Acute Leukemias V : Experimental Approaches and Management of Refractory Disease Book

This is the fifth volume in a series on methods of treating acute leukemia. Chemo-resistance is discussed, along with the preclinical evaluation of candidate drugs, the biology and clinical trials in resistant and relapsed disease, and the bone marrow and blood stem cell transplantation. There are also comprehensive sections dealing with growth factors, induction of differentiation immunotherapy and gene therapy. The book thus provides the clinician with guidelines for the use in everyday's practice.

The book contains black-and-white illustrations.