Tumor Dormancy and Recurrence

Yuzhuo Wang, Francesco Crea (Herausgeber)

Buch | Hardcover

VII, 79 Seiten

2017 | 1st ed. 2017
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-319-59240-4 (ISBN)

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This volume will be the first to provide a comprehensive description of tumor dormancy. It will define the clinical and biological aspects of this phenomenon, as well as the cellular and molecular mechanisms associated with tumor dormancy. Chapters will be authored by world-renewed experts who are conducting cutting-edge research in the field. A unique feature will be a conclusive paragraph detailing future development and foreseeable clinical applications at the end of each chapter. The volume will serve as a fundamental instrument for every researcher and clinician interested in the field of tumor dormancy as well as a means of disseminating stimulating concepts and prompting the development of innovative technological solutions.

Yuzhuo Wang, PhD, is Distinguished Scientist, Department of Experimental Therapeutics, BC Cancer Agency, Cancer Research Centre, Vancouver Prostate Centre, University of British Columbia, Department of Urologic Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.Francesco Crea, PhD, is Post Doctoral Fellow, Department of Experimental Therapeutics, BC Cancer Agency, Cancer Research Centre, Vancouver Prostate Centre, University of British Columbia, Department of Urologic Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.

Chapter 1. Epigenetic regulation of cancer dormancy as a plasticity mechanism for metastasis initiation.- Chapter 2. Biological and clinical evidence for metabolic dormancy in solid tumors post therapy.- Chapter 3. Tumor dormancy, angiogenesis and metronomic chemotherapy.- Chapter 4. Immunoncology of Dormant Tumors.- Chapter 5. Thermodynamics and Cancer Dormancy: A Perspective.

Erscheinungsdatum	19.09.2017
Reihe/Serie	Cancer Drug Discovery and Development
Zusatzinfo	VII, 79 p. 7 illus. in color.
Verlagsort	Cham
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 235 mm
Gewicht	305 g
Themenwelt	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Onkologie
Themenwelt	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Studium
Schlagworte	Cancer Research • dormancy • functional genomics • Medical Research • Medicine • Metastatic • Oncology • recurrence • Tumor • Tumor dormancy
ISBN-10	3-319-59240-8 / 3319592408
ISBN-13	978-3-319-59240-4 / 9783319592404
Zustand	Neuware