General Principles of Tumor Immunotherapy
Subtitle: Basic and Clinical Applications of Tumor Immunology
By: edited by Howard L. Kaufman, Jedd D. Wolchok
Contributors: Wolchok, Jedd D.; SpringerLink (Online service)
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Dordrecht
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] :
Number of pages: 515
ISBN-13: 9781402060861; 9781402060878
Subjects: Medicine; Surgery; Immunology; Oncology; Cancer
Description: This book brings together the world's leading authorities on tumor immunology. It describes the basic immunology principles that form the foundation of understanding how the immune system recognizes and rejects tumor cells. The role of the innate and adaptive immune responses is discussed and the implications of these responses for the design of clinical strategies to combat cancer are illustrated through both experimental clinical trials and review of current standard of care therapeutic agents. The book provides a comprehensive overview of the field, demonstrates how advances in basic immunology can and are being applied to cancer, and describes the current status of approved immunotherapy regimens.