Establishing a Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation Unit

1. Global Perspectives on Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplants (HSCTs)
Alois Gratwohl

2. General Principles of HSCT
Dietger Niederwieser

3. The HSCT Program Structure: Minimal Requirements
Marcelo C. Pasquini, Alok Srivastava

4. Inpatient HSCT Unit
Simone Cesaro

5. Outpatient HSCT Unit
Jeff Szer

6. Indications for Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation in Children
Franco Locatelli, Luisa Strocchio

7. Indications for Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation in Adults
Narendranath Epperla, Mehdi Hamadani, Mary M. Horowitz

8. Immunogenetics Laboratory
Katharina Fleischhauer, Peter A. Horn, Andrea Harmer

9. Stem Cell Source
Christian Chabannon, Annalisa Ruggeri

10. Donor/Recipient Selection, Work-Up, and Safety
Joerg P. Halter, Nina Worel, Jakob R. Passweg

11. Essential Requirements for Setting Up a Stem Cell Processing Laboratory
Mickey B. C. Koh, Mark Lowdell, Tom Leemhuis

12. Supportive Care
Rafael F. Duarte, Isabel Sánchez-Ortega

13. Transfusion
Tokiko Nagamura-Inoue, Yoshiko Atsuta, Yoshihisa Kodera, Shinichiro Okamoto

14. Laboratory Support
Hildegard T. Greinix

15. Quality Management
Eoin McGrath, Kathy Loper

16. Long-Term Follow-Up Program
Navneet S. Majhail, Shahrukh K. Hashmi

17. Hematopoeitic Stem Cell Transplantation Outcome Data Management: Importance of Establishing an Institutional Database
Luciana Tucunduva, Éliane Gluckman, Vanderson Rocha

18. Establishing an HSCT Program with Limited Resources
Amr Nassar, Alok Srivastava, Shahrukh K. Hashmi, Mahmoud Aljurf

19. HSCT Center’s Success is Dependent upon Adequate Staff Education and Training
David D. F. Ma

20. A Global View on Regulatory Issues in Stem Cell Transplantation and Cellular Therapy
Jose R. Nuñez

21. Paving the Way to Hematopoietic Stem Transplantation Worldwide
Yoshihisa Kodera

Keywords: Medicine & Public Health, Hematology, Oncology, Blood Transfusion Medicine