REPORT ON THE INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP OF THE KIND-PHILIPP-FOUNDATION ON LATE EFFECTS AFTER BONE-MARROW TRANSPLANTATION IN CHILDHOOD MALIGNANCIES

This report is a short summary of an international workshop on late effects after bone marrow transplantation in pediatric patients. Main topics of the report are chronic GVHD and immune reconstitution and the late effects of this kind of treatment on growth, respiratory function, the endocrinological system, teeth, and eyes. The development of secondary tumors is discussed as well as the influences on the central nervous system and behavior of children.