Gene therapy of cancer : translational approaches from preclinical studies to clinical implementation /

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Lattime, Edmund C., 1951-, Gerson, Stanton L.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: San Diego : Academic Press, [1999]
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Tumor suppressor genes as targets for cancer gene therapy
  • Characterization of specific genetic alterations in cancer cells
  • Immunologic targets for the gene therapy of cancer
  • Retroviral vector design for cancer gene therapy
  • Non-infectious gene transfer and expression systems for cancer gene therapy
  • Parvovirus vectors for the gene therapy of cancer
  • Antibody-targeted gene therapy
  • The Use of vaccinia virus vectors for immunotherapy via in situ tumor transfection
  • Ribozymes in cancer gene therapy
  • In situ use of suicide genes for cancer therapy
  • Transfer of drug resistance genes into hematopoietic progenitors
  • Cytosine deaminase as a suicide gene in cancer gene therapy
  • Preemptive and therapeutic uses of suicide genes for cancer and leukemia
  • Antisense strategies in the treatment of leukemias
  • Selectively replicating viruses as therapeutic agents against cancer
  • ras oncogene products as tumor-specific antigens for activation of T-lymphocyte-mediated immunity
  • Polynucleotide-mediated immunization therapy of cancer
  • DNA and dendritic cell-based genetic immunization against cancer
  • Engineering cellular cancer vaccines: gene and protein transfer options
  • Cancer gene therapy by direct transfer of plasmid DNA in cationic lipids
  • Ex vivo and in vivo cytoreductive gene therapy for urologic cancers: translation of molecular pharmacology to clinical pharmacology
  • Applications of gene transfer in the adoptive immunotherapy of cancer
  • Cytokine gene therapy of cancer
  • The Use of genetically modified hematopoietic stem cells for cancer therapy
  • Novel artificial tumor-specific killer cell and intrabody approaches for cancer therapy.