Bone Metastasis Experimental and Clinical Therapeutics /

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Singh, Gurmit (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Rabbani, Shafaat A. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Totowa, NJ : Humana Press, 2005.
• Σειρά: Cancer Drug Discovery and Development
• Θέματα: Medicine.; Oncology.; Medicine & Public Health.

Bone metastasis occurs in 60 to 85% of all breast, prostate, and lung cancer patients and is responsible for increasing morbidity. In Bone Metastasis: Experimental and Clinical Therapeutics, leading bone metastasis experts from around the world explain the molecular underpinnings of the process, rev...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Fundamental Concepts
• Overview
• Parathyroid Hormone-Related Peptide and Malignancy
• Vitamin D and Vitamin D Analogs in Cancer Progression and Metastasis
• Role of TGF-? and IGF in Tumor Progression and Bone Metastases
• Biologic and Therapeutic Implications of Osteomimicry and Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition in Prostate Cancer
• Roles of Immune-Cell-Derived Matrix Metalloproteinases in Tumor Growth and Metastasis
• Contribution of Osteopontin to the Development of Bone Metastasis
• Role of Interleukin-11 in Osteolytic Bone Metastasis
• Cell Adhesion Molecules in Tumor Metastasis
• PTHrP and Cancer
• Antithrombotics in Tumor Growth and Metastasis
• Therapeutic Strategies
• Challenges and Strategies in the Analysis of Multiple Events in Oncology
• Integrins
• Bone Metastasis and Pathological Fractures
• Role of Photodynamic Therapy for Bone Metastasis
• Docetaxel for Metastatic Cancer and Its Role in Combination Therapies for Advanced Prostate Cancer
• Use of Tetracyclines for Bone Metastases
• Role of Bisphosphonates in Skeletal Metastases
• Radiation Treatment of Bone Metastases.