Main description:

This text aims to provide simplified practical guidelines to start a hematopoietic stem cell transplantation unit which could be implemented in most centers and countries worldwide. The book also provides guidelines for existing transplantation units to upgrade their practice and implement new policies and procedures, in addition to developing therapies according to latest international standards and regulations.
The book covers a wide range of practical implementation tools including HSCT program team structure, building inpatient and outpatient HSCT units, requisite laboratory support for transplantation program, practical aspects of stem cell collection and processing, HSCT program quality management, education and training, and data management. The book also addresses cost effectiveness and recommendations for establishing transplantation program in countries with limited resources.
Written by group of internationally established experts in their corresponding hematopoietic stem cell transplantation fields, with contributions from many leaders of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation organizations, Establishing a Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation Unit: A Practical Guide is an essential, practical resource for all members of the multidisciplinary hematopoietic stem cell transplantation team.

Contents:

Chapter 1 Global Perspective on HSCTAlois Gratwohl
Chapter 2 General Principles of HSCTDietger Niederwieser
Chapter 3 The HSCT Program Structure: Minimal RequirementsMarcelo C. Pasquini, Alok Srivastava
Chapter 4 Inpatient HSCT Unit Simone Cesaro
Chapter 5 Outpatient HSCT UnitJeff Szer
Chapter 6 Indications for HSCT in ChildrenFranco Locatelli, Luisa Strocchio
Chapter 7 Indications for Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation in AdultsNarendranath Epperla, Mehdi Hamadani, Mary M. Horowitz
Chapter 8 Immunogenetics LaboratoryKatharina Fleischhauer, Peter Horn, Andrea Harmer
Chapter 9 Stem Cell SourceChristian Chabannon, Annalisa Ruggeri
Chapter 10 Donor/Recipient Selection, Work Up and Safety Joerg P. Halter, Nina Worel, Jakob R. Passweg
Chapter 11 Essential Requirements for setting up a Stem Cell Processing LaboratoryMickey B C Koh, Mark Lowdell, Tom Leemhuis
Chapter 12 Supportive CareRafael F. Duarte, Isabel Sanchez-Ortega
Chapter 13 TransfusionTokiko Nagamura-Inoue, Yoshiko Atsuta , Yoshihisa Kodera, Shinichiro Okamoto
Chapter 14 Laboratory SupportHildegard T. Greinix
Chapter 15 Quality ManagementEoin McGrath, Kathy Loper
Chapter 16 Long-Term Follow-up ProgramNavneet S. Majhail, Shahrukh K. Hashmi
Chapter 17 HSCT Outcome Data Management: Importance of Establishing an Institutional DatabaseLuciana Tucunduva1, Eliane Gluckman, Vanderson Rocha
Chapter 18 Establishing a HSCT Program with Limited ResourcesAmr Nassar, Alok Srivastava, Shahrukh K. Hashmi, Mahmoud Aljurf
Chapter 19 The Success of HSCT Depends on Adequate Training and Education of its StaffDavid D.F. Ma
Chapter 20 A Global View on Regulatory Issues in Stem Cell Transplantation and Cellular TherapyJose R. Nunez
Chapter 21 Paving the Way to Hematopoietic Stem Transplantation WorldwideYoshihisa Kodera