Bone Metastasis

Bone metastasis occurs in 60 to 85% of all breast, prostate, and lung cancer patients and is responsible for increasing morbidity. In Bone Metastasis: Experimental and Clinical Therapeutics, leading bone metastasis experts from around the world explain the molecular underpinnings of the process, rev...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Otros Autores: Singh, Gurmit (Editor ), Rabbani, Shafaat A. (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Totowa, NJ : Humana Press : Imprint: Humana, 2005.
Edición:1st ed. 2005.
Colección:Cancer Drug Discovery and Development,
Temas:
Oncology.
Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Fundamental Concepts
  • Overview
  • Parathyroid Hormone-Related Peptide and Malignancy
  • Vitamin D and Vitamin D Analogs in Cancer Progression and Metastasis
  • Role of TGF-? and IGF in Tumor Progression and Bone Metastases
  • Biologic and Therapeutic Implications of Osteomimicry and Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition in Prostate Cancer
  • Roles of Immune-Cell-Derived Matrix Metalloproteinases in Tumor Growth and Metastasis
  • Contribution of Osteopontin to the Development of Bone Metastasis
  • Role of Interleukin-11 in Osteolytic Bone Metastasis
  • Cell Adhesion Molecules in Tumor Metastasis
  • PTHrP and Cancer
  • Antithrombotics in Tumor Growth and Metastasis
  • Therapeutic Strategies
  • Challenges and Strategies in the Analysis of Multiple Events in Oncology
  • Integrins
  • Bone Metastasis and Pathological Fractures
  • Role of Photodynamic Therapy for Bone Metastasis
  • Docetaxel for Metastatic Cancer and Its Role in Combination Therapies for Advanced Prostate Cancer
  • Use of Tetracyclines for Bone Metastases
  • Role of Bisphosphonates in Skeletal Metastases
  • Radiation Treatment of Bone Metastases.

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