Prostate cancer

Prostate cancer biology, genetics, and the new therapeutics edited by Leland W.K. Chung, William B. Isaacs, and Jonathan W. Simons ; foreword by Donald S. Coffey. - 2nd ed. - Totowa, N.J. : Humana Press, c2007. - xxi, 508 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 27 cm. - Contemporary cancer research .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Xenograft models of human prostate cancer -- The pathology of human prostatic atrophy and inflammation -- Tissue microarrays in prostate cancer research -- Prostate (cancer) stem cells -- Cancer-host interactions: a paradigm shift brings new understanding and new opportunities -- Androgen receptor function in prostate cancer progression -- Hedgehog signaling in development and cancer -- Cholesterol, cell signaling, and prostate cancer -- Gene therapy for advanced prostate cancer -- Role of transforming growth factor-� in immunotherapy of prostate cancer -- Biology and therapeutic basis of prostate cancer bone metastasis -- Molecular imaging: noninvasive strategies to visualize gene expression in living subjects -- Quantum dot nanotechnology for prostate cancer research -- Expression profiling of prostate cancer progression -- Somatic alterations in prostate cancer progression -- Linkage studies of prostate cancer families to identify susceptibility genes -- Somatic DNA methylation changes and prostatic carcinogenesis -- Telomeres, telomerase, chromosome stability, and prostate cancer -- Racial differences in prostate cancer mortality -- Radiotherapy for the treatment of locally advanced prostate cancer -- Recombinant antibody candidates for treatment of prostate cancer -- Differentiation agents and epigenomic therapies: an overview and potential use for prostate cancer -- Taxane-based chemotherapy for prostate cancer -- Co-targeting therapeutics for hormone refractory prostate cancer -- Intercellular targets of prostate cancer -- Novel and efficient translational clinical trial designs in advanced prostate cancer.

1588296962 (alk. paper) 9781588296962 (alk. paper) 9781597452243 (eISBN) 1597452246 (eISBN)


Prostate
Prostate
Prostate
Prostatic Neoplasms
Prostatic Neoplasms
Prostatic Neoplasms--Cancer.--Cancer--Genetic aspects.--Cancer--Treatment.--physiopathology.--genetics.--therapy.

616.994 / CHU

2007 K-454 WJ 762 / P9661 2007

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