Main description:

This authoritative new book provides a comprehensive overview of diagnostic and therapeutic strategies in hematopoietic cell transplantation, explaining key concepts, successes, controversies and challenges. The authors and editors discuss current and future strategies for major challenges, such as graft-versus-host-disease, including new prophylaxis and treatments. They also discuss long-term complications, such as second malignancies and cardiovascular complications. Chapters are written by leading world experts, carefully edited to achieve a uniform and accessible writing style. Each chapter includes evidence-based explanations and state-of-the-art solutions, providing the reader with practice-changing advice. Full reference lists are also supplied to facilitate further exploration of each topic. Each copy of the printed book is packaged with a password, giving readers online access to all text and images. This inspiring resource demystifies both the basics and subtleties of hematopoietic cell transplantation, and is essential reading for both senior clinicians and trainees.

Contents:

Part I. Recipient Selection for Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation; Part II. Donor Selection for Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplants; Part III. Collecting and Processing of the Graft; Part IV. Early Posttransplant Interval; Part V. Infections after Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation - Progress?; Part VI. Late Complications of Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation; Part VII. Other Complications of Hematopoietic Cell Transplants; Part VIII. Prevention, Detection and Treatment of Relapse after Hematopoietic Cell Transplants; Part IX. Selection of Conditioning Regimen and Challenges with Different Types of T-Cell Depletion Methods; Part X. Hematopoietic Cell Transplants for Acute Leukemia and Myelodysplastic Syndrome; Part XI. Hematopoietic Cell Transplants for Myeloproliferative Neoplasms; Part XII. Hematopoietic Cell Transplants for Lymphomas - Changing Indications; Part XIII. Plasma Cell Dyscrasias; Part XIV. Autotransplants for Solid Neoplasms; Part XV. Hematopoietic Cell Transplants for Non-Neoplastic Diseases; Part XVI. Novel Transplant Strategies; Part XVII. Novel Cell Therapies and Manipulations.