Bone marrow transplantation, the goal which integrates hemato- logists,
immunologists, geneticists, oncologists and specialists of several other
fields, has overcome its state of stagnation in recent years. Clinically
as well as experimentally new approaches to old problems and new
conclusions from recent findings proliferate: bone marrow
transplantation in leukemic remission, bone marrow growth in cell
culture, bone marrow manipulation with antisera, bone marrow
differentiation in histoincompatible hosts, immuno- suppression with
partial body irradiation to cite just a few. These and other new
developments were discussed by experts from 12 countries in and outside
the European Community during an international seminar held on March
8-10, 1979 by the "Institut fur Hamatologie, GSF", under the auspices of
the European Communities. The editors thank both the contributors to
this symposium, who made it a successful meeting and submitted their
manuscripts punctually, and the publishers, who have provided a volume
of high quality in good time. They are also grateful for the valuable
cooperation from numerous colleagues at the Institut fur Hamato- logie.