Immunotherapy of Cancer

Provides the most up-to-date, invaluable information on the exciting and fast-moving field of cancer research

Xiang-Yang Wang (Volume editor), Paul B. Fisher (Volume editor)

9780128023167

Hardback, published 28 July 2015

392 pages
22.9 x 15.1 x 2.6 cm, 0.77 kg

Praise for the Serial"This classic and essential series presents critical overviews on select aspects of both cancerresearch and the basic underlying sciences." --American Scientist"Excellent, highly informative, in-depth reviews…expertly written, up-to-date, andwell-referenced." --Journal of Medicinal Chemistry"This is a series that has a long tradition of excellence in the field of cancer biology." --Doody’s Publishing Reviews

Immunotherapy of Cancer provides information on cancer research related to inflammation and immunity, containing outstanding reviews by experts in the field. It is suitable for researchers and students who have an interest in cancer immunobiology.

1. The New Era of Cancer Immunotherapy: Manipulating T-Cell Activity to Overcome MalignancyDanny N. Khalil, Sadna BudhuhD, Billel Gasmi, Roberta Zappasodi, Daniel Hirschhorn-Cymerman, Tamar Plitt, Olivier De Henau, Dmitriy Zamarin, Rikke B. Holmgaard, Judith T. Murphy, Jedd D. Wolchok and Taha Merghoub2. Immune Targeting of Tumor Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition Via Brachyury-Based VaccinesClaudia Palena and Duane H. Hamilton3. Myeloid-Derived Suppressor Cells: Critical Cells Driving Immune Suppression in the Tumor MicroenvironmentKatherine H. Parker , Daniel W. Beury and Suzanne Ostrand Rosenberg4. Phagocytes as Corrupted Policemen in Cancer-Related InflammationEduardo Bonavita, Maria Rosaria Galdiero, Sebastien Jaillon and Alberto Mantovani5. Tumor-Elicited Inflammation and Colorectal CancerKepeng Wang and Michael Karin6. Therapeutic Lymphoid Organogenesis in the Tumor MicroenvironmentAliyah M. Weinstein and Walter J. Storkus7. The Tumor Macroenvironment: Cancer-Promoting Networks Beyond Tumor BedsMelanie R. Rutkowski, Nikolaos Svoronos, Alfredo Perales Puchalt and Jose R. Conejo-Garcia8. Control of CD8 T-cell Infiltration into Tumors by Vasculature and MicroenvironmentJ. David Peske, Amber B. Woods, and Victor H. Engelhard9. Scavenger Receptors: Emerging Roles in Cancer Biology and ImmunologyXiaofei Yu, Chunqing Guo, Paul B. Fisher, John R. Subjeck and Xiang-Yang Wang

Subject Areas: Immunology [MJCM], Oncology [MJCL]