Overview
- Summarizes the molecular mechanisms, diagnostics, prognostics, and treatment strategies for GI cancers
- Explores various diagnostic biomarkers for early detection and prognosis of GI cancers
- Reviews the immunotherapies and small-molecule targeted treatment strategies for GI cancers
- Discusses nanotechnology-based theranostic strategies for the diagnosis and treatment of GI cancer
Part of the book series: Diagnostics and Therapeutic Advances in GI Malignancies (DTAGIM)
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About this book
This book provides an up-to-date overview of gastrointestinal malignancies, including prevention, early detection, intervention, and life-extending therapeutics. It also assesses various biomarkers used for diagnostics, prognostics and prediction of response to chemoresistance. Further, it discusses the latest trends in the use of small-molecule targeted therapies and immunotherapies as single agents or combination with other treatments. Since resistance to radiation and chemotherapy contribute to the high recurrence and poor survival rates, improving the outcome for GI malignancies is dependent on the introduction of new biomarkers and therapeutic agents.
Lastly, the book systematically investigates novel theranostics approaches using nanotechnology for the detection, diagnosis, and personalized treatment of GI malignancies.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Dr. Sujatha Peela is a full-time Professor in the Department of Biotechnology, Dr.B.R.Ambedkar University, Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh, INDIA. Dr. Peela received her Doctorate in Biotechnology from Andhra University, Visakhapatnam, INDIA. Furthermore, she pursued her postdoctoral fellowship from the University of Chicago, USA in the Department of Medicine. She has published 33 research papers in various highly reputed International journals and attended 84 national and international conferences. Dr. Peela has published 4 books at international level. She received many prestigious awards from many government agencies & NGOs. Currently, she is playing critical roles in the administration of the state & central including, Principal, for College of Science, Dean for Research Development & Foreign Relations, Faculty Chairperson, in Dr.B.R. Ambedkar University. She organized 16 national and internationalconferences at various platforms in the Biotechnology field. She has one patent TEMP/E-1/44893/2018-DEL in India. She has membership with many international and national professional agencies.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Novel therapeutic approaches for gastrointestinal malignancies
Editors: Ganji Purnachandra Nagaraju, Sujatha Peela
Series Title: Diagnostics and Therapeutic Advances in GI Malignancies
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-5471-1
Publisher: Springer Singapore
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2020
Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-15-5470-4Published: 02 October 2020
Softcover ISBN: 978-981-15-5473-5Published: 03 October 2021
eBook ISBN: 978-981-15-5471-1Published: 01 October 2020
Series ISSN: 2662-2688
Series E-ISSN: 2662-2696
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XII, 259
Number of Illustrations: 14 b/w illustrations, 39 illustrations in colour
Topics: Cancer Research, Nanotechnology, Diagnostic Radiology, Gene Expression