Gene Therapy of Cancer
Subtitle: Methods and Protocols (Methods in Molecular Medicine)
Contributors: Wolfgang Walther (Editor); Ulrike Stein (Editor)
Edition: 1st edition
Publisher: Humana Press
Published: March 15, 2000
Language: eng
Format: Spiral-bound
Number of pages: 645
ISBN-13: 9780896038431
Subjects: Oncology; methods; Medical / Nursing; Genetics; Science; Science/Mathematics; Neoplasms; Medical / Oncology; Gene Therapy; therapy; Life Sciences - Genetics & Genomics; Cancer; Laboratory manuals
First sentence: The molecular definition of tumor antigens, costimulatory signals, and the possibility to genetically engineer tumor cells as well as simple protocols for efficient isolation and preparation of dendritic cells (DC) renew the interest in tumor immunotherapy and vaccination, in particular.