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Interaction of Immune and Cancer Cells

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  • © 2014

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Editors:
  1. Magdalena Klink

    1. Institute of Medical Biology Polish Academy of Sciences, Lodz, Poland

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  • Comprehensively describes the role of all important immune cell types in cancer
  • Depicts in a structured way immune cell function in the tumor environment, progression and treatment
  • Intelligibly delineates therapeutic vaccines and immunotherapies against cancer

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
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  2. Immune Cells Within the Tumor Microenvironment

    • Daniela Spano, Massimo Zollo
    Pages 1-23

  3. Tumor–Stroma Interaction and Cancer Progression

    • Neill Y. Li, Paul C. Kuo, Philip Y. Wai
    Pages 25-48

  4. The Role of Tumor-Associated Macrophages (TAMs) in Tumor Progression

    • Astrid Schmieder, Kai Schledzewski
    Pages 49-74

  5. Cancer Immunotherapy via Dendritic Cells

    • Karolina Palucka, Jacques Banchereau
    Pages 75-89

  6. Myeloid-Derived Suppressor Cells and Tumor Growth

    • Lizzia Raffaghello, Giovanna Bianchi
    Pages 91-109

  7. Tumor-Infiltrating Lymphocytes and Their Role in Solid Tumor Progression

    • Theresa L. Whiteside
    Pages 111-121

  8. Polymorphonuclear Neutrophils and Tumors: Friend or Foe?

    • Magdalena Klink, Zofia Sulowska
    Pages 123-141

  9. Cancer Immunoediting: Elimination, Equilibrium, and Immune Escape in Solid Tumors

    • Jacek R. Wilczynski, Marek Nowak
    Pages 143-205

  10. Adoptive T-Cell Immunotherapy: Perfecting Self-Defenses

    • Katrina Shamalov, Yair Tal, Chen Ankri, Cyrille J. Cohen
    Pages 207-232

  11. Monoclonal Antibodies to CTLA-4 with Focus on Ipilimumab

    • Grazia Graziani, Lucio Tentori, Pierluigi Navarra
    Pages 233-258

  12. Back Matter

    Pages 259-263
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About this book

The tumor environment is a dynamic network that includes cancer cells, immune cells, fibroblasts, endothelial cells, extracellular matrix, cytokines and receptors. The aim of this book is to summarize the role of these components, especially immune cells, in tumor suppression and/or progression and describe in detail why tumor cells can survive and spread in spite of the antitumor response of immune cells. Since immunotherapy is an attractive approach to cancer therapy, this book also provides information on the two main strategies: monoclonal antibodies and adaptive T cell immunotherapy, with a focus on recent human clinical trials.

The book provides a state-of-the-art, comprehensive overview of immune cells in cancer and is an indispensable resource for scientists and medical doctors working and/or lecturing in the field of cancer research and immunology. ​

Editors and Affiliations

  • Institute of Medical Biology Polish Academy of Sciences, Lodz, Poland

    Magdalena Klink

About the editor

Magdalena Klink received her PhD in Immunology at the University of Lodz, Poland, in 1994. She was Senior Research Assistant at the Microbiology and Virology Center of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Lodz, Poland and Post-doctoral researcher at the Department of Immunology, College of Natural Sciences, Chungnam National University, Taejon, Republic of Korea. In 2005 she completed her post-doctoral studies in Immunology (Habilitation). Since 2011 she is Professor at the Institute for Medical Biology of the Polish Academy of Sciences in Lodz, Poland.

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