Advances in Cancer Research

Erscheinungsjahr 2018
ISBN: 978-0-12-815127-3
Verlag: William Andrew Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 248 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 540 g

Advances in Cancer Research, Volume 138, the latest release in this ongoing, well-regarded serial provides invaluable information on the exciting and fast-moving field of cancer research. This volume presents original reviews on research bridging oncology and gene expression, with this volume covering unconventional approaches to modulating the immunogenicity of tumor cells, tumor dormancy and immunoediting, the emerging role of anti-apoptotic Bcl-2 family proteins in chemoresistance, Beclin-1 and autophagy, MDA-7/IL-24, and nanotechnology and medicine.

Zielgruppe

<p>Researchers and students in the basic and clinical sciences of cancer biology and oncology, plus related areas in genetics, immunology, pharmacology, cell biology, and molecular biology.</p>

Autoren/Hrsg.

Weitere Mitwirkende

Tew, Kenneth D.

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Klinische und Innere Medizin Onkologie, Krebsforschung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Leveraging Epigenetics to Enhance the Cellular Response to Chemotherapies and Improve Tumor ImmunogenicityLiliya Tyutyunyk-Massey, Syed Haqqani, Reshma Mandava, Kirubel Kentiba, Mallika Dammalapati, Nga Dao, Joshua Haueis, David Gewirtz and Joseph W. Landry2. VDAC Regulation: A Mitochondrial Target to Stop Cell ProliferationDiana Fang and Eduardo N. Maldonado3. Acquired Resistance to Drugs Targeting Tyrosine KinasesSteven A. Rosenzweig4. Extracellular Regulated Kinases: Signaling From Ras to ERK Substrates to Control Biological OutcomesScott T. Eblen5. Role of MDA-7/IL-24 a Multifunction Protein in Human DiseasesMitchell E. Menezes, Praveen Bhoopathi, Anjan K. Pradhan, Luni Emdad, Swadesh K. Das, Chunqing Guo, Xiang-Yang Wang, Devanand Sarkar and Paul B. Fisher6. Advances and Challenges of HDAC Inhibitors in Cancer TherapeuticsJesse J. McClure, Xiaoyang Li and C. James Chou7. Prospects of Gene Therapy to Treat MelanomaMitchell E. Menezes, Sarmistha Talukdar, Stephen L. Wechman, Swadesh K. Das, Luni Emdad, Devanand Sarkar and Paul B. Fisher

Über Autor(innen)

Tew, Kenneth D.
Professor & Chairman, Dept of Cell & Molecular Pharmacology John C. West Chair of Cancer Research, Medical University of South Carolina, USA
The Tew laboratory maintains an interest in using redox pathways as a platform to develop therapeutic strategies through drug discovery/development and biomarker identification. We interrogate how reactive oxygen and nitrogen species (ROS/RNS) impact cancer cells and develop novel drugs that impact on glutathione based pathways. Our research efforts have been integral to studies that have identified glutathione S-transferases (GST) as important in drug resistance, catalytic detoxification and as arbiters of kinase-mediated cell signaling events. In addition, we have been instrumental in defining how GSTP contributes to the process by which cells respond to ROS by selective addition of glutathione to specific protein clusters, so called S-glutathionylation. Each of these research areas has had broad impact on a number of cancer disciplines. Moreover, we have also been seminally involved in the Phase I to III clinical testing of three oncology drugs, Telcyta, Telintra and NOV-002. Other ongoing translational efforts have produced two ongoing clinical trials to measure the effectiveness of serum S-glutathionylated serine proteinase inhibitors as possible biomarkers for exposure to hydrogen peroxide mouthwashes and radiation.