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Periodicals postage paid Copyright © 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. at Rahway, NJ. Air freight and mailing in the USA by Mercury All Rights Reserved. No part of this publication may be Airfreight International Ltd. Inc. reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, USA Postmaster send address changes to Hematological recording, scanning or otherwise, except as described below, Oncology, c/o Mercury Airfreight International Ltd. Inc., 365 without the permission in writing of the Publisher. Blair Road, Avenel, New Jersey, NJ 07001, USA. CONTENTS Volume 18 Issue Nos 1-4 HEMATOLOGICAL ONCOLOGY Issue No. 1 March 2000 Review Article Genetic Abnormalities in Marginal Zone B-cell Lymphoma; J. Dierlamm, I. Wlodarska, L. Michaux, M. Stefanova, K. Hinz, H. Van den Berghe, A. Hagemeijer and D. K. Hossfeld. 1 Research Articles Association of Gastric and Waldeyer's Ring Lymphoma; A Molecular Study; F. Bertoni, P. Sanna, M. Tinguely, E. Roggero, A. Conconi, M. Gisi, G. Cazzaniga, A. Biondi, E. Pedrinis, F. Cavalli and E. Zucca.15 Primary Central Nervous System Lymphoma; A Clinicopathological Study of 28 Cases; H. Pels, M. Deckert-Schluter, A. Glasmacher, R. Kleinschmidt, R. Oehring, H.-P. Fischer, L). Bode and L). Schlegel .21 Recent Publications in Hematological Oncology.33 Issue No. 2 June 2000 Research Articles Waldenstrom's Macroglobulinaemia; Laboratory Diagnosis and Treatment; R. G. Owen, S. A. Johnson and G. J. Morgan.41 Effects of Cyclic Polylactate (CPL) on the Growth of Cloned Leukemic Cells In Vitro: S. Aizawa, N. Shimizu, H. Handa, M. Hiramoto, H. Hoshi, M. Nagasu, H. Kanno, Y. Nagasu and Y. Imanishi.51 Prognostic Models for Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma; A. Conconi, E. Zucca, E. Roggero, F. Bertoni, A. Bernasconi, W. Mingrone, E. Pedrinis and F. Cavalli . . 61 Book Review.75 Recent Publications in Hematological Oncology.77 Announcements 85 VI VOLUME CONTENTS Issue No. 3 September 2000 Review Articles The Apoptotic Pathway: a Target for Therapy in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia: D. P. Bentley and C. J. Pepper.87 DNA Repair Mechanisms and Acute Myeloblastic Leukemia: E. P. Das-Gupta, C. H. Seedhouse and N. H. Russell.99 Research Article Positive and Negative Selection to Reduce Tumour Contamination in Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Harvests: F. E. Davies, A. C. Rawstron, G. Pratt, R. Coupe, D. Clarke, A. Lubenko, K. Short, T. J. Perren, P. J. Selby, S. Maclennan, K. Major, V. Woodhead, F. Robinson, J. A. Child, G. M. Smith, P. W. M. Johnson and G. J. Morgan.Ill Recent Publications in Hematological Oncology.121 Issue No. 4 December 2000 Review Articles Differential Display as an Approach to Study Differentiation and Differentiation Therapy in AML: K. I. Mills.129 Therapeutic Potential of Purine Analogue Combinations in the Treatment of Lymphoid Malignancies: S. A. Johnson and W. Thomas.141 Research Article Hairy Cell Leukemia in Hong Kong Chinese: A 12-year Retrospective Survey: W. Y. Au, Y. L. Kwong, S. K. Ma, Y. K. Mak, K. F. Wong, K. I. Lei, M. H. Ng, J. C. W. Chan, S. Y. Lin, K. K. Lee and R. Liang.155 Recent Publications in Hematological Oncology.161 Author Index.169 Keyword Index .170 Volume Contents. iii I t i