Gene Therapy of Cancer

Gene Therapy of Cancer. Edited by Edmund Lattime, and Stanton Gerson. 2013, pp. 554, Eur 143, ISBN: 9780123942951. Academic Press / Elsevier, San Diego, CA, USA.

The Third Edition of Gene Therapy of Cancer provides crucial updates on the basic and applied sciences of gene therapy. It offers a comprehensive assessment of the field including the areas of suicide gene therapy, oncogene and suppressor gene targeting, immunotherapy, drug resistance gene therapy, and the genetic modification of stem cells. This book explains the underlying cancer biology necessary for understanding proposed therapeutic approaches, presents in-depth description of targeting systems and treatment strategies and covers the breadth of gene therapy approaches including immunotherapeutic, drug resistance, oncolytic viruses, as well as regulatory perspectives from both the NCI and FDA. Researchers at all levels of development, from basic laboratory investigators to clinical practitioners, will find this book to be instructive.