Developing Costimulatory Molecules for Immunotherapy of Diseases highlights the novel concept of reverse costimulation and how it can be effectively exploited to develop immunotherapy using either humanized antibodies against CD80, CD86, and other costimulatory molecules or CD28…
This book is the first to tell the extraordinary yet unheralded history of monoclonal antibodies. Often referred to as Mabs, they are unfamiliar to most nonscientists, yet these microscopic protein molecules are everywhere, quietly shaping our lives and healthcare. Discovered in…
This book is the first to tell the extraordinary yet unheralded history of monoclonal antibodies. Often referred to as Mabs, they are unfamiliar to most nonscientists, yet these microscopic protein molecules are everywhere, quietly shaping our lives and healthcare. Discovered in…
Allergy and Allergen Immunotherapy: New Mechanisms and Strategies is a valuable and comprehensive book that covers allergy and causative allergens and provides diagnostic and therapeutic aspects as well. With chapters from internationally recognized experts in the field, the boo…
Cancer immunotherapy: principles and practice
Cancer immunotherapy principles and practice
Cancer immunotherapy: principles and practice
This book represents an updated summary of the state of the art of the characterization of cancer stem cell/cancer initiating cell (CSC/CIC) properties. Experts provide an overview of the definition and biological properties of CSCs/CICs as well as the role of these cells in det…
Immunopsychiatry: an introduction
"Once thought to be an immune-privileged site, we now know that there is a complex and essential bidirectional interplay between the central nervous system (CNS) and the immune system. Technological advances in imaging, genomic medicine and immunology have resulted in major revi…
"Once thought to be an immune-privileged site, we now know that there is a complex and essential bidirectional interplay between the central nervous system (CNS) and the immune system. Technological advances in imaging, genomic medicine and immunology have resulted in major revi…
"There has been an explosion of preclinical and clinical research leading to FDA approvals of immunotherapies that harness or enhance a patient's immune system to target tumors. However, despite promising clinical results, checkpoint blockade therapies can show intrinsic and acq…
"There has been an explosion of preclinical and clinical research leading to FDA approvals of immunotherapies that harness or enhance a patient's immune system to target tumors. However, despite promising clinical results, checkpoint blockade therapies can show intrinsic and acq…