| Description |
x, 323 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Cancer biotherapy - an introduction / David Kerr, Lewis Rowett, and Annie Young -- Ch. 1. An introduction to the cell biology of cancer / Lewis Rowett and Annie Young -- Ch. 2. An introduction to the immune system and cancer / Rachel Midgley -- Ch. 3. The clinical development of biologic therapies / David Kerr -- Ch. 4. Kinase inhibitors / Stefan Sleijfer, Kees Nooter and Jaap Verweij -- Ch. 5. The RAS pathway - a target for anticancer therapy / Monica M. Mita and Eric K. Rowinsky -- Ch. 6. The development of cell cycle active agents for cancer therapy / Manish A. Shah, Archie Tse, and Gary K. Schwartz -- Ch. 7. Therapeutic monoclonal antibodies / Peter Borchmann and Andreas Engert -- Ch. 8. Antibody-directed enzyme prodrug therapy (ADEPT) / Surinder K. Sharma, Kenneth D. Bagshawe, and Richard H. J. Begent -- Ch. 9. Cytokines / Carla M. L. van Herpen and Cornelis J. A. Punt -- Ch. 10. Inhibitors of invasion and angiogenesis / Dirk Laurent -- Ch. 11. Proteins, peptides, and DNA vaccines for cancer / Aniruddha Choudhury and Hakan Mellstedt -- Ch. 12. Cell-based immunotherapy / Neil Steven -- Ch. 13. Gene therapy for cancer - approaches and ethical considerations / Deborah Beirne and Leonard Seymour -- Ch. 14. Individualising cancer therapy / Wan-Teck Lim and Howard L. McLeod -- Glossary -- Index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Cancer -- Immunotherapy.
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Biological response modifiers.
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Biological products -- Therapeutic use.
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| Author |
Young, Annie M. (Annie Miller), 1955-
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Rowett, Lewis.
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Kerr, David J.
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| LC no. |
2006281188 |
| ISBN |
019856631X paperback |
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