Adult Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia

1. A Perspective on the Treatment of Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in Adults
Charles A. Schiffer

2. Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia – Clinical Features and Making the Diagnosis
Olga Frankfurt, LoAnn Petersen, Martin S. Tallman

3. The Biology of Adult Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Jerald P. Radich, Olga Sala

4. Minimal Residual Disease in Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Patrick A. Zweidler-McKay, Michael J. Borowitz

5. Cytogenetics
Anthony V. Moorman, Christine J. Harrison

6. Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: Epidemiology
Matthew J. Hourigan, Anthony H. Goldstone

7. Prognostic Factors in Adult Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL)
Adele K. Fielding

8. The Generalized Care of the Patient with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Anthony R. Mato, Alicia K. Morgans, Selina M. Luger

9. Treatment of Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in Middle-Age and Older Adults
Vaishalee P. Kenkre, Richard A. Larson

10. Pharmacology of Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Therapy
Paul M. Barr, Richard J. Creger, Nathan A. Berger

11. Assessment of Response to Treatment
Christopher P. Fox, A. K. McMillan

12. T-Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Andrei R. Shustov, Frederick R. Appelbaum

13. Burkitt Lymphoma and Leukemia
Kevin A. David, Mark Roberts, LoAnn C. Peterson, Andrew M. Evens

14. Treatment of Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in Young Adults
Nicolas Boissel, Françoise Huguet, Hervé Dombret

15. Philadelphia Chromosome Positive Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Deborah A. Thomas, Susan O’Brien, Stefan Faderl, Hagop Kantarjian

16. Molecular Therapies
Camille N. Abboud

17. Treatment of Relapsed Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Daniel J. DeAngelo

18. Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplantation for Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia in Adults
David I. Marks

19. Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation in Philadelphia-Positive Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Christy J. Stotler, Edward Copelan

20. Special Challenges: Genetic Polymorphisms and Therapy
Maja Krajinovic

21. Late Consequences of Therapy of Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Mark R. Litzow

22. Immunotherapy for Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia
Jacalyn Rosenblatt, David Avigan

23. Unique Subtypes in Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Elisabeth Paietta

Keywords: Medicine & Public Health, Hematology, Oncology