Highlights from the 4th International Workshop

Physicians and scientists from Europe, Asia, North and South America and Australia attended the 4th International Workshop on Haploidentical Transplants that took place in Naples, Italy, on July 8-10, 2004. The program reflected advances both in clinical studies and in basic research. Read a selection of abstracts from the meeting.

A selection of major papers and abstracts relevant to haploidentical transplantation: clinical studies in adults; clinical studies in children; reducing post-transplant complications; graft vs. leukemia; immune reconstitution; graft vs. host disease; reduced conditioning; tolerance induction; enhanced engraftment; psychological aspects

A multi-center study evaluates different strategies of treatment for adults and children with acute leukemia. Read an overview of the study's objectives and analyses.