Childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia /

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Imprint:Cham, Switzerland : Springer, 2017.
Description:1 online resource (ix, 342 pages) : illustrations (some color)
Language:English
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11273428
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Other authors / contributors:Vora, Ajay, editor.
ISBN:9783319397085
3319397087
9783319397078
3319397079
Digital file characteristics:text file PDF
Notes:Includes index.
Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed April 27, 2017).
Summary:This book provides a comprehensive and up-to-date review of all aspects of childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, from basic biology to supportive care. It offers new insights into the genetic pre-disposition to the condition and discusses how response to early therapy and its basic biology are utilized to develop new prognostic stratification systems and target therapy. Readers will learn about current treatment and outcomes, such as immunotherapy and targeted therapy approaches. Supportive care and management of the condition in resource poor countries are also discussed in detail. This is an indispensable guide for research and laboratory scientists, pediatric hematologists as well as specialist nurses involved in the care of childhood leukemia.
Other form:Print version: Childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Cham, Switzerland : Springer, 2017 3319397079 9783319397078
Standard no.:10.1007/978-3-319-39708-5