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Precision Cancer Medicine

Challenges and Opportunities

  • Leading researchers in the field of precision cancer medicine

  • Covers basic, translational, and clinical aspects of precision cancer medicine

  • Comprehensive nuts and bolts for precision cancer medicine

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-vi
  2. Between Hype and Hope, on the Cutting Edge of Precision Cancer Medicine

    • Sameek Roychowdhury, Eliezer M. Van Allen
    Pages 1-3
  3. Clinical Interpretation

    • Nathanael D. Moore, Parastou Ghazi, Eliezer M. Van Allen
    Pages 33-48
  4. Precision Cancer Medicine and Clinical Trial Design

    • Senthil Damodaran, Jason Willis, Sameek Roychowdhury
    Pages 49-63
  5. Resistance to Anti-Cancer Therapeutics

    • Jennifer A. Woyach
    Pages 65-82
  6. Exceptional Responders

    • Michael Cheng, Gopa Iyer
    Pages 83-97
  7. Immunogenomics

    • Jonathan J. Havel, Alexandra Snyder
    Pages 99-110
  8. Managing Germline Findings from Molecular Testing in Precision Oncology

    • Jessica N. Everett, Victoria M. Raymond
    Pages 111-128
  9. Ethical, Legal, and Social Implications of Precision Cancer Medicine

    • J. Scott Roberts, Michele R. Gornick
    Pages 129-143
  10. Liquid Biopsy: Translating Minimally Invasive Disease Profiling from the Lab to the Clinic

    • Daniel Zainfeld, Umair Ghani, Irene Kang, Amir Goldkorn
    Pages 145-167
  11. Data Portals and Analysis

    • Angelica Ochoa, Nikolaus Schultz
    Pages 169-196

About this book

Genomic sequencing technologies have augmented the classification of cancer beyond tissue of origin and towards a molecular taxonomy of cancer. This has created opportunities to guide treatment decisions for individual patients with cancer based on their cancer’s unique molecular characteristics, also known as precision cancer medicine. The purpose of this text will be to describe the contribution and need for multiple disciplines working together to deliver precision cancer medicine. This entails a multi-disciplinary approach across fields including molecular pathology, computational biology, clinical oncology, cancer biology, drug development, genetics, immunology, and bioethics. Thus, we have outlined a current text on each of these fields as they work together to overcome various challenges and create opportunities to deliver precision cancer medicine. As trainees and junior faculty enter their respective fields, this text will provide a framework for understanding the role and responsibility for each specialist to contribute to this team science approach. 

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Medical Oncology Comprehensive Cancer Center & The Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital at The Ohio State University, Columbus, USA

    Sameek Roychowdhury

  • Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, USA

    Eliezer M. Van Allen

About the editors

Dr. Roychowdhury is a physician scientist in medical oncology focusing on translational cancer genomics and implementing precision cancer medicine. His clinical practice in medical oncology includes patients with advanced, metastatic cancer including prostate, colorectal, and rare cancer subtypes.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Precision Cancer Medicine

  • Book Subtitle: Challenges and Opportunities

  • Editors: Sameek Roychowdhury, Eliezer M. Van Allen

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-23637-3

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-23636-6Published: 03 January 2020

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-23639-7Published: 26 August 2021

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-23637-3Published: 02 January 2020

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: VI, 196

  • Number of Illustrations: 2 b/w illustrations, 31 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Cancer Research

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eBook USD 84.99
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Softcover Book USD 109.99
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  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info
Hardcover Book USD 109.99
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  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
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