Current Controversies in Bone Marrow Transplantation

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Brian J. Bolwell, ed. Totowa (NJ): Humana Press, 1999. 336 pp., illus., $125. ISBN 0-89603-782-7

Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation is a constantly evolving therapy for many hematologic malignancies, as well as for selected solid tumors. Current Controversies in Bone Marrow Transplantation, edited by Brian J. Bolwell of the Cleveland Clinic, provides useful insights about the most common clinical questions that are still being debated by physicians who work in the field of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. The topics range from transplant strategies to the complications of bone marrow transplantation (BMT) and include a discussion of the indications, benefits, and the risk of this treatment for a variety of leukemias, lymphomas, and solid tumors.

Unlike textbooks, this book is a personal, expert commentary on and interpretation of the data reported in the recent literature. No book or review is capable of eliminating the controversies in the field of BMT, particularly in the era of rapidly developing alternative ways of transplant and treatments of neoplastic disorders; experts in the field hold many differing opinions about transplant strategies and transplant outcomes.