Allogeneic and especially autologous peripheral blood stem cell grafting as opposed to allogeneic bone marrow transplantation is a subject of intensive research.
· The scientific papers presented in this volume centre on haematological malignancies.
· They are notable among the various current attempts to improve the therapy of cancer.
· Novel treatment strategies are described, in which immunological techniques, the introduction of new pharmaceuticals, of biological factors and genetic engineering emerge as promising tools.
The volume is a comprehensive account of the Workshop held in April 2001 in Bad Saarow/Berlin, Germany, the 5th of its kind in the past decade.
With its international team of authors, the book presents the state of the art in the field of high-dose therapy of malignant and non-malignant diseases.