry Atkinson [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2009

ISBN

1-107-19285-4

0-511-51773-4

0-511-51511-1

0-511-51419-0

0-511-57552-1

0-511-51639-8

Edizione

[2nd edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xvi, 526 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Disciplina

617.4/40592

Soggetti

Bone marrow - Transplantation

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Section 1 Basic science; Section 2 Hematologic malignancies; Section 3 Solid tumors; Section 4 Nonmalignant disorders; Section 5 Practical aspects and procedures; Section 6 Complications; Section 7 The BMT/SCT pharmacopoeia; Section 8 HLA-testing and laboratorymedicine; Appendix; Index

Sommario/riassunto

The BMT Data Book is an essential guide to the data, outcome studies and complex decision-making processes involved in blood and marrow stem cell transplantation. Organized according to types of diseases and procedures, it contains more than hundred tables, figures and algorithms that reflect up-to-date research and give guidance on the choices between stem cell versus bone marrow transplantation, autologous versus allogeneic transplantation, and conventional versus experimental treatments.  This new edition summarizes research of the last 5 years and gives mature data for all established indications, such as acute myeloid leukemia, myelodysplastic syndromes, Hodgkin's and Non-Hodgkin's lymphomas. In addition, controversies and new indications - like renal cell cancer and autoimmune disorders - are



discussed plus new drugs and therapies, new stem cell sources (cord blood), new transplant protocols (reduced-intensity conditioning), and a guide to electronic databases.