Overview
Comprehensively reviews immunotherapy strategies currently used in the treatment of cancer and how these are applicable to pediatric malignancies
Addresses key issues, such as immune-related toxicities, and practical challenges for delivery in the pediatric population
Discusses how current therapies may be optimized and improved, and how they may be incorporated into existing treatment regimens
Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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Table of contents (13 chapters)
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About this book
This book provides a comprehensive overview of current immunotherapy strategies, and how these may be applicable to childhood cancers. The first part of the book reviews how the immune system recognizes cancer, and the various escape mechanisms allowing tumour growth. The importance of the tumor microenvironment and the challenges this may present to achieving effective immunotherapy are discussed. Monoclonal antibodies, cellular, cytokine and vaccine therapies are all comprehensively reviewed, with particular focus on their potential application to pediatric cancers. Practical aspects of delivering such therapies to children, likely toxicities and potential biomarkers are considered. Finally, consideration is given to how, in the longer term, such therapies may be combined with conventional therapies such as chemotherapy and radiotherapy.
Edited by two distinguished pediatric oncologists with a collection of chapters from the most authoritative experts in cancer immunotherapy, this is an indispensable volume for pediatric oncologists and physicians working in childhood cancer care.
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Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Dr. Juliet Gray is an Associate Professor and Consultant in Paediatric Oncology at the University of Southampton, UK. She has a strong clinical and research interest in immunotherapy for neuroblastoma, with particular expertise in novel antibody therapies. She leads a translational laboratory research group within the Southampton Cancer Immunology Centre, and is an active member of the UK NCRI Neuroblastoma group and SIOP European Neuroblastoma Research Network (SIOPEN).
Aurélien Marabelle, is currently the Clinical Director of the Cancer Immunotherapy Program at Gustave Roussy Cancer Center in Villejuif, France. Dr Marabelle is an immunologist and a pediatric oncologist by training. His clinical practice is currently dedicated to Early Phase Clinical trials in Cancer Immunotherapy and his translational research is focused on mechanisms of action of immune targeted therapies. He works as a senior medical oncologist and an investigator in the Drug Development Department (DITEP) directed by Prof Jean-Charles Soria. He is coordinating a team focusing on cancer immunotherapy translational research projects in the INSERM U1015 lab directed by Prof Laurence Zitvogel. Dr Marabelle is a member of the European Society of Medical Oncology (ESMO), the American Association of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), the European Academy of Tumor Immunology (EATI) & the American Association of Cancer Research (AACR).
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Immunotherapy for Pediatric Malignancies
Editors: Juliet C. Gray, Aurélien Marabelle
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-43486-5
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2018
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-43484-1Published: 05 December 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-82837-4Published: 27 May 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-43486-5Published: 21 November 2017
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: IX, 297
Number of Illustrations: 2 b/w illustrations, 27 illustrations in colour
Topics: Oncology, Pediatrics, Immunology