Tumor Dormancy and Recurrence

1. Auflage 2017
ISBN: 978-3-319-59240-4
Verlag: Humana

Buch, Englisch, 79 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 315 g

Reihe: Cancer Drug Discovery and Development

This volume will be the first to provide a comprehensive description of tumor dormancy. It will define the clinical and biological aspects of this phenomenon, as well as the cellular and molecular mechanisms associated with tumor dormancy. Chapters will be authored by world-renewed experts who are conducting cutting-edge research in the field. A unique feature will be a conclusive paragraph detailing future development and foreseeable clinical applications at the end of each chapter. The volume will serve as a fundamental instrument for every researcher and clinician interested in the field of tumor dormancy as well as a means of disseminating stimulating concepts and prompting the development of innovative technological solutions. 

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Wang, Yuzhuo

Crea, Francesco

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Klinische und Innere Medizin Onkologie, Krebsforschung
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften Genetik und Genomik (nichtmedizinisch)
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Vorklinische Medizin: Grundlagenfächer Humangenetik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter 1. Epigenetic regulation of cancer dormancy as a plasticity mechanism for metastasis initiation.- Chapter 2. Biological and clinical evidence for metabolic dormancy in solid tumors post therapy.- Chapter 3. Tumor dormancy, angiogenesis and metronomic chemotherapy.- Chapter 4. Immunoncology of Dormant Tumors.- Chapter 5. Thermodynamics and Cancer Dormancy: A Perspective.

Über Autor(innen)

Yuzhuo Wang, PhD, is Distinguished Scientist, Department of Experimental Therapeutics, BC Cancer Agency, Cancer Research Centre, Vancouver Prostate Centre, University of British Columbia, Department of Urologic Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.
Francesco Crea, PhD, is Post Doctoral Fellow, Department of Experimental Therapeutics, BC Cancer Agency, Cancer Research Centre, Vancouver Prostate Centre, University of British Columbia, Department of Urologic Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.