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Cancer Immunotherapy

Paradigms, Practice and Promise

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Editors:
  1. Tyler J. Curiel

    1. San Antonio Cancer Center, San Antonio, USA

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  • In-depth discussion over the entire field of tumor immunotherapy, past, present, and future

  • Comprehensive list of contributors discussing a broad range of topics

  • The field is very active with many researchers working with immunotherapy and cell biology

  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (15 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-ix
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  2. Overview

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Historical Perspectives and Current Trends in Cancer Immunotherapy

      • Tyler J. Curiel
      Pages 3-15

    3. T Cell and Antigen-Presenting Cell Subsets in the Tumor Microenvironment

      • Cailin Moira Wilke, Shuang Wei, Lin Wang, Ilona Kryczek, Jingyuan Fang, Guobin Wang et al.
      Pages 17-44

  3. Passive Strategies to Boost Antitumor Immunity

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 45-45
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  4. Passive strategies to boost anti-tumor immunity

    1. Adoptive T Cell Transfer

      • Donald R. Shaffer, Conrad Russell Y. Cruz, Cliona M. Rooney
      Pages 47-70

    2. Dendritic Cell-Based Cancer Immunotherapy: Achievements and Novel Concepts

      • K. F. Bol, G. Schreibelt, E. H. J. G. Aarntzen, I. J. M. de Vries, C. G. Figdor
      Pages 71-108

  5. Active Strategies to Boost Antitumor Immunity

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 109-109
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  6. Active strategies to boost anti-tumor immunity

    1. Peptide and Protein-Based Cancer Vaccines

      • Marion Braun, Rachel Perret, Godehard Scholz, Pedro Romero
      Pages 111-146

    2. Antigen Targeting to Dendritic Cells for Cancer Immunotherapy

      • Dinja Oosterhoff, David T. Curiel, Tanja D. de Gruijl
      Pages 147-171

    3. Cytokines in the Treatment of Cancer

      • Kim Margolin, Mark Lazarus, Howard L. Kaufman
      Pages 173-210

    4. Immune Co-signaling to Treat Cancer

      • Margaret K. Callahan, Jedd D. Wolchok, James P. Allison, Padmanee Sharma
      Pages 211-280

    5. Managing Regulatory T Cells to Improve Cancer Immunotherapy

      • Tyler J. Curiel
      Pages 281-314

    6. Myeloid-Derived Suppressor Cells in Cancer: Mechanisms and Therapeutic Perspectives

      • Paulo C. Rodríguez, Augusto C. Ochoa
      Pages 315-333

    7. Antibodies as Cancer Immunotherapy

      • Devalingam Mahalingam, Tyler J. Curiel
      Pages 335-376

    8. Targeted Toxins in Cancer Immunotherapy

      • Devalingam Mahalingam, Michael J. Brumlik, Reinhard Waehler, David T. Curiel, Tyler J. Curiel
      Pages 377-396

  7. Additional Strategies and Considerations

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 397-397
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About this book

This work will provide a historical perspective on tumor immunotherapy, discuss fundamental mechanisms of failed tumor rejection, look at passive strategies to boost anti-tumor immunity, as well as have an in-depth look at active strategies to boost anti-tumor immunity.

Editors and Affiliations

  • San Antonio Cancer Center, San Antonio, USA

    Tyler J. Curiel

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Cancer Immunotherapy

  • Book Subtitle: Paradigms, Practice and Promise

  • Editors: Tyler J. Curiel

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-4732-0

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 2013

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4614-4731-3Published: 07 November 2012

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4899-9343-4Published: 13 December 2014

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4614-4732-0Published: 07 November 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: X, 486

  • Topics: Cancer Research, Pharmacology/Toxicology

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