Overview

"Exciting new ""biologic"" therapies for treating leukemia are appearing so rapidly that clinicians often find it difficult to make informed decisions about their use when making patient treatment decisions. Biologic Therapy of Leukemia summarizes and reviews all the available data concerning these cutting-edge biologic therapies so that practicing clinicians can make the correct patient-care choices. Here the busy physician will find in one convenient place crucial information on the uses and limitations of the major biologic therapies for leukemia, the different biologic strategies for its treatment, the management of patients being treated with such biologic agents, and the current and future role of emerging biologic agents."

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Author:   Matt Kalaycio
Publisher:   Humana Press Inc.
Imprint:   Humana Press Inc.
Edition:   Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2003
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.419kg
ISBN:  

9781468497779

ISBN 10:   1468497774
Pages:   270
Publication Date:   24 July 2012
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Part I: Immunotherapy Human Leukemia-Derived Dendritic Cells as Tools for Therapy David Claxton The Graft vs Leukemia Effect Brian J. Bolwell Unconjugated Monoclonal Antibodies Matt Kalaycio Drug Immunoconjugate Therapy of Acute Myeloid Leukemia Arthur E. Frankel, Bayard L. Powell, Eli Estey, and Martin S. Tallman Radiolabeled Monoclonal Antibodies John M. Burke and Joseph G. Jurcic Part II: Cytokines Interferons Thomas Fischer Interleukin-2 Treatment of Acute Leukemia Peter Kabos and Gary J. Schiller Part III: Targeted Therapeutics Antisense Therapy Stanley R. Frankel Signal Transduction Inhibitors Michael E. O'Dwyer and Brian J. Druker P-Glycoprotein Inhibition in Acute Myeloid Leukemia Thomas R. Chauncey Targeting the Apoptotic Machinery as a Potential, Antileukemic Strategy Benjamin M. F. Mow and Scott H. Kaufmann Part IV: Differentiation Agents Arsenicals: Past, Present, and Future Chadi Nabhan and Martin S. Tallman All-Trans-Retinoic Acid in the Treatment of Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia Pierre Fenaux and Laurent Degos Part V: Gene Therapy Gene Therapy Paul J. Orchard and R. Scott McIvor Index

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"""...provides an in depth review of the biologic approaches that are entering the treatment arena for leukemia. The authors have done an excellent job of reviewing the current state of this therapeutic approach."" - Medical Oncology"

...provides an in depth review of the biologic approaches that are entering the treatment arena for leukemia. The authors have done an excellent job of reviewing the current state of this therapeutic approach. - Medical Oncology

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