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Tumor Dormancy and Recurrence

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Editors:
  1. Yuzhuo Wang

    1. Department of Experimental Therapeutics and Department of Urologic Sciences, BC Cancer Agency and University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada

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  2. Francesco Crea

    1. School of Life, Health & Chemical Sciences, The Open University, Walton Hall, Milton Keynes, United Kingdom

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  • 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)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-vii
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  2. Epigenetic Regulation of Cancer Dormancy as a Plasticity Mechanism for Metastasis Initiation

    • Maria Soledad Sosa, Emily Bernstein, Julio A. Aguirre-Ghiso
    Pages 1-16

  3. Biological and Clinical Evidence for Metabolic Dormancy in Solid Tumors Post Therapy

    • Noushin Nabavi, Susan L. Ettinger, Francesco Crea, Yuzhuo Wang, Colin C. Collins
    Pages 17-29

  4. Tumor Dormancy, Angiogenesis and Metronomic Chemotherapy

    • Gianfranco Natale, Guido Bocci
    Pages 31-49

  5. Immuno-oncology of Dormant Tumours

    • Noushin Nabavi, Morgan E. Roberts, Francesco Crea, Colin C. Collins, Yuzhuo Wang, Jennifer L. Bishop
    Pages 51-60

  6. Thermodynamics and Cancer Dormancy: A Perspective

    • Edward A. Rietman, Jack A. Tuszynski
    Pages 61-79
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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

  • Department of Experimental Therapeutics and Department of Urologic Sciences, BC Cancer Agency and University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada

    Yuzhuo Wang

  • School of Life, Health & Chemical Sciences, The Open University, Walton Hall, Milton Keynes, United Kingdom

    Francesco Crea

About the editors

Yuzhuo Wang, PhD, is Distinguished Scientist, 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.
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

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