Adult T-cell Leukemia/Lymphoma
This book provides essential information on the epidemiology, molecular and genetic features, anti-CCR4 antibody therapy and a nationwide study of transplantation on human T-leukemia virus type-I (HTLV-1) and adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma (ATL). This rare but important disease has restricted endemic areas and distinct clinical features such as a high frequency of hypercalcemia, strong predisposition to infection and poor response to chemotherapy, aspects which set ATL apart from other types of non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Given the small number of patients, enrollment in clinical trials has not been feasible, and establishing treatment standard has been difficult but new evidence, such as results of nationwide studies on transplantation, have shown new insights and potential treatments. Based on recent evidence, the book presents new treatment methods for ATL and infection prevention of HTLV-1, enabling clinicians, researchers and post-docs specializing in hematology and virology to gain a valuable overview of the disease.
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Adult T-cell Leukemia/Lymphoma
This book provides essential information on the epidemiology, molecular and genetic features, anti-CCR4 antibody therapy and a nationwide study of transplantation on human T-leukemia virus type-I (HTLV-1) and adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma (ATL). This rare but important disease has restricted endemic areas and distinct clinical features such as a high frequency of hypercalcemia, strong predisposition to infection and poor response to chemotherapy, aspects which set ATL apart from other types of non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Given the small number of patients, enrollment in clinical trials has not been feasible, and establishing treatment standard has been difficult but new evidence, such as results of nationwide studies on transplantation, have shown new insights and potential treatments. Based on recent evidence, the book presents new treatment methods for ATL and infection prevention of HTLV-1, enabling clinicians, researchers and post-docs specializing in hematology and virology to gain a valuable overview of the disease.
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Adult T-cell Leukemia/Lymphoma

Adult T-cell Leukemia/Lymphoma

Adult T-cell Leukemia/Lymphoma

Adult T-cell Leukemia/Lymphoma

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Overview

This book provides essential information on the epidemiology, molecular and genetic features, anti-CCR4 antibody therapy and a nationwide study of transplantation on human T-leukemia virus type-I (HTLV-1) and adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma (ATL). This rare but important disease has restricted endemic areas and distinct clinical features such as a high frequency of hypercalcemia, strong predisposition to infection and poor response to chemotherapy, aspects which set ATL apart from other types of non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Given the small number of patients, enrollment in clinical trials has not been feasible, and establishing treatment standard has been difficult but new evidence, such as results of nationwide studies on transplantation, have shown new insights and potential treatments. Based on recent evidence, the book presents new treatment methods for ATL and infection prevention of HTLV-1, enabling clinicians, researchers and post-docs specializing in hematology and virology to gain a valuable overview of the disease.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9784431565239
Publisher: Springer Japan
Publication date: 04/27/2017
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 169
File size: 3 MB

About the Author

Prof. Toshiki Watanabe
Department of Computational Biology and Medical Sciences, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo

Prof. Takuya FukushimaSchool of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of the Ryukyus

Table of Contents

Chapter No Chapter name  1 Overview 2 Human T-cell leukemia virus type-1 (HTLV-1) 3 Epidemiology 4 Pathology 5 Immunophenotype 6 Leukemogenesis and Molecular Characteristics of Tumor Cells 7 Clinical features of ATL 8 Prognosis and Prognostic Index 9 Treatment of Indolent ATL 10 Chemotherapy of aggressive ATL 11 Transplantation for Aggressive Adult T-cell Leukemia-Lymphoma 12 New Agents of ATL 13 Prevention of human T-cell leukemia virus type 1 mother-to-child transmission 
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