Molecularly Targeted Therapy for Childhood Cancer

Download or read book Molecularly Targeted Therapy for Childhood Cancer written by Peter J. Houghton and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2010-09-10 with total page 548 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Each chapter will focus on the known molecular characteristics of specific childhood cancers, focusing on how the molecular ‘drivers’ can be exploited from a therapeutic standpoint with currently available targeted agents. Where applicable, integration of targeted therapies with conventional cytotoxic agents will be considered. This volume will provide a comprehensive summary of molecular characteristics of childhood cancers, and how the changes involved in transformation provide us with opportunities for developing relatively less toxic, but curative, therapies.