Modern Trends in Human Leukemia IX: New Results in Clinical and Biological Research Including Pediatric Oncology [Paperback]

This volume provides a comprehensive account of the mostrecent trends in human leukemia, as presented at the NinthWilsede Meeting. The internationally renowned contributorsdeal with all different aspects of these diseases: As wellas discussing important clinical aspects of leukemia, newinformation on the biological basis of leukemia gained usingthe methods of molecular genetics, cell and molecularbiology, virology, and immunology is covered. The book showsboth the complexity of leukemia research, as well as thevalue of basic scientific research in furthering clinicalmedicine and therapy.Clinical Aspects.- Bone Marrow Transplantation in Children with Acute Leukemia: A 1990 View.- Proliferation-Including Effects of Recombinant Human Interleukin-7 and Interleukin-3 in B-Lineage Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia.- Effects of Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor in Children with Severe Congenital Neutropenia.- Interleukin-1 Production in Patients with Nonlymphocytic Leukemia and Myelodysplastic Syndromes.- The Results of Treatment of Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Relapses in the Polish Childrens Leukemia/Lymphoma Study Group.- Long-Term Follow-up Study in Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemias.- Monoclonal Blast Cell Proliferation in Transient Myeloproliferative Disorder.- The Comparison of the Expression of Activation Antigens on Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia and in Hairy Cell Leukemia.- Multiple Myeloma: Immunodeficient, Osteolytic, Renal, and Amyloid Syndromes.- Prognostic Factors in Patients with Multiple Myeloma.- Cytogenetic Disorders During Tumor Progression in Leukemia.- New Cytogenetic Aspects of Myelodysplasia and Acute Leukemia.- Detection of Minimal Residual Leukemia by Polymerase Chain Reactions.- Structural Changes in Blast Cell Chromatin and DNA in Patients with Acute Leukemia After Cytosar and Irradiation Treatment.- Cell Biology.- Animal Models of Normal and Leukemic Human HematoplC×