Immunotherapy for gastrointestinal malignancies / Ramakrishna Vadde, Ganji Purnachandra Nagaraju, editors.

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 discus...

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Other Authors: Vadde, Ramakrishna (Editor), Nagaraju, Ganji Purnachandra (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Singapore : Springer, [2020]
Series:Diagnostics and therapeutic advances in GI malignancies,
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Summary: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.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xii, 251 pages) : illustrations (some color)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9789811564871
9811564876
ISSN:2662-2688
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed March 9, 2021).