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Immunotherapy of Cancer: An Innovative Treatment Comes of Age
Yoshiyuki Yamaguchi (Ed.)
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Description for Immunotherapy of Cancer: An Innovative Treatment Comes of Age
Hardcover. Editor(s): Yamaguchi, Yoshiyuki. Num Pages: 344 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, 39 colour illustrations, 37 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: MJCL; MJCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155. .
This timely book, published just as cancer immunotherapy comes of age, summarizes the rationale, present status, and future perspective for cancer immunotherapy. Included are explanations of the constitution of the immune system and immunocheckpoints, the mechanism of antigen presentation and recognition, valuable modalities, clinical trials and guidance, personalization, and biomarkers, all of which are essential for understanding the success of cancer immunotherapy. This innovative therapy has been investigated worldwide as the fourth line of cancer treatment after the standard treatments of surgery, chemotherapy, and radiotherapy. The progress in fundamental understanding of tumor immunology and the recent advances in clinical trials ... Read more
This timely book, published just as cancer immunotherapy comes of age, summarizes the rationale, present status, and future perspective for cancer immunotherapy. Included are explanations of the constitution of the immune system and immunocheckpoints, the mechanism of antigen presentation and recognition, valuable modalities, clinical trials and guidance, personalization, and biomarkers, all of which are essential for understanding the success of cancer immunotherapy. This innovative therapy has been investigated worldwide as the fourth line of cancer treatment after the standard treatments of surgery, chemotherapy, and radiotherapy. The progress in fundamental understanding of tumor immunology and the recent advances in clinical trials ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Springer
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
739g
Number of Pages
358
Place of Publication
Tokyo, Japan
ISBN
9784431550303
SKU
V9784431550303
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Ref
99-3
About Yoshiyuki Yamaguchi (Ed.)
Dr. Yoshiyuki Yamaguchi, MD, PhD, Professor, Department of Clinical Oncology, Kawasaki Medical School, Kurashiki, Japan
Reviews for Immunotherapy of Cancer: An Innovative Treatment Comes of Age
This book covers the history, current status and future of cancer immunotherapy. ... The content of the book is simply exiting, well written and fully covering the problem. I strongly recommend this book to everybody working in the field. (Jan Lakota, Neoplasma, Vol. 64 (1), 2017)