Cancer biotherapy
Subtitle: an introductory guide
By: edited by Annie Young, Lewis Rowett, David Kerr.
Contributors: Young, Annie M. 1955-; Rowett, Lewis.; Kerr, David J.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Oxford; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 323
Subjects: Cancer -- Immunotherapy; Biological response modifiers; Biological products -- Therapeutic use; Neoplasms -- therapy; Immunotherapy -- utilization; Gene Therapy -- utilization; Gene Therapy -- ethics
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: An Introduction to the cell biology of cancer; title: An Introduction to the immune system and cancer; title: The Clinical development of biologic therapies; title: Kinase inhibitors; title: The RAS pathway-a target for anticancer therapy; title: The Development of cell cycle active agents; title: Therapeutic monoclonal antibodies; title: Antibody-directed enzyme prodrug therapy (ADEPT); title: Cytokines; title: Inhibitors of invasion and angiogenesis; title: Proteins, peptides, and DNA vaccines for cancer; title: Cell-based immunotherapy; title: Gene therapy for cancer-approaches and ethical considerations; title: Individualising cancer therapy.