Letter to the editor

Letter to the editor Letter (1496) Total Article Views Authors: D'Alessandro V, Greco M Published Date August 2012 Volume 2012:3 Pages 43 - 44 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/JBM.S31413 Received: 03 March 2012 Accepted: 07 March 2012 Published: 03 August 2012 Vito D’Alessandro,1 Mario Greco2 1Respiratory Oncology Section – Internal Medicine Department, 2Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation Unit Hematology-Oncology Department, of Scientific Institute, “Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza” Hospital, San Giovanni Rotondo (FG), Italy We particularly appreciated the recent successful attempt at review of management of tumor lysis syndrome, entitled “Emerging role of rasburicase in the management of increased plasma uric acid levels in patients with hematologic malignancies”1 which reported some practical management considerations and financial implications of a complex subject. The praiseworthy aim was to give clear and easily applicable indications for clinical practice from recently published off-label treatment studies, using lower and fewer doses of rasburicase than recommended. View original paper by Kennedy and colleagues. Post to: Cannotea Citeulike Del.icio.us Facebook LinkedIn Twitter Readers of this article also read: Angiopoietin-1-expressing adipose stem cells genetically modified with baculovirus nanocomplex: investigation in rat heart with acute infarction Biochemical analysis of Cassia fistula aqueous extract and phytochemically synthesized gold nanoparticles as hypoglycemic treatment for diabetes mellitus Delivery of a transforming growth factor β-1 plasmid to mesenchymal stem cells via cationized Pleurotus eryngii polysaccharide nanoparticles Suppression of human breast tumors in NOD/SCID mice by CD44 shRNA gene therapy combined with doxorubicin treatment Carbon nanotubes impregnated with subventricular zone neural progenitor cells promotes recovery from stroke Cryobanking: the brave new world of biobanking and specimen cryopreservation Novel micelle formulation of curcumin for enhancing antitumor activity and inhibiting colorectal cancer stem cells Biofunctionalization of a titanium surface with a nano-sawtooth structure regulates the behavior of rat bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells Understanding the application of stem cell therapy in cardiovascular diseases Role of CD44 as a marker of cancer stem cells in head and neck cancer