The Basics of Cancer Immunotherapy (eBook, PDF)

Redaktion: Dong, Haidong; Markovic, Svetomir N.

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Written specifically for cancer patients and non-oncologist care providers to serve as a resource when seeking immunotherapy as a treatment option

Detailed focus on various cancers provides disease-specific insights in applying immunotherapy to each disease

Provides direct evidence based on clinical studies and observations to address the risks and benefits of cancer immunotherapy

Comprehensively updated and expanded to include coverage of cutting-edge therapies and additional disease-specific scenarios

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Springer Nature Switzerland
• Seitenzahl: 221
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. Juli 2024
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9783031594755
• Artikelnr.: 71224063

Autorenporträt

Haidong Dong is a tumour immunologist who co-discovered B7-H1 (PD-L1) in 1998 at the Mayo Clinic, USA. His research is on mechanisms of cancer immunity and developments of cancer immunotherapy. Svetomir Markovic is a medical oncologist and physician scientist at the Mayo Clinic who specializes in the care of patients with metastatic melanoma. His research is focused on melanoma immune biology and immunotherapy. 

Inhaltsangabe

The basic concepts in cancer immunology and immunotherapy.- Immune checkpoint inhibitors in oncology.- Bi-specific, T cell engaging antibodies including Tebentifusp.- Cell therapy for cancer: CAR-T, TIL.- Viral immunotherapy strategies in clinical practice: TVEC.- Chemotherapy for resistant cancer to ICI.- Radio-immunotherapy for refractory cancers.- Immunotherapy for melanoma and skin cancer.- Immunotherapy for lung cancer.- Immunotherapy for breast cancer.- Immunotherapy for genitourinary malignancies.- Immunotherapy for gastrointestinal malignancies.- Immunotherapy in the solid organ transplant recipient.- Management of immune-related adverse events from immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy.- Resources for patients undergoing immune therapy for cancer.- Immunotherapy for head and neck cancer.