Editors:
- Five sections cover the most important elements of drug development: Drugs, Strategies, Disease Sites, Classes, and Challenges
- Sections present different perspectives on how targeted therapeutics are being evaluated
Part of the book series: Cancer Drug Discovery and Development (CDD&D)
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Table of contents (31 chapters)
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Front Matter
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General Strategies for Molecular Targeting in Oncology
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Molecular Targeting for Specific Disease Sites
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Classes of Drugs for Molecular Targeting in Oncology
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About this book
In Molecular Targeting in Oncology, authors present an overview of the development of targeted therapies for the treatment of cancer with an emphasis on clinical application. The volume covers the complexity of the rapidly developing area of targeted therapies for the treatment of patients with cancer and is structured in a way so readers may begin with chapters that most interest them and work through the rest of the chapters in the order of their choice.
The volume is divided into five sections that cover the most important elements of drug development. The first section focuses on approaches using targeted therapies to inhibit cell growth. The second section describes how clinicians are evaluating targeted therapies in specific organ systems. The third section illustrates how various classes of pharmacologic and immunologic agents are developed for individual molecular targets. The fourth section details new drugs that have novel mechanisms of action. The final section looks to the future of targeted therapeutics and includes chapters on appropriate patient selection, use of combination therapy, dealing with tumor cell resistance, and more.
Editors and Affiliations
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Division of Surgical Oncology, Columbia University, New York
Howard L. Kaufman
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Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Department of Medicine, Weill Medical College Cornell University, NY
Scott Wadler
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Boston University Medical Campus Boston University School of Medicine, Boston
Karen Antman
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Molecular Targeting in Oncology
Editors: Howard L. Kaufman, Scott Wadler, Karen Antman
Series Title: Cancer Drug Discovery and Development
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59745-337-0
Publisher: Humana Totowa, NJ
eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)
Copyright Information: Humana Press 2008
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-58829-577-4Published: 07 January 2008
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-61737-653-5Published: 26 May 2011
eBook ISBN: 978-1-59745-337-0Published: 26 December 2007
Series ISSN: 2196-9906
Series E-ISSN: 2196-9914
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVI, 728
Topics: Cancer Research, Oncology, Pharmacology/Toxicology, Medicinal Chemistry