Melanoma: Current Clinical Management And Future Therapeutics Ed. By Mandi Murph
by Mandi Murph /
2015 / English / PDF
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This book explore the most common subtype of melanoma, cutaneous disease, as well as a rare form, acral lentiginous melanoma and even canine tumors. The book includes a thorough introduction on epidemiology and disease, the current surgical management of melanoma and lymph node dissection, immunotherapy along with drug toxicities and emerging research topics, like RAGE and autotaxin, that have potential therapeutic applications. Experts from around the globe contributed chapters, most of which have visual illustrations to depict aspects of disease management and therapy, allowing readers to grasp the advanced concepts presented. This volume serves as an advanced course in melanoma or an addendum to further polish expertise. Preface 1 Melanoma — Epidemiology, Risk Factors, and the Role of Adaptive Pigmentation 2 Acral Melanoma — A Distinct Molecular and Clinical Subtype 3 Signaling Pathways Altered During the Metastatic Progression of Melanoma 4 Surgery and Staging of Melanoma 5 Current Surgical Management of Acral Lentiginous Melanoma 6 Changing Perceptions of Lymphadenectomy and Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy in Melanoma 7 Current Insights Into Canine Cutaneous Melanocytic Tumours Diagnosis 8 Emerging Drug Combination Approaches in Melanoma Therapy 9 New Insights in Cutaneous Melanoma Immune-Therapy— Tackling Immune-Suppression and Specific Anti-Tumoral Response 10 Can Redirected T Cells Outsmart Aggressive Melanoma? The Promise and Challenge of Adoptive Cell Therapy 11 Toxicities of New Drugs for Melanoma Treatment and their Management 12 Autotax in - An Enzymatic Augmenter of Malignant Progression Linked to Inflammation 13 RAGE and Its Ligands in Melanoma 14 Gang I ios ides and Antigang I ios ides in Malignant Melanoma
