Targeted Cancer Therapy

✍ Scribed by Razelle Kurzrock, Razelle Kurzrock, Maurie Markman

Publisher: Humana Press
Year: 2008
Tongue: English
Leaves: 447
Series: Current Clinical Oncology
Edition: 1
Category: Library

No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.

✦ Synopsis

Emerging technologies in target identification, drug discovery, molecular markers, and imaging are rapidly changing the face of cancer. Targeted Cancer Therapy provides a foundation of knowledge in targeted cancer therapeutics. The treatment of cancer is increasingly being individualized, based on an understanding of underlying biologic mechanisms. Poised to change the landscape in oncology, Targeted Cancer Therapy provides a state-of-the-art overview. Targeted Cancer Therapy is valuable to practicing and academic physicians, fellows, residents and students, as well as basic scientists, interested in the cancer field.

✦ Table of Contents

asd cover......Page 1
front-matter.pdf......Page 2
1.Perspectives-Bench to Bedside and Back.pdf......Page 12
2.Targeted Therapy in Acute Myelogenous Leukemia.pdf......Page 31
3.Targeted Therapy in Breast Cancer.pdf......Page 53
4.Targeted Therapy in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia.pdf......Page 70
5.Targeted Therapy in Chronic Myeloid Leukemia.pdf......Page 96
6.Targeted Therapy in Colorectal Cancer.pdf......Page 109
7.Targeted Therapy in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer.pdf......Page 132
8.Targeted Therapy in Lymphoma.pdf......Page 164
9.Targeted Therapy in Melanoma.pdf......Page 190
10.Targeted Therapy in Multiple Myeloma.pdf......Page 219
11.Targeted Therapy in Myelodysplastic Syndrome.pdf......Page 243
12.ovarian ca.pdf......Page 267
13.targeted Drug Therapy in Pancreatic Cancer.pdf......Page 276
14.Targeted Therapy in Prostate Cancer.pdf......Page 293
15.Targeted Therapy in Renal Cell Carcinoma.pdf......Page 309
16.Targeted Therapy insarcoma.pdf......Page 321
17.targeted and fuctional iamging.pdf......Page 339
18.compined targeted therapies.pdf......Page 365
19.drugs and targeted therapies.pdf......Page 386
20.personalized targeted therapies.pdf......Page 414
back-matter.pdf......Page 429

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