Acute Leukemias IV

After Acute Leukemias - Pharmakokinetics and Management of Relapsed and Refractory Disease - this volume again turns to clinical trials, first line treatment and primary characterization of acute leukemias. It is a result of the world-wide activities in clinical and laboratory research in this area and represents the state of the art in characterization and treatment of acute leukemias.

Autorentext
After Acute Leukemias - Pharmakokinetics and Management of Relapsed and Refractory Disease - this volume again turns to clinical trials, first line treatment and primary characterization of acute leukemias. It is a result of the world-wide activities in clinical and laboratory research in this area and represents the state of the art in characterization and treatment of acute leukemias.

Inhalt
The Treatment of Acute Leukemia: Observations by a Marrow Transplanter.- Leukemia Cell Biology.- Novel Therapeutic Approaches.- Etoposide: Update of Clinical Experiences.- Hematopoietic Growth Factors: New Aspects for Leukemia Treatment.- Mitoxantrone: Impact on the Treatment of Leukemias and Lymphomas.- Pharmacokinetics.- ALL in Children.- ALL in Adults.- AML in Children.- AML in Adults.- MDS/Secondary AML.- Bone Marrow Transplantation.- Prevention and Treatment of Infections.- Infection.