Applications of Viruses for Cancer Therapy /

• Other Authors: Tew, Kenneth D. (Editor), Fisher, Paul B. (Editor), Curiel, David (Editor)
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Amsterdam : Elsevier, 2012.
• Series: Advances in cancer research ; v. 115.
• Subjects: Cancer > Research.; HEALTH & FITNESS > Diseases > Cancer.; MEDICAL > Oncology.; Neoplasms > therapy.; Electronic books.

Advances in Cancer Research provides invaluable information on the exciting and fast-moving field of cancer research. This thematic volume looks at "Applications of viruses for cancer therapy". With outstanding and original reviews, this volume covers topics such as Cancer Terminator Virus...

Table of Contents:

• Ch. 1. Cancer terminator viruses and approaches for enhancing therapeutic outcomes
• Ch. 2. Adenovirus strategies for tissue-specific targeting
• Ch. 3. Syrian hamster as an animal model to study oncolytic adenoviruses and to evaluate the efficacy of antiviral compounds
• Ch. 4. Design of improved oncolytic adenoviruses
• Ch. 5. The development of transcription-regulated adenoviral vectors with high cancer-selective imaging capabilities
• Ch. 6. Adenovirus-based immunotherapy of cancer, promises to keep
• Ch. 7. Cancer treatment with gene therapy and radiation therapy
• Ch. 8. Oncolytic adenoviruses for cancer immunotherapy, data from mice, hamsters, and humans
• Index.