High-dose chemotherapy and allogeneic stem cell transplantation is the best treatment for certain cancers because it improves survival and cures more patients than other treatments. High-dose chemotherapy is currently being evaluated in controlled clinical trials for the treatment of other cancers. The results achievable with high-dose chemotherapy for the treatment of specific cancers have been published and best describe the role of stem cell transplantation for the following cancers:

• Acute Myeloid Leukemia

• Acute Lymphoid Leukemia

• Chronic Myeloid Leukemia

• Chronic Lymphoid Leukemia

• Hodgkin’s Disease

• Myelodysplastic Syndromes

• Multiple Myeloma

• Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma

Additional information regarding the role of high-dose chemotherapy and allogeneic stem cell transplantation can be found under specific cancer types.