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Main description:
Biotargets of Cancer in Current Clinical Practice presents an updated and reasoned review of the current status of knowledge concerning the major cancer types with a special focus on the current biomarkers, genes involved and the potential future targets of innovative therapies. The volume includes for each major cancer type, a comprehensive although concise discussion of epidemiology, affirmed and innovative biomarkers for diagnosis, and descriptions of the relevant genes for prognosis and (individualized) therapy through biotarget-specific new molecular treatments, with the latest information on the validation status of each novel biomarker. Individual chapters are dedicated to the major cancer types, plus a special chapter on metastasis. The present debate on patentability of genetic information applied to diagnostics and therapeutics of cancer is also discussed.
Contents:
Ch. 1- Central Nervous System Tumors
Paolo Aloisi
Francesco Martella
Davide Cerone
Giampiero Porzio
Ch. 2- Head and Neck Tumors
Keith D. Hunter
Robert Bolt
Ch. 3- Thyroid Cancer
Laura D. Locati
Angela Greco
Maria Grazia Borrello
Maria Luisa Carcangiu
Paolo Bossi
Roberta Granata
Lisa Licitra
Ch. 4- Targeted Therapies for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
Giulio Metro
Lucio Crino
Ch. 5- Non-Hodgkin Lymphomas
Roberta Zappasodi
Massimo Di Nicola
Ch. 6- Leukemias
Lia Ginaldi
Massimo De Martinis
Ch. 7- Breast Cancer
Nadia Rucci
Luca Ventura
Anna Teti
Ch. 8- Esophago-Gastric Cancer
Alex M. Reece-Smith
Simon L. Parsons
Sue A. Watson
Ch. 9- Colorectal Cancer
David Church
Rachel Midgley
David Kerr
Ch. 10- Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Yasunori Minami
Masatoshi Kudo
Ch. 11- Biomarkers for Prognosis and Molecularly Targeted Therapy in Renal Cell Carcinoma
Laura S. Schmidt
Ch. 12- Bladder Cancer
Andrea Tubaro
Daniele Santini
Cosimo De Nunzio
Alice Zoccoli
Michele Iuliano
Ch. 13- Biomarkers in Prostate cancer
Mauro Bologna
Carlo Vicentini
Ch. 14- Ovarian Cancer
Jessica Wangui Oribabor
Allison Ambrosio
Cesar M. Castro
Michael J. Birrer
Ch. 15- Uterine Cancer: The Influence of Genetics and Environment on Cell Cycling Pathways in Cancer
Annekathryn Goodman
Leslie S. Bradford
Leslie A. Garrett
Ch. 16- Biotargets in Sarcomas: The Past, Present and a Look into the Future
Vivek Subbiah
Razelle Kurzrock
Ch. 17- Melanoma and other skin cancers
Kim H.T. Paraiso
Jobin K. John
Keiran S.M. Smalley
Ch. 18- Molecular pathology of cancer metastasis: suggestions for future therapy
Adriano Angelucci
Edoardo Alesse
Ch. 19- Current and future developments in cancer therapy research: miRNAs as new promising targets or tools
Marilena V. Iorio
Patrizia Casalini
Claudia Piovan
Luca Braccioli
Elda Tagliabue
PRODUCT DETAILS
Publisher: Springer (Humana Press Inc.)
Publication date: April, 2012
Pages: 579
Weight: 1273g
Availability: Available
Subcategories: General Issues, Oncology, Pathology
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