Advances in Immunological Treatment of Cancer: Cellular Mechanism and Regulations [Hardcover]

Foreword by Kamla Pathak 1. Introduction of Immunoregulation Through Allogeneic Stem Cell Transfusion 2. Resistance Mechanisms in Cancer Immunology 3. Cancer Immunoediting: A New Hope for Survival 4. Understanding of Antigens and Phenotypic Plasticity Molecules for the Purpose of Cancer Immunotherapy 5. Regulatory T Cells in Tumor Immunity: Role of Toll-Like Receptors 6. Cancer Immunotherapy: Understanding Immune Tolerance 7. Immunitys Role in Suppressing Tumor Growth and Shaping Tumor Immunogenicity 8. The Immune Stimulating Effects of Conventional Chemotherapy 9. The Role of Innate and Adaptive Antitumor Immunity in Immune Surveillance

Overviews cancer immunology and immunotherapy. Explores latest research behind cancers driving mechanism of immune suppression, cutting-edge therapeutic approaches to combating cancer as well as novel approaches to cancer therapy with a special emphasis on the emerging new principles of immune suppression that drive the disease.

A must-read for basic, translational, and clinical researchers looking to improve the treatment of advanced disease. . . This book will be useful to its readers because it provides a comprehensive analysis of immunologys potential role in the fight against cancer, the systems role in regulating tumor growth, and the impact of the immune system on tumor immunogenicity.

From the Foreword by Kamla Pathak, PhD, Dean, Faculty of Pharmacy, Uttar Pradesh University of Medical Sciences, India

This new book provides a clinically relevant overview of cancer immunology and immunotherapy, exploring the cutting-edge research behind cancers driving mechanism of immune suppression and providing radical new ideas for improving therapy by employing these principles. It demonstrates the use and effectiveness of conventional chemotherapeutic drugs in eliminating tumors and provides an overview of immunoregulati