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Main description:
This, the second of two volumes on personalized medicine in lung cancer, touches upon the recent progress in targeted drug development based on genomics; emerging biomarkers and therapeutic targets such as EMT, cancer stem cells, and the tumor microenvironment; current personalized clinical management and radiation therapy for lung cancers; and the promise of epigenetics and next-generation sequencing for the advancements towards personalized therapy of lung cancer patients. With chapters on state-of-the-art therapies and technologies written by leading experts working to develop novel companion diagnosis tools for the personalized treatment of lung cancer patients, this volume brings readers up-to-date by presenting the current knowledge on the efforts to make personalized management of lung cancer patients a reality.
Contents:
1 Lung Cancer Genomics in the Era of Accelerated Targeted Drug Development.-2 Emerging Biomarkers in Personalized Therapy of Lung Cancer.-3 Epithelial mesenchymal transition in aggressive lung cancers.-4 The Role of Cancer Stem Cells in Recurrent and Drug-Resistant Lung Cancer.-5 The microenvironment of lung cancer and therapeutic implications.-6 Epigenetics in Personalized Management of Lung Cancers.-7 Next-Generation Sequencing and Applications to the Diagnosis and Treatment of Lung Cancer.-8 Nanomedicine for Treatment of Lung Cancer.-9 Personalized Therapy of Small Cell Lung Cancer.-10 Personalized Radiation Therapy for Lung Cancer.-11 Current Clinical Management in the era of personalized therapy.-11 Personalized Therapy of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer.
PRODUCT DETAILS
Publisher: Springer (Springer International Publishing AG)
Publication date: January, 2016
Pages: 200
Weight: 4912g
Availability: Available
Subcategories: Oncology, Respiratory Medicine
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