Molecular oncology of prostate cancer / edited by Jeffrey S. Ross and Christopher S. Foster.

Other author Ross, Jeffrey S. (Jeffrey Stuart), 1945-
Other author Foster, Christopher.
Format Book
Publication InfoSudbury, MA : Jones and Bartlett Publishers, ©2007.
Descriptionix, 534 pages, 16 pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm
Subjects
Prostatic Neoplasms.

Contents Prostate cancer and molecular medicine -- Molecular diagnostic techniques in prostate cancer -- Molecular epidemiology of prostate cancer -- Prostate cancer stem cells -- Prostate cancer screening and chemoprevention -- Molecular methods, including reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction and proteomics, for prostate cancer screening and detection of recurrance and micrometastasis -- Genomic classification of prostate carcinoma -- Pathology of premalignant lesions and adenocarcinoma of prostate -- Overview of prognostic and predictive factors in prostate cancer -- Cytogenetics and molecular genetics of prostate cancer -- DNA ploidy of S phase analysis in prostate cancer -- Cell proliferation markers and cell cycle regulators in prostate cancer -- Targeted therapies for cancer; integrating diagnostics and therapeutics -- The androgen receptor and hormone-based therapies -- HER-2 and anti-HER-2 targeted therapies -- Epidermal growth factor receptor and other growth factors and receptors -- Proteases: targets of tumor invasion and metastasis -- Angiogenesis and angiogenesis inhibitors: applications in adenocarcinoma of the prostate -- Cell adhesion molecules in prostate cancer -- Cell survival, apoptosis, and proapoptotic therapies -- Oncogenes -- p53 and tumor suppressor genes in prostate cancer -- Ubiquitin pathway and proteasome inhibitors -- Significance of DNA methylation in prostate cancer initiation and progression -- Bioinformatics, computational biology, and morphometrics -- Prostate-specific membrane antigen and other cell surface protein targets for antibody-based therapeutics and immunotherapy in prostate cancer -- Gene therapy and immunotherapy for prostate cancer -- Pharmacogenomics and pharmacogenetics in prostate cancer -- Functional and molecular imaging of prostate cancer -- Evaluation and assessment of molecular markers and their translation into clinical practice -- Regulatory aspects and implications of molecular testing in the United States.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2006021436
ISBN0763747459
ISBN9780763747459 :

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