Cancer Vaccines and Tumor Immunity

Cancer Vaccines and Tumor Immunity
by Rimas Orentas (Author), James W. Hodge (Author), Bryon D., PhD Johnson (Author)

Product Details
* Hardcover: 334 pages
* Publisher: Wiley-Liss; 1 edition (February 8, 2008)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 0470074744

Book Description
Cancer vaccine development has changed from a small-scale academic enterprise in to an applied science requiring a large clinical research infrastructure. In this book, a team of expert contributors take a focused look at the hot emerging area of cancer vaccines and tumor immunity. Cancer Vaccines and Tumor Immunity serves a unique role in that it presents as a continuum the basic science discoveries that have moved forward into clinical trials. It is a one-stop, concise reference for all those interested in cancer vaccines, summarizing where we have come from, demonstrating what we are currently doing, and identifying the next major advances.
* Discusses how our new and developing understanding of T-regulatory cells and autoimmunity will impact cancer vaccine design
* Offers a unique look forward into how vaccination in the context of bone marrow transplantation will open new avenues for clinical study
* Offers an exceptional presentation of how modern genomic analysis of normal and tumor tissue will help to identify the next generation of cancer vaccine targets

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