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Contributions from researchers and clinicians detail many of the key laboratory experiments and clinical protocols currently being investigated, integrating information from previous and ongoing research. Introductory material covers the biological principles of brain tumor immunotherapy, along with the neuropathology, molecular pathogenesis, epidemiology, and the relevant current therapies. Topics range from adoptive cellular immunotherapy, such as systemic T-cell immunotherapy; to antibody-mediated immunotherapy, such as radiolabeled antibodies; and tumor vaccines and other strategies, such as dendritic cell immunotherapy; and include many experimental strategies and immunological techniques. Three of the four editors are at UCLA School of Medicine; the fourth is with Duke University Medical Center. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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An authoritative panel of researchers and clinicians critically reviews the entire field to provide a comprehensive guide to modern brain tumor immunotherapy and thereby enhance future research in this area. The contributors detail many of the key laboratory experiments and clinical protocols that are currently being investigated, integrate the available information from previous and ongoing research, and help define the current status of the field. Topics range from adoptive cellular and antibody-mediated immunotherapy of brain tumors to tumor vaccines and related strategies, and include many vanguard experimental strategies and immunological techniques for studying brain tumor immunotherapy. Cutting-edge and comprehensive, Brain Tumor Immunotherapy brings together all the important recent advances in our understanding of central nervous system tumor immunology and illustrates in powerful detail the many new applications now harnessing the immune response for brain tumor therapeutics.
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