Towards individualized therapy for multiple myeloma : a guide for choosing treatment that best fits patients / Gerrard Teoh.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Teoh, Gerrard.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Multiple myeloma.

B cells--Tumors.

B cells.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (201 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Singapore ; Hackensack, NJ : World Scientific Publishing Co., c2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This very provocative book takes the reader on a "think-out-of-the-box" journey through the development of a treatment regimen for multiple myeloma called "dtZ". It is a firsthand account of how more than 50 patients with myeloma were given a non-toxic, precisely-targeted, anti-cancer treatment that was specifically adapted to their individual cancers. These Individualized Anti-Cancer Targeted Therapies (smart bombs) have produced amongst the best responses as well as survival rates for myeloma. Accordingly, the author argues that some patients might even have been "cured" of their cancers. Th

Contents:

Prologue; CONTENTS; Chapter 1. Introduction; Chapter 2. Diagnostic Dilemmas; Chapter 3. Shortcomings of Modern-Day Clinical Trials; Chapter 4. Individualizing Core Parameters; Chapter 5. Patient Compliance; Chapter 6. Multiple Myeloma; Chapter 7. Current Treatment; Chapter 8. Future Opportunities; Chapter 9. Concluding Remarks; Abbreviations; Glossary; List of Figures; List of Tables; References; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786612442612

9781282442610

1282442619

9789812835802

9812835806

OCLC:

567713634