Bronner / Farach-Carson Bone and Cancer

1. Auflage 2009
ISBN: 978-1-84882-019-7
Verlag: Springer
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, Band 5, 246 Seiten, eBook

Reihe: Topics in Bone Biology

The fifth in a series of reviews, centered on a single major topic (vol. 1 Bone Formation, vol. 2 Bone Resorption, vol. 3 Engineering of Functional Skeletal Tissues, vol. 4 Osteoarthritis) written by acknowledged authorities in the field, and aimed at researchers, clinicians and others involved in the bone field.

Series Editors of Topics in Bone Biology are: Professors Felix Bronner, PhD - University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, CT, USA, and Dr Mary C. Farach-Carson, PhD - the Department of Biology, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, USA

Zielgruppe

Professional/practitioner

Autoren/Hrsg.

Bronner, Felix

Farach-Carson, Mary C.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Blood–Bone Axis and Bone Marrow Microenvironment.- Genetics of Osteosarcoma.- Multiple Myeloma and Other Hematological Malignancies of Bone.- Mechanism of Metastasis to Bone: The Role of Bone Marrow Endothelium.- Lysophosphatidic Acid: Role in Bone and Bone Cancer.- Role of Bone Microenvironment/Metastatic Niche in Cancer Progression.- Detection and Characterization of Disseminated Tumor Cells present in Bone Marrow of Cancer Patients.- Molecular Imaging of Cancer Cells Growing in Bone.- Inflammatory Cytokines and Their Role in Bone Metastasis and Osteolysis.- Prostate Cancer Bone Colonization: Osteomimicry in the Bone Niche.- Bone Pain Associated with Cancer Metastasis.- Small Animal Models for the Study of Cancer in Bone.- Hormonal therapies in Breast and Prostate Cancer: Effects on Bone and the Role of Bisphosphonates.- Therapeutic Approaches to Metastatic Bone Cancer II: Targeted and Non-targeted Systemic Agents.- The Role of Allogeneic Bone Marrow Transplant in Cancer Treatment.- The Role of Radiosurgery in the Treatment of Bone Localized Cancers.

Über Autor(innen)

Series Editors of Topics in Bone Biology are: Professors Felix Bronner , PhD - University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, CT, USA, and Dr Mary C. Farach-Carson , PhD - the Department of Biology, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, USA