HEMATOPOIETIC CELL TRANSPLANTATION FOR MALIGNANT CONDITIONS

• Section 1: History and Basic Science of Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation
1. History and Current Status of Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation
2. Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation Immunology: Overview and Histocompatibility
• Section 2: Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation Pharmacology
3. Pharmacology of Drugs Used in Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation
4. High-dose Chemotherapeutic Regimens
5. Radiation Therapy in Hematopoietic Cell transplantation: Principals and Therapeutic Regimens
• Section 3: Workflows and Procedures in Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation
6. Sources of Hematopoietic Cells for Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation: Practical Aspects of Hematopoietic Cell Collection
7. Patient and Donor Selection and Workup for Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation
8. Haploidentical Donor Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation
9. Cord Blood Transplantation
• Section 4: Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation for Hematologic Malignancies
10. Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation for Acute Myeloid Leukemia
11. Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation for Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
12. Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation for Myeloproliferative Syndromes
13. Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation for Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
14. Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation for Myelodysplastic Syndromes
15. Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation for Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
16. Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation for Hodgkin Lymphoma
17. Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation for Multiple Myeloma
18. Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation for Amyloidosis
19. Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation for Rare Hematologic Malignancies
• Section 5: Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation for Non-Hematologic Malignancies
20. Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation for Adult Solid Tumors: Germ Cell Tumors, Breast Cancer, And Renal Cell Carcinoma
21. Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation for Pediatric Solid Tumors
• Section 6: Complications, Infectious Disease, and Special Populations
22. Pathophysiology and Management of Graft-Versus-Host Disease
23. Mechanisms and Management of Graft Failure
24. Miscellaneous Complications Related to Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation
25. Prophylaxis and Management of Infectious Complications after Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation
26. Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation in Patients with HIV Infection
27. Symptom Control and Palliative Care in Hematopoeitc Cell Transplantation
• Section 7: Cellular Therapy
28. Principles and Clinical Applications of Cellular Therapy in the Setting of Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation

Get a quick, expert overview of hematologic and non-hematologic malignancies for which hematopoietic cell transplantation is a treatment option. Drs. Qaiser Bashir and Mehdi Hamadani provide easy-to-find information on basic science of hematopoietic cell transplantation, pharmacology, workflows and procedures, possible complications and side effects, in addition to the role of HCT in conjunction with clinical cellular therapy.

Features:
• Discusses high-dose chemotherapeutic regimens and radiation therapy, patient and donor selection and workup, as well as other key aspects of hematopoietic cell transplantation.
• Includes practical information on complications, infectious disease, and special populations such as patients with HIV infection.
• Consolidates today’s available information in this fast-changing area into one convenient resource.

Authors
• Qaiser Bashir, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine, Department of Stem Cell Transplantation & Cellular Therapy, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas.
• Mehdi Hamadani, Associate Professor of Medicine, Hematology and Oncology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin