Advances in Cancer Biomarkers From biochemistry to clinic for a critical revision /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Scatena, Roberto (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2015.
• Series: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, 867
• Subjects: Medicine.; Cancer research.; Pharmacology.; Oncology.; Biomedicine.; Cancer Research.; Pharmacology/Toxicology.

At present there are a growing number of biomolecules under investigation to understand their potential role as cancer biomarker for diagnostic, prognostic and therapeutic purposes.  Intriguingly, the state of art on cancer biomarkers research shows interesting and promising results together to clam...

Table of Contents:

• Prelims
• I Generality.- II Tumor markers-a critical revision
• Enzymes.- Hormones
• Oncofetal proteins.- Cytokeratins
• Carbohydrate markers
• Blood group antigens.- Genetic markers
• Various protein markers
• III Perspectives.- The role of Circulating tumor Cells as tumor markers
• Index.