This well-structured 1994 text provides a comprehensive review of the role of blood stem cell transplantation in cancer treatment.

List of contributors; Preface; List of abbreviations; 1. Overview of blood stem cell transplants R. P. Gale, P. Henon and C. A. Juttner; Part I. Concepts: 2. History of blood stem cell transplants M. Korbling and T. M. Fliedner; 3. Stem and progenitor cells in the blood C. J. Eaves and A. C. Eaves; 4. Isolating stem and progenitor cells W. Bensinger; 5. Growth factors and blood stem cells D. W. Maher, W. P. Sheridan and A. M. Gianni; 6. Mobilizing and collecting blood stem cells L. B. To; 7. Minimal residual disease and blood stem cell transplants J. G. Sharp and A. Kessinger; 8. Blood versus bone marrow transplants M. Korbling, C. Juttner, P. Henon and A. Kessinger; Part II. Clinical Trials: 9. Blood stem cell transplants in acute leukemia C. A. Juttner; 10. Blood stem cell transplants in chronic myelogenous leukemia C. Hoyle and J. M. Goldman; 11. Blood stem cell transplants in lymphomas A. Kessinger and J. O. Armitage; 12. Blood stem cell transplants in breast cancer K. H. Antman; 13. Blood stem cell transplants in myeloma B. Barlogie, J. -P. Fermand, P. Henon, J. Reiffers and S. Jagannath; Part III. Summary: 14. Blood stem cell transplants: current state; future directions C. A. Juttner, P. Henon and R. P. Gale; Index.