Full Description
This issue of Acta Haematologica evaluates the role of evidence-based medicine in hemato-oncology as reflected by the influence of meta-analyses and systematic reviews. The systematic reviews can be divided into two categories. The first includes primary treatment of disorders such as multiple myeloma, follicular lymphoma, Hodgkin lymphoma, acute leukemia and aplastic anemia. The second represents supportive care including the use of erythropoiesis-stimulating agents in cancer patients, the issue of myeloid colony-stimulating factors in hematological malignancies and the management of infections in patients with hemato-oncological diseases. Finally, a commentary challenging the role of evidence-based medicine is presented. This special issue will be of benefit to clinicians in the fields of hemato-oncology, oncology, infectious diseases as well as clinicians and scientists dealing with evidence-based medicine and meta-analyses.
Contents
Introduction: Raanani, P.; Skoetz, N.; Treatment of Patients with Multiple Myeloma: An Overview of Systematic Reviews: Kumar, A.; Galeb, S.; Djulbegovic, B.; Immunotherapy for Patients with Follicular Lymphoma: The Contribution of Systematic Reviews: Vidal, L.; Gafter-Gvili, A.; Shpilberg, O.; Meta-Analyses of Early-Stage Hodgkin Lymphoma: Herbst, C.; Engert, A.; Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation for Adult Patients with Acute Leukemia: The Role of Meta-Analyses: Ram, R.; Gafter-Gvili, A.; Shpilberg, O.; Raanani, P.; Management of Aplastic Anemia: The Role of Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses: Gafter-Gvili, A.; Ram, R.; Raanani, P.; Shpilberg, O.; Twist and Shout: One Decade of Meta-Analyses of Erythropoiesis-Stimulating Agents in Cancer Patients: Bohlius, J.; Tonia, T.; Schwarzer, G.; The Use of Myeloid Colony-Stimulating Factors in Hematologic Malignancies: The Role of Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses: Gurlon, R.; Shacham-Abulafia, A.; Shpilberg, O.; Raanani, P.; Infections in Hematogical Cancer Patients: The Contribution of Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses: Paul, M.; Gafter-Gvili, A.; Goldberg, E.; Yahav, D.; How Helpful Are Meta-Analyses in Determining the Best Therapy of Blood Diseases?: Gale, R.P.; Lazarus, H.M.; Author and Subject Index.
