Diagnostic and Therapeutic Advances in Hematologic Malignancies

Description

There is no field of medicine in which advances in therapy have been so closely linked to a better understanding of molecular medicine than in the area of hematologic malignancies. Diagnostic and TherapeuticAdvances in Hematologic Malignancies will provide practitioners and academic clinicians with a better understanding of the constantly evolving concepts in this area. Front Matter....Pages I-X New classifications for non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma....Pages 1-26 Epstein—Barr virus and lymphoma....Pages 27-45 Therapy of diffuse aggressive lymphomas....Pages 47-73 The molecular biology of acute promyelocytic leukemia....Pages 75-124 Current approaches to acute promyelocytic leukemia....Pages 125-153 Prognosis in multiple myeloma....Pages 155-170 Bone marrow and stem cell transplantation for multiple myeloma....Pages 171-194 Hematopoietic growth factors and acute leukemia....Pages 195-226 Novel treatment approaches for cutaneous T-cell lymphoma....Pages 227-240 AIDS-associated lymphoma....Pages 241-266 Mechanisms of resistance against B-cell malignancies induced by vaccination against the immunoglobulin receptor: the case for T-cell immunity....Pages 267-273 Novel biologic approaches to hematologic malignancies....Pages 275-306 Recent advances in the biology and management of acute lymphoblastic leukemia in adults....Pages 307-333 Advances in the therapy of the myelodysplastic syndromes....Pages 335-362 Back Matter....Pages 363-377