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Clinical immuno-oncology /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Niederhuber, John E. (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Philadelphia : Elsevier, [2024]
Subjects:
Cancer > Immunotherapy.
Immunotherapy.
Immunological adjuvants.
Neoplasms > immunology.
Neoplasms > therapy.
Antineoplastic Agents > therapeutic use.
Adjuvants, Immunologic.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book.
Table of Contents:
  • Development and structure of the lymphoid system
  • The chemistry, structure, and function of immunoglobulins
  • The role of the complement system in cancer etiology and management
  • Cancer and the science of innate immunity
  • Tumor antigenicity and cancer as non-self
  • Tumor immune surveillance
  • The essential elements of adaptive immunity and their relevance to cancer immunology
  • Cancer—avoiding immune detection
  • Vaccines and active immunization against cancer
  • The major clinical components of cancer immunotherapy (modulating cell-mediated immune mechanisms)
  • The microbiome and cancer immunotherapy
  • The clinical application of immuno-therapeutics
  • The effect of COVID-19 on cancer immunotherapy and cancer care.