1st Edition

Gene Regulation and Therapeutics for Cancer

328 Pages 7 Color & 13 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

328 Pages 7 Color & 13 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

328 Pages 7 Color & 13 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

Differential gene regulation and targeted therapy are the critical aspects of several cancers. This book covers specific gene regulation and targeted therapies in different malignancies. It offers a comprehensive assessment of the transcriptional dysregulation in cancer, and considers some examples of transcriptional regulators as definitive oncogenic drivers in solid tumors, followed by a brief... Read more

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Biography

Surinder K. Batra is a Professor and Chairman of the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the University of Nebraska Medical Center. Dr. Batra studies the functions of mucins in the progression of different malignancies. His recent studies demonstrated the molecular mechanism for the progression and metastasis of multiple cancers. His investigations led to developing several targeted therapies for different tumors. Based on his mechanistic and translational studies, different targets entered into Phase I/II trials for various cancers.

Moorthy P. Ponnusamy is an Associate Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the University of Nebraska Medical Centre. Dr. Ponnusamy’s research background reflects a keen interest in understanding the molecular mechanisms of cancer stem cell-mediated progression and metastatis of pancreatic cancer. His recent studies discovered the specific mechanism for pancreatic cancer stem cell maintenance and its impact on metastatis. He is developing small molecules to target cancer stem cell populations.

"The book discusses the specific genes that regulate several malignancies and the available and optimized targeted therapies to treat such cancers. This is an excellent book that provides an interesting account on transcriptional dysregulation in cancer and how transcriptional regulation by therapeutic agents serves as a platform to design clinical trials in the questof cures for cancer. It is quite unique in discussing this complex subject matter concisely and clearly."

- Omer Iqbal, Loyola University Medical Center