Overview
- Provides for the first time a comprehensive description of tumor dormancy while defining the clinical and biological aspects of this phenomenon, as well as the cellular and molecular mechanisms associated with tumor dormancy
- Details future development and foreseeable clinical applications at the end of each chapter
- Serves 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
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Cancer Drug Discovery and Development (CDD&D)
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Table of contents (5 chapters)
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About this book
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.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
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.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Tumor Dormancy and Recurrence
Editors: Yuzhuo Wang, Francesco Crea
Series Title: Cancer Drug Discovery and Development
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-59242-8
Publisher: Humana Cham
eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG 2017
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-59240-4Published: 11 September 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-86578-2Published: 10 August 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-59242-8Published: 31 August 2017
Series ISSN: 2196-9906
Series E-ISSN: 2196-9914
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VII, 79
Number of Illustrations: 7 illustrations in colour
Topics: Cancer Research