Pharmaceutical Perspectives of Cancer Therapeutics covers a wide variety of therapeutic approaches including gene therapy, immunological therapy; cancer vaccines; strategy for solid tumors as well as for hematological cancers; methods to suppress tumor angiogenesis and metastasis; development and utilization of relevant animal models; introduction of new concepts such as cancer stem cells and new technologies, such as DNA and tissue microarrays; and RNA interference. In addition, clinical application, the development of DNA diagnosis biomarkers and cancer prevention, as well as the utilization of imaging in cancer therapy are also discussed. The use of synthetic carriers, such as lipids, polymers, and peptides for delivery and targeting of small molecules, proteins, and nucleic acids to cancer cells in vivo are discussed. INDICE: From the contents Tumor microvasculature and microenvironment: Therapeutic targets for inhibition of angiogenesis and metastasis.- Anticancer drug development.- Tumor targeted macromolecular drug delivery based on the enhanced permeability and retention effect in solid tumor.- Multidrug-resistance in solid tumor and its reversal.- Targeting of apoptosis signaling pathways andtheir mediators for cancer therapy.- Role of telomerase in cancer therapeutics.- Polymeric carriers for anticancer drug delivery.- Application of nanobiotechnology in cancer therapeutics.- Receptor-mediated delivery of proteins and peptides to tumors.- Protein transduction domain-mediated delivery of anti-cancer proteins.- Current therapeutic uses of monoclonal antibodies.- Cancer vaccines.- RNA interference for cancer therapy.- MicroRNAs as therapeutic targets for cancer.- Targeted therapies for malignant brain tumors.
- ISBN: 978-1-4419-0130-9
- Editorial: Springer
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 600
- Fecha Publicación: 01/08/2009
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés