Therapy in cancer 2008 quo vadis? /

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Other Authors: Clark, Jeffrey W. (Speaker)
Format: Electronic Video
Language:English
Published: London : Henry Stewart Talks, 2009.
Series:Henry Stewart talks. Biomedical & life sciences collection. Cancer therapy : latest thinking in efficacy and toxicity.
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Online Access:https://hstalks.com/bs/1112/
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Table of Contents:
  • Contents: Why pursuing new therapeutic approaches in cancer is important
  • Prevention and screening
  • Current cancer therapy: non-surgical
  • Most chemotherapy targets DNA
  • Chemotherapy effects
  • Current state of cancer therapy: efficacy and toxicity
  • Molecular pathogenesis of cancer
  • Pursuing targeted therapy in cancers
  • Targeted biologic therapies
  • Evolving targets and agents
  • Shift from chemotherapy to targeted agents
  • Clinically established molecular targets in malignancies
  • Targeted therapy: proteins and small molecules
  • Changes brought about by targeting: efficacy and toxicity
  • Biomarkers in drug development
  • What is currently known: angiogenesis
  • The VEGF family and its receptors
  • Bevacizumab and Sorafenib
  • Does toxicity correlate with response?
  • What research is ongoing: agents?
  • Future directions in cancer treatment options
  • Core pathways altered in pancreatic and colorectal cancer.