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Current and Emerging Therapies in Pancreatic Cancer

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  • Highlights the standard and emerging therapies in treating pancreatic cancer

  • Introduces new concepts regarding the economic effects associated with implementing new pancreatic cancer treatments

  • Written by experts from a variety of integrative disciplines

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This book provides a comprehensive, state-of-the art review of current and new therapies in treating pancreatic cancer. In addition to discussing the current landscape for treating various stages of pancreatic cancer, the text highlights several standard and emerging approaches, with a particular emphasis on novel endoscopic, surgical, chemotherapeutic, radiotherapeutic, targeted, and immunotherapeutic strategies. The volume also features concepts on the potential economic effects associated with the development and implementation of new treatments in pancreatic cancer.
 
Written by experts from a variety of integrative disciplines, Current and Emerging Therapies in Pancreatic Cancer is a valuable resource for oncologists, gastroenterologists, surgeons, and other professionals who treat and manage patients with pancreatic cancer.  

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“This comprehensive and state-of-the-art review of therapies for pancreatic cancer covers basic, translational, and population science, as well as clinical research in this area. … this book will be a valuable resource for clinicians and healthcare providers from radiology, gastroenterology, pathology, and medical, surgical, and radiation oncology. In addition, interns, trainees, and basic and translational research scientists interested in the field also may find this a useful resource.” (Ravi Salgia, Doody's Book Reviews, July, 2018)

Editors and Affiliations

  • Mayo Clinic Cancer Center, Scottsdale, USA

    Tanios Bekaii-Saab

  • Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University, Atlanta, USA

    Bassel El-Rayes

About the editors

Tanios Bekaii-Saab, MD, FACP
Mayo Clinic Cancer Center, Scottsdale, AZ, USA



Bassel El-Rayes, MD
Director, GI Oncology Program, Associate Cancer Center Director for Clinical Research, Emory University, Winship Cancer Institute, Atlanta, GA, USA


Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Current and Emerging Therapies in Pancreatic Cancer

  • Editors: Tanios Bekaii-Saab, Bassel El-Rayes

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-58256-6

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG 2018

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-58255-9Published: 12 October 2017

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-86361-0Published: 14 August 2018

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-58256-6Published: 27 September 2017

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XI, 379

  • Number of Illustrations: 10 b/w illustrations, 51 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Gastroenterology, Hepatology, Oncology

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