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Liquid Biopsy in Cancer Patients

The Hand Lens for Tumor Evolution

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  • The first text on this specific topic
  • A useful and comprehensive resource and state-of-the-art overview about the new, growing and fast-expanding field of “liquid biopsy” for the management of cancer patients
  • All authors are recognized experts in their field
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Current Clinical Pathology (CCPATH)

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About this book

This text is designed to provide readers with a useful and comprehensive resource and state-of-the-art overview about the new, growing and fast-expanding field of “liquid biopsy” for the management of cancer patients. The liquid biopsy represents an important turning point in oncology since it provides a tool for a serial monitoring of disease. Liquid biopsy is our “hand lens” to follow molecular changes that characterize tumor development and progression. The book provide a unique and valuable resource on the clinical relevance of liquid biopsy as well as on the technical aspects of liquid biopsy analysis. All invited authors are recognized experts in their field. 

Liquid Biopsy in Cancer Patients: The Hand Lens for Tumor Evolution is targeted to resident and fellows physicians, medical oncologists, molecular biologists and biotechnologists.

Editors and Affiliations

  • College of Science and Technology, Temple University Sbarro Institute for Cancer Research, Philadelphia, USA

    Antonio Russo

  • Surgical and Oncological Sciences, University of Palermo School of Medicine, Palermo, Italy

    Antonio Giordano

  • Oncology, University Hospital Antwerp, Edegem, Belgium

    Christian Rolfo

About the editors

Antonio Giordano, MD, PhD Director Sbarro Institute for Cancer Research and Molecular Medicine and  Center of Biotechnology   College of Science and TechnologyTemple University BioLife Science  Bldg. Suite 431 1900 N 12th  Street Philadelphia PA 19122 UsaTel: +1 215-204 9520 Fax: +1 215-204 9522 E-mail: giordano@temple.edupresident@shro.org

Antonio Russo, MD, PhD 
Professor of Medical Oncology Section of Medical Oncology Department of Surgical and Oncological Sciences School of Medicine, University of Palermo, Via del Vespro 129 - 90127 Palermo (Italy) Adjunct Full Professor in Temple University, Institute for Cancer Research and Molecular Medicine and Center of Biotechnology - College of Science and Biotechnology, Philadelphia (USA) Phone: + 39-091-6552500; Fax: +39-091-6554529 E-mail: antonio.russo@usa.net 

Christian Rolfo, MD, PhDHead of Unit Phase I - Early Clinical TrialsDirector of Clinical Trial Management Program Oncology DepartmentUniversity Hospital AntwerpUZA, Wilrijkstraat 10, 2650 EdegemTel +32 3 821 3646E-mail: christian.rolfo@uza.be

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Liquid Biopsy in Cancer Patients

  • Book Subtitle: The Hand Lens for Tumor Evolution

  • Editors: Antonio Russo, Antonio Giordano, Christian Rolfo

  • Series Title: Current Clinical Pathology

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-55661-1

  • Publisher: Humana Cham

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG 2017

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-55659-8Published: 11 August 2017

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-85719-0Published: 03 August 2018

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-55661-1Published: 26 July 2017

  • Series ISSN: 2197-781X

  • Series E-ISSN: 2197-7828

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XI, 214

  • Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations, 40 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Pathology, Oncology

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