Targeted Therapies in Cancer

Myth or Reality?

  • Francesco Colotta
  • Alberto Mantovani
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Part of the Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology book series (AEMB, volume 610)

Table of contents

  1. Front Matter
    Pages i-viii
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  2. Causality in Medicine
    Giulio Giorello
    Pages 1-4
  3. The Evolution of the Biomedical Paradigm in Oncology: Implications for Cancer Therapy
    Gilberto Corbellini, Chiara Preti
    Pages 5-18
  4. Anticancer Drug Discovery and Development
    Francesco Colotta
    Pages 19-42
  5. Beyond VEGF: Targeting Tumor Growth and Angiogenesis via Alternative Mechanisms
    James Christensen, Kenna Anderes
    Pages 43-53
  6. Aurora Kinases and Their Inhibitors: More Than One Target and One Drug
    Patrizia Carpinelli, Jürgen Moll
    Pages 54-73
  7. Signalling Pathways and Adhesion Molecules as Targets for Antiangiogenesis Therapy in Tumors
    Gianfranco Bazzoni
    Pages 74-87
  8. Developing T-Cell Therapies for Cancer in an Academic Setting
    Malcolm K. Brenner
    Pages 88-99
  9. Anticancer Cell Therapy with TRAIL-Armed CD34+ Progenitor Cells
    Carmelo Carlo-Stella, Cristiana Lavazza, Antonino Carbone, Alessandro M. Gianni
    Pages 100-111
  10. Linking Inflammation Reactions to Cancer: Novel Targets for Therapeutic Strategies
    Alberto Mantovani, Federica Marchesi, Chiara Porta, Paola Allavena, Antonio Sica
    Pages 112-127
  11. Clinical Development of Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor (EGFR) Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors: What Lessons Have We Learned?
    Manuel Hidalgo
    Pages 128-143
  12. GIST As the Model of Paradigm Shift Towards Targeted Therapy of Solid Tumors: Update and Perspective on Trial Design
    Jaap Verweij, Caroline Seynaeve, Stefan Sleijfer
    Pages 144-154
  13. Monoclonal Antibodies in the Treatment of Malignant Lymphomas
    Bertrand Coiffier
    Pages 155-176
  14. Molecular Network Analysis using Reverse Phase Protein Microarrays for Patient Tailored Therapy
    Runa Speer, Julia Wulfkuhle, Virginia Espina, Robyn Aurajo, Kirsten H. Edmiston, Lance A. Liotta et al.
    Pages 177-186
  15. Back Matter
    Pages 187-191
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About this book

Introduction

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Keywords

2005 International Meeting Cancer Microarray angiogenesis evolution in vitro in vivo molecular determinants remedies targeted therapy therapy translation tumor growth

Editors and affiliations

  • Francesco Colotta
    • 1
  • Alberto Mantovani
    • 2
  1. 1.Nerviano Medical SciencesNerviano (Milano)Italy
  2. 2.Istituto Clinico Humanitas and Institute of PathologyUniversity of MilanRozzano, MilanoItaly

Bibliographic information

  • DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-73898-7
  • Copyright Information Springer New York 2008
  • Publisher Name Springer, New York, NY
  • eBook Packages Biomedical and Life Sciences
  • Print ISBN 978-0-387-73897-0
  • Online ISBN 978-0-387-73898-7
  • Series Print ISSN 0065-2598
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