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Hematology : latest research and clinical advances
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ISBN: 1789233518 178923350X 183881471X Year: 2018 Publisher: IntechOpen

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Hematology has constantly been advancing in parallel with technological developments that have expanded our understanding of the phenotypic, genetic, and molecular complexity and extreme clinical and biological heterogeneity of blood diseases. This has in turn allowed for developing more effective and less toxic alternative therapeutic approaches directed against critical molecular pathways. The continuous and rather extensive influx of new information regarding the key features and underlying mechanisms as well as treatment options in hematology requires a frequent update of this topic. The primary objective of this book is to provide the specialists involved in the clinical management and experimental research in hematological diseases with comprehensive and concise information on some important theoretical and practical developments in the biology, clinical assessment, and treatment of patients, as well as on some molecular and pathogenetic mechanisms and the respective translation into novel therapies.


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Recent Developments in Myelodysplastic Syndromes
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ISBN: 1789854784 1789854776 1839620404 Year: 2019 Publisher: IntechOpen

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This book deals with the rapid progress in the area of myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS). MDS are a group of age-associated heterogeneous malignant bone marrow stem cell disorders. MDS are characterized by ineffective hematopoiesis, which leads to refractory cytopenias and to clonal instability. Patients with MDS have myeloid dysplasia, intramedullary apoptosis and an increased risk of transformation to acute myeloid leukemia (AML). The use of next generation sequencing has allowed for the identification of molecular mutations in several genes in about 90% of MDS patients. Several mutations will likely be incorporated into future prognostic scoring systems for MDS. About 50% of MDS cases are characterized by the presence of cytogenetic abnormalities. The correct morphological and cytogenetic analysis interpretation plays an important role in diagnosis and prognosis of these disorders. Cell death and an inflammatory gene signature are associated with MDS. Better understanding of the genetic and molecular mechanisms of MDS pathogenesis provides an opportunity for new treatment strategies to be developed. Promising novel therapies targeting pathophysiological mechanisms of MDS are being studied but the drugs currently used in MDS therapy remain limited. The only curative therapy for MDS is allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Recent advances in strategies to minimize transplant-related toxicity make this treatment possible for more MDS patients who are sufficiently fit.


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Update on Multiple Myeloma
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ISBN: 1789852188 178985217X 1839620285 Year: 2019 Publisher: IntechOpen

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This book is a comprehensive overview of the recent developments in the clinical and research fields of multiple myeloma. It is divided into three main sections that cover a wide range of topics, including: epidemiology and pathogenesis of the disease, genetic targets and pathways, resistance to novel therapies, angiogenesis and anti-angiogenesis, hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, role of radiology and radiotherapy in myeloma, infectious complications, and management of multiple myeloma in resource-poor countries.


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Myeloid Leukemia
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ISBN: 1789231035 1789231027 1838813667 Year: 2018 Publisher: IntechOpen

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This book offers a remarkable coverage of myeloid leukemia from diagnosis to treatment. It provides an updated and new vision of this multifaceted disease, regrouping a variety of myeloid disorders. To ensure the high quality of this book, important insights are included and rigorously discussed in a simple and authentic way. This book is a relevant source of knowledge, very useful for researchers, medical doctors, nurses, students and individuals interested in this complex disease.


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Thalassemia and other hemolytic anemias
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ISBN: 1789233674 1789233666 1838813403 Year: 2018 Publisher: IntechOpen

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Thalassemia is a very common disease first described by pediatrician Thomas Benton Cooley in 1925 who described it in a patient of Italian origin. At that time, it was designated as Cooley's anemia. George Hoyt Whipple, a Nobel prize winner, and W. L. Bradford, a professor of pediatrics at the University of Rochester, coined the term thalassemia in 1936, which in Greek means anemia of the sea (Thalassa means ""sea"", and emia means ""blood""), due to the fact that it is very common in the area of the Mediterranean Sea. This name is actually misleading because it can occur everywhere in the world. Thalassemia is not a single disease; it is rather a group of hereditary disorders of the production of globulin chain of the hemoglobin. Throughout the world, thalassemia affects approximately 4.4 of every 10,000 live births. It represents a major social and emotional impact on the patient and his family and a major burden on health services where the prevalence is high.


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International Journal of Hematologic Oncology
ISSN: 20451407 20451393 Publisher: Future Medicine Ltd

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Journal of hematology & oncology.
ISSN: 17568722 Year: 2008 Publisher: [London] : Biomed Central,

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