Cancer Therapeutics - Couverture souple

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 012420192X ISBN 13 : 9780124201927

Editeur : Academic Cell, 2013

Synopsis

Cell Press Reviews: Cancer Therapeutics provides an overview of key recent advances and open research questions in cancer treatment. With articles written by leading researchers in the field, this publication offers the most up-to-date insights into how genetics influences treatment decisions and how the immune system can be employed to battle cancer, and describes the current state of the art in drug discovery and targeted treatments. Contributors to this compilation include many prominent researchers in the field, such as: Daniel A. Haber, Director, Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center; Professor, Harvard Medical School; Tony Kouzarides, Professor, University of Cambridge; Deputy Director, Wellcome Trust/Cancer Research UK Gurdon Institute; founder, Chroma Therapeutics; and Charles L. Sawyers, Chair, Human Oncology and Pathogenesis Program, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center; President, American Association for Cancer Research; member, National Cancer Advisory Board; recipient, 2013 Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences. Cell Press Reviews: Cancer Therapeutics will assist both experts and those new to the field in understanding the current state and future direction of cancer therapy. This publication is part of the Cell Press Reviews series, which brings together topical review articles recently published in Cell Press journals, including the Trends in. series. These compilations are curated by Cell Press journal editors and offer comprehensive updates from leaders in the field on the most cutting-edge and important scientific questions. It provides timely, comprehensive articles on a wide range of topics in cancer therapeutics. It offers insight from experts on genetic, molecular, and cellular aspects of cancer therapy. It features reviews on basic science advances translated into drug discovery and therapeutic approaches. It includes articles originally published in Cell, Cancer Cell, Trends in Genetics, Trends in Molecular Medicine, and Trends in Pharmacological Sciences.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Cell Press Reviews: Cancer Therapeutics informs, inspires, and connects cancer researchers at all stages in their careers with timely, comprehensive reviews written by leaders in the field and curated by Cell Press editors. The publicatio offers a broad view of some of the most compelling topics in cancer therapeutics including:

• Genetic approaches for personal oncology
• Targeting epigenetic dysregulation and protein interaction networks
• Vaccines and antibodies in cancer immunotherapy
• Tumor heterogeneity and chemotherapy resistance
• Tumor associated macrophages in anticancer treatment

Contributions come from leading voices in the field, including: - Daniel A. Haber, Director of Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center and Professor at Harvard Medical School - Tony Kouzarides, Professor at the University of Cambridge, Deputy Director of the Wellcome Trust/Cancer Research UK Gurdon Institute, and a founder of the cancer drug discovery company Chroma Therapeutics - Charles L. Sawyers, Chair of the Human Oncology and Pathogenesis Program at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, President of the American Association for Cancer Research, member of the presidentially appointed National Cancer Advisory Board, and recipient of the 2013 Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences

Cell Press Reviews: Cancer Therapeutics is part of the Cell Press Reviews series, which features reviews published in Cell Press primary research and Trends reviews journals.

• Provides timely, comprehensive articles on a wide range of topics in cancer therapeutics
• Offers insight from experts on genetic, molecular, and cellular aspects of cancer therapy
• Features reviews on basic science advances translated into drug discovery and therapeutic approaches
• Includes articles originally published in Cell, Cancer Cell, Trends in Genetics, Trends in Molecular Medicine, and Trends in Pharmacological Sciences

Revue de presse

"...offers the most up-to-date insights into how genetics influences treatnent decisions and how the immune system can be employed to battle cancer, and describes the current state-of-the-art in drug discovery and targeted treatments." --Anticancer Research, January 2015

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Academic Cell
• Date d'édition: 2013
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 012420192X
• ISBN 13: 9780124201927
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 322
• Éditeur: Cell Press
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: Barbara Criscuolo; b.criscuolo@lswr.it; ; Via Spadolini, 7; Milano; 20141; Italie