Tumor angiogenesis
Subtitle: from molecular mechanisms to targeted therapy
By: edited by Francis S. Markland, Stephen Swenson, and Radu Minea
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Weinheim
Language: eng
Number of pages: 329
ISBN-13: 9783527320912
Subjects: Angiogenesis Inhibitors; Blood-vessels; Neovascularization; Tumors; Neoplasms; Pathologic Neovascularization; Drug therapy; Therapeutic use; Blood supply
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Overview of tumor angiogenesis; title: Mechanisms of angiogenesis and lymphanogiogenesis; title: Molecular mechanisms of angiogenesis; title: Proangiogenic factors; title: Role of accessory cells in tumor angiogenesis; title: Comparison between developmental and tumor angiogenesis; title: Tumor lymphangiogenesis; title: Signal transduction and angiogenesis; title: Integrin involvement in angiogenesis; title: Signaling pathways in tumor angiogenesis; title: Therapeutic approaches and angiogenesis; title: Development of an integrin-targeted antiangiogenic agent; title: Anti-VEGF approaches and newer antiangiogenic approaches which are already in clinical use; title: Combination of antiangiogenic therapy with other anticancer therapies; title: Tumor specificity of antiangiogenic agents; title: Imaging and biomarkers in angiogenesis; title: In vivo imaging of tumor angiogenesis; title: Identifying biomarkers to establish drug efficacy.