Acute Myelogenous Leukemia

Genetics, Biology and Therapy

AvLalitha Nagarajan

Inbunden, Engelska, 2009

Del i serien Cancer Treatment and Research

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Beskrivning

Acute myelogenous leukemia (AML), is the most common form of leukemia in adults. AML is a deadly form of malignancy, the prognosis for which has not improved in the last two decades. More importantly, it is a malignancy that is seen in older adults, therefore the number of cases is likely to rise as the population ages. Over the past 15 years, genetic mechanisms underlying AML have begun to unfold. Additional research in this area has helped identify key components and characteristics. Consequently, targeted therapy of AML is receiving much attention. It is the hope of researchers that as with chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML), and the drug, Gleevec, a targeted therapy for AML will be discovered.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2009-11-18
Mått:160 x 241 x 23 mm
Vikt:659 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Cancer Treatment and Research
Antal sidor:280
Upplaga:2010
Förlag:Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
ISBN:9780387692579

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Onkologi inom Medicin

Mer om författaren

Lalitha Nagarajan is an Associate Professor, Department of Molecular Genetics, The University of Texas, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas.

Innehållsförteckning

The Leukemia Stem Cell.- Epigenetic Mechanisms in AML – A Target for Therapy.- Chromosomal Translocations in AML: Detection and Prognostic Significance.- Chromosomal Deletions in AML.- Genes Predictive of Outcome and Novel Molecular Classification Schemes in Adult Acute Myeloid Leukemia.- Receptor Tyrosine Kinase Alterations in AML – Biology and Therapy.- Lineage-Specific Transcription Factor Aberrations in AML.- Proleukemic RUNX1 and CBF? Mutations in the Pathogenesis of Acute Leukemia.- Acute Myeloid Leukemia with Mutated Nucleophosmin (NPM1): Molecular, Pathological, and Clinical Features.- MicroRNAs: New Players in AML Pathogenesis.- Murine Models of Human Acute Myeloid Leukemia.- Apoptosis in Leukemias: Regulation and Therapeutic Targeting.- Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia: A Paradigm for Differentiation Therapy.- Immunotherapy of AML.- Therapy of Acute Myelogenous Leukemia in Adults.