Proceedings of the International Congress on Bone Marrow and
Stem Cell Transplantation
13- 15 November, 2007 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Guest Editors:
John Goldman
Mahmoud Aljurf
Hassan El-Solh
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Volume 42, Issue S1 (August 2008)
II. Scientific Program |
III. Summaries of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation Programs in Countries of Africa, Asia and the Pacific
I. Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation Organizations: An Overview
The role of registries in facilitating clinical research in BMT: examples from the Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research FREE
M M Horowitz
Bone Marrow Transplant 42: S1-S2; doi:10.1038/bmt.2008.101
The US National Marrow Donor Program role in unrelated donor hematopoietic cell transplantation FREE
D Confer and P Robinett
Bone Marrow Transplant 42: S3-S5; doi:10.1038/bmt.2008.102
The Japan Marrow Donor Program, the Japan Cord Blood Bank Network and the Asia Blood and Marrow Transplant Registry FREE
Y Kodera
Bone Marrow Transplant 42: S6-S6; doi:10.1038/bmt.2008.103
Why are there regional differences in stem cell transplantation activity? An EBMT analysis FREE
A Gratwohl, H Baldomero, K Frauendorfer and D Niederwieser
Bone Marrow Transplant 42: S7-S10; doi:10.1038/bmt.2008.104
II. Scientific Program
Allogeneic stem cell transplantation for chronic myeloid leukemia–status in 2007 FREE
J M Goldman
Bone Marrow Transplant 42: S11-S13; doi:10.1038/bmt.2008.105
Current status of blood and marrow transplantation for patients with AML FREE
H A Messner
Bone Marrow Transplant 42: S14-S17; doi:10.1038/bmt.2008.106
Allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation for adults with ALL FREE
R A Larson
Bone Marrow Transplant 42: S18-S24; doi:10.1038/bmt.2008.107
Transplantation for children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia FREE
R A Krance
Bone Marrow Transplant 42: S25-S27; doi:10.1038/bmt.2008.108
Current status of autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in myeloma FREE
J Mehta and S Singhal
Bone Marrow Transplant 42: S28-S34; doi:10.1038/bmt.2008.109
Allogeneic transplantation following nonmyeloablative conditioning for aggressive lymphoma FREE
D G Maloney
Bone Marrow Transplant 42: S35-S36; doi:10.1038/bmt.2008.110
High-dose chemotherapy and autologous stem cell transplantation for Hodgkin's lymphoma in the kingdom of Saudi Arabia: King Faisal specialist hospital and research center experience FREE
S Akhtar, M Abdelsalam, A El Weshi, H Al Husseini, I Janabi, M Rahal and I Maghfoor
Bone Marrow Transplant 42: S37-S40; doi:10.1038/bmt.2008.111
Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in thalassemia FREE
J Gaziev, P Sodani and G Lucarelli
Bone Marrow Transplant 42: S41-S41; doi:10.1038/bmt.2008.112
Treatment strategies for patients with severe aplastic anemia FREE
A Bacigalupo
Bone Marrow Transplant 42: S42-S44; doi:10.1038/bmt.2008.113
Matched-related allogeneic stem cell transplantation in Saudi patients with Fanconi anemia: 10 year's experience FREE
M Ayas, A Al-Jefri, A Al-Seraihi, N Elkum, M Al-Mahr and H El-Solh
Bone Marrow Transplant 42: S45-S48; doi:10.1038/bmt.2008.114
Hematopoietic cell transplantation for correction of primary immunodeficiencies FREE
A H Filipovich
Bone Marrow Transplant 42: S49-S52; doi:10.1038/bmt.2008.121
Stem cell transplantation for primary immunodeficiencies: King Faisal Specialist Hospital experience from 1993 to 2006 FREE
A Al-Ghonaium
Bone Marrow Transplant 42: S53-S56; doi:10.1038/bmt.2008.115
Stem cells: the challenge and opportunities FREE
H A Messner
Bone Marrow Transplant 42: S57-S59; doi:10.1038/bmt.2008.116
Haploidentical hematopoietic cell transplantation FREE
L-P Koh and N Chao
Bone Marrow Transplant 42: S60-S63; doi:10.1038/bmt.2008.117
Unrelated cord blood transplantation in pediatric patients: the experience of the King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center FREE
A Al-Seraihy
Bone Marrow Transplant 42: S64-S65; doi:10.1038/bmt.2008.118
Immune modulation and chronic graft-versus-host disease FREE
R J Soiffer
Bone Marrow Transplant 42: S66-S69; doi:10.1038/bmt.2008.119
CMV infections after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation FREE
P Ljungman
Bone Marrow Transplant 42: S70-S72; doi:10.1038/bmt.2008.120
III. Summaries of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation Programs in Countries of Africa, Asia and the Pacific
Blood and marrow transplantation in the People's Republic of China FREE
T Wu and D-P Lu
Bone Marrow Transplant 42: S73-S75; doi:10.1038/bmt.2008.123
Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in Egypt FREE
H K Mahmoud, A M El-Haddad, O A Fahmy, M El-Emary, A Nassar, M Abdel-Mooti, A Sobhy and A Sultan
Bone Marrow Transplant 42: S76-S80; doi:10.1038/bmt.2008.136
Stem cell transplantation in India
M Chandy
Bone Marrow Transplant 42: S81-S84; doi:10.1038/bmt.2008.124
The hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in Indonesia: an unsolved dilemma FREE
H Hariman
Bone Marrow Transplant 42: S85-S88; doi:10.1038/bmt.2008.125
Bone marrow and stem cell transplantation at King Hussein cancer center FREE
F Abdel-Rahman, A A Hussein, R Rihani, O A Hlalah, H El Taani, S Sharma, T Nserat and M M Sarhan
Bone Marrow Transplant 42: S89-S91; doi:10.1038/bmt.2008.126
The activity of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in Korea FREE
J-W Lee and C-C Kim
Bone Marrow Transplant 42: S92-S95; doi:10.1038/bmt.2008.127
Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in Lebanon: first comprehensive report FREE
A Bazarbachi, H A Hatoum, A Mugharbel, Z K Otrock, N Yassine, S Muwakkit, Z Salem, W Shebbo, T Jisr, M Abboud and A Ibrahim
Bone Marrow Transplant 42: S96-S102; doi:10.1038/bmt.2008.128
Bone marrow and stem cell transplantation: Malaysian experience FREE
G G Gan, A Teh, L L Chan, S K Cheong, K M Chang and H M Ibrahim
Bone Marrow Transplant 42: S103-S105; doi:10.1038/bmt.2008.129
Present and future of hematology and stem cell transplantation in Morocco FREE
S Benchekroun, M Harif, A Madani, A Quessar, S Zafad and R Rachid
Bone Marrow Transplant 42: S106-S108; doi:10.1038/bmt.2008.130
Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in Oman
D Dennison, S Al Kindi, A Pathare, S Daar, N Nusrat, J Ur Rehman, F Zia, H Khan, M Khan, A Alghazaly, S Al Zadjali, M Tauro, A T Al Lawatia and S S Ganguly
Bone Marrow Transplant 42: S109-S113; doi:10.1038/bmt.2008.131
The stem cell transplant program in Pakistan—the first decade FREE
T S Shamsi, K Hashmi, S Adil, P Ahmad, M Irfan, S Raza, N Masood, U Shaikh, T Satti, T Farzana and S Ansari
Bone Marrow Transplant 42: S114-S117; doi:10.1038/bmt.2008.137
The status of blood and marrow transplantation in Philippines FREE
H G Baylon, M L U del Rosario and B J Tiangco
Bone Marrow Transplant 42: S118-S120; doi:10.1038/bmt.2008.138
Stem cell transplantation programme at Singapore General Hospital FREE
M B C Koh, Y T Goh, P H C Tan, L P Koh, W Y K Hwang, Y Loh, D Tan, H J Ng, C Chuah, T J Lim, M Niam, G Suck, M Chan, C Y Phang, J J Lee, V Wee, H Y Ng, C H Lim, R Yiu, G Kam, A Ang and Y C Linn
Bone Marrow Transplant 42: S121-S124; doi:10.1038/bmt.2008.139
Immunohematopoietic stem cell transplantation: introduction and 35 years of development in South Africa—the historical and scientific perspective FREE
P Jacobs and L Wood
Bone Marrow Transplant 42: S125-S132; doi:10.1038/bmt.2008.140
Current status of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in Taiwan FREE
P-M Chen, L-T Hsiao, M-Huang Chen, P M-S Chang, C-Y Liu, Y-Chung Hong, C-H Tzeng and T-J Chiou
Bone Marrow Transplant 42: S133-S136; doi:10.1038/bmt.2008.141
Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in Thailand FREE
S Issaragrisil
Bone Marrow Transplant 42: S137-S138; doi:10.1038/bmt.2008.142
Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in Tunisia FREE
T Ben Othman, L Torjemane, A Abdelkefi, A Lakhal, S Ladeb, L Ben Hamed, H Slama and A Ben Abdeladhim
Bone Marrow Transplant 42: S139-S141; doi:10.1038/bmt.2008.143
Turkish Transplant Registry: a comparative analysis of national activity with the EBMT European Activity Survey FREE
M Arat, F Arpaci, M Ertem and G Gürman
Bone Marrow Transplant 42: S142-S145; doi:10.1038/bmt.2008.144
