| Description |
1 online resource (x, 377 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
CTAR ; v. 126 |
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C.T.A.R. ; v. 126 |
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Cancer treatment and research ; v. 126
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| Contents |
Basic science research. Polypeptide growth factors and their receptors / Anupama Gururaj and Rakesh Kumar ; Chemokines and cancer / Thomas T. Murooka, Sarah E. Ward, and Eleanor N. Fish ; Interferons / Simrit Parmar and Leonidas Platanias ; Cytokines and lymphomas / Georgios V. Georgakis and Anas Younes ; Pro-apototic and anti-apoptotic effects of tumor necrosis factor in tumor cells / Bharat B. Agganvul and Yasunari Takada ; Transforming growth factor beta and breast cancer / Virginia Kaklamani and Boris Pasche ; Transforming growth factor beta in prostate cancer / Brian Zhu and Natasha Kyprianou ; Angiostatin / Jennifer A. Doll and Gerald A. Soff -- Clinical and translational research. Interferons in the treatment of solid tumors / Stergios Moschos, Sai Varanasi, and John M. Kirkwood ; Targeting cytokine receptors and pathways in the treatment of breast cancer / Ingrid A. Mayer ; Interleukin-2 in the treatment of renal cell carcinoma and malignant melanoma / John W. Eklund and Timothy M. Kuzel ; Cytokine targeted treatments for lung cancer / Jyoti Pate1 ; Cytokines in the treatment of acute leukemias / Farhad Ravandi and Partow Kebriaei ; Cytokines in hematopoietic stem cell transplantation / Jayesh Mehta ; Novel cytokines in the treatment of malignancies / Robin Parihar and William E. Carson |
| Summary |
This book is a comprehensive review of the current knowledge on cytokines and cancer. Cytokines play a variety of roles in cancer, both as components of pathogenetic mechanisms, as well as agents used in the treatment of certain malignancies. To date, there has not been a book that covers both basic science and translational/clinical research in the field of cytokines in malignancies. This book is written by leading figures in the field of cytokine biology and cytokine therapeutics and is specifically focused on this subject. The book is divided into two parts. The first part is focused on current developments in the basic science field. There is a particular emphasis on novel mechanisms of cytokine actions in malignant cells. The second part deals with translational and clinical research in the field, and many of the authors of these chapters were among the first to introduce several cytokines in the treatment of certain tumors. Collectively, the information provided in this book will be helpful to people in the medical field at several levels, including medical students, interns, residents, clinical and basic science researchers, as well as oncologists in practice |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| In |
Springer e-books |
| Subject |
Cancer.
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Cytokines.
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Neoplasms -- therapy
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Neoplasms
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Cytokines
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Cytokines -- therapeutic use
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MEDICAL -- Oncology.
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HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diseases -- Cancer.
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Oncology.
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Medicine & Public Health.
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Hematology.
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Cancer
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Cytokines
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Platanias, Leonidas C.
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| ISBN |
9780387243610 |
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0387243615 |
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0387243607 |
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9780387243603 |
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1280263407 |
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9781280263408 |
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661026340X |
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9786610263400 |
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