Targeted Therapies in Oncology, Second Edition

by Giuseppe Giaccone (Editor), Jean-Charles Soria (Editor) nSince the last edition of this book, major advances have been made in our understanding of key pathways that control tumor progression. This has led to the development of new anticancer agents that have the ability to block the activity of proteins involved in neoplastic cell development and proliferation. Targeted Therapies in Oncology, Second Edition provides a concise timely panorama of existing targeted therapies and progress into future anticancer treatments.nThese therapies notably include:nnTargeted agents of immune checkpointsnSignal-transduction inhibitorsnAntiangiogenic agentsnVascular-disrupting agentsnApoptosis modulatorsnStem cell inhibitorsnTumor profiling for drug developmentnnThe book emphasizes the biology behind this new class of drugs as well as the clinical achievements obtained. The contributors to this volume stand at the cutting edge of cancer research and treatment around the world.nProduct DetailsnnnISBN-13: 9781842145456nPublisher: CRC PressnPublication date: 10/25/2013nEdition description: RevisednEdition number: 2nPages: 498