Biotargets of Cancer in Current Clinical Practice

Download or read book Biotargets of Cancer in Current Clinical Practice written by Mauro Bologna and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-04-03 with total page 572 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Biotargets of Cancer in Current Clinical Practice presents an updated and reasoned review of the current status of knowledge concerning the major cancer types with a special focus on the current biomarkers, genes involved and the potential future targets of innovative therapies. The volume includes for each major cancer type, a comprehensive although concise discussion of epidemiology, affirmed and innovative biomarkers for diagnosis, and descriptions of the relevant genes for prognosis and (individualized) therapy through biotarget-specific new molecular treatments, with the latest information on the validation status of each novel biomarker. Individual chapters are dedicated to the major cancer types, plus a special chapter on metastasis. The present debate on patentability of genetic information applied to diagnostics and therapeutics of cancer is also discussed.