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Each chapter will focus on the known molecular characteristics of specific childhood cancers, focusing on how the molecular ‘drivers’ can be exploited from a therapeutic standpoint with currently available targeted agents. Where applicable, integration of targeted therapies with conventional cytotoxic agents will be considered. This volume will provide a comprehensive summary of molecular characteristics of childhood cancers, and how the changes involved in transformation provide us with opportunities for developing relatively less toxic, but curative, therapies.

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Author:   Peter J. Houghton ,  Robert J. Arceci
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Imprint:   Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Edition:   2010 ed.
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 3.30cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   1.094kg
ISBN:  

9780387690605

ISBN 10:   0387690603
Pages:   536
Publication Date:   08 September 2010
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Hematologic Malignancies.- The Emerging Era of Targeted Therapy in Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia.- Molecular Targeted Therapies in T-Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia.- Molecularly Targeted Therapy for Infant ALL.- Targeted Therapeutic Approaches for AML.- Acute Promyelocytic Leukaemia.- Down Syndrome and Acute Myeloid Leukemia: An Unique Genetic Sensitivity to Chemotherapy.- Targeting RAS Signaling Pathways in Juvenile Myelomonocytic Leukemia (JMML).- Chronic Myeloid Leukemia: Pathophysiology and Therapeutics.- Molecularly Targeted Therapies in Pediatric Myelodysplastic Syndromes.- New Therapeutic Frontiers for Childhood Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma.- Molecular Targeting of Post-transplant Lymphoproliferative Disorders.- Solid Tumors.- Molecularly Targeted Therapies for Astrocytomas.- Targeted Therapy in Medulloblastoma in Molecularly Targeted Therapy for Childhood Cancer.- Future Treatments of Ependymoma.- Development of Targeted Therapies for Rhabdoid Tumors Based on the Functions of INI1/hSNF5 Tumor Suppressor.- Development of Targeted Therapies for Neurofibromatosis Type 1 (NF1) Related Tumors.- Molecular Therapy for Neuroblastoma.- Ewing’s Sarcoma Family of Tumors: Molecular Targets Need Arrows.- Molecular Targeted Therapy for Wilms’ Tumor.- Molecular Therapy for Rhabdomyosarcoma.- Molecularly Targeted Therapy for Osteosarcoma: Where Do We Go from Here?.- Nonrhabdomyosarcoma Soft Tissue Sarcoma in Children: Developing New Treatments Based on a Better Understanding of Disease Biology.

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