Leukemia and Related Disorders Integrated Treatment Approaches / edited by Elihu H. Estey, Fred R. Appelbaum.

From the world renowned Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, this book is written for all physicians who treat patients with acute or chronic leukemias or myelodysplasia.  It is designed to answer questions about treatment approaches that commonly arise in day-to-day practice.  In keeping with th...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Estey, Elihu H. (Editor), Appelbaum, Fred R. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Totowa, NJ : Humana Press : Imprint: Humana, 2012.
Edition:1st ed. 2012.
Series:Contemporary Hematology
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML)
  • 2. The Treatment of Adult Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL):  Risk Stratification and Strategies
  • 3. Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL)
  • 4. Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia (CML)
  • 5. Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)
  • 6. Myeloablative transplant (HCT)
  • 7. Reduced-intensity and Non-Myeloablative Conditioning Followed by Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation
  • 8. Alternative Donor Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation – A Role for Umbilical Cord Blood Transplantation for Hematologic Malignancies
  • 9. The Detection and Significance of Minimal Residual Disease
  • 10. Late Effects after Treatment for Leukemia
  • 11. Transfusion Support of the Patient with Hematologic Malignancy
  • 12. Infections in Leukemia and Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation.