Immunotherapy for Gastrointestinal Malignancies
Ramakrishna Vadde, "Immunotherapy for Gastrointestinal Malignancies "
English | ISBN: 9811564868 | 2020 | 263 pages | EPUB, PDF | 17 MB + 5 MB
English | ISBN: 9811564868 | 2020 | 263 pages | EPUB, PDF | 17 MB + 5 MB
This book reviews current immunotherapeutic strategies for gastrointestinal (GI) malignancies, including immune composition, immune checkpoint inhibitors, cell therapy, and peptide vaccines used to protect against esophageal, gastric, hepato-biliary, pancreatic and colorectal cancers. It also discusses the current challenges of using immunotherapy for the treatment of gastrointestinal malignancies.
The book reviews highly sensitive and specific immunomarkers for the detection of GI malignancies, and examines therapeutic vaccines and the major cytokines involved in GI immunotherapy, as well as their basic biology and clinical applications. In closing, the book explores various aspects of computational biology for the detection and treatment of GI malignancies.