Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology

Ahmad, Aamir; Gadgeel, Shirish M.

This, the second of two volumes on personalized medicine in lung cancer, touches upon the recent progress in targeted drug development based on genomics; emerging biomarkers and therapeutic targets such as EMT, cancer stem cells, and the tumor microenvironment; current personalized clinical management and radiation therapy for lung cancers; and the promise of epigenetics and next-generation sequencing for the advancements towards personalized therapy of lung cancer patients. With chapters on state-of-the-art therapies and technologies written by leading experts working to develop novel companion diagnosis tools for the personalized treatment of lung cancer patients, this volume brings readers up-to-date by presenting the current knowledge on the efforts to make personalized management of lung cancer patients a reality. 

Details

Published by: Springer

Publication Date: 2018-03-30

Format: Paperback

ISBN-13: 9783319797021

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-24932-2

Dimensions: 235cm x155cm

Pages: 231