The Basics of Cancer Immunotherapy

This comprehensively updated new edition provides patients and their physicians (especially non-oncologist healthcare providers) with a clear and concise introduction to cancer immunotherapy. Unlike traditional forms of cancer therapy, immunotherapy acts by boosting the patient’s own immune system t...

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Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Outros autores: Dong, Haidong (Editor), Markovic, Svetomir N. (Editor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:inglés
Publicado: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2024.
Edición:2nd ed. 2024.
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Acceso en liña:https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-59475-5
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Table of Contents:
  • The basic concepts in cancer immunology and immunotherapy
  • Immune checkpoint inhibitors in oncology
  • Bi-specific, T cell engaging antibodies including Tebentifusp
  • Cell therapy for cancer: CAR-T, TIL
  • Viral immunotherapy strategies in clinical practice: TVEC
  • Chemotherapy for resistant cancer to ICI
  • Radio-immunotherapy for refractory cancers
  • Immunotherapy for melanoma and skin cancer
  • Immunotherapy for lung cancer
  • Immunotherapy for breast cancer
  • Immunotherapy for genitourinary malignancies
  • Immunotherapy for gastrointestinal malignancies
  • Immunotherapy in the solid organ transplant recipient
  • Management of immune-related adverse events from immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy
  • Resources for patients undergoing immune therapy for cancer
  • Immunotherapy for head and neck cancer.