Adoptive Cellular Immunotherapy of Cancer / Edition 1

by H. C. Stevenson

Overview

This volume presents the most complicated and powerful cancer biotherapies developed. It provides an overview of human immune system function and the mechanisms by which adoptive cellular immunotherapies (ACI) harnesses the activity. The volume provides a vision on the developments in ACI.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780824781118
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	07/17/1989
Series:	Immunology , #48
Pages:	264
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

1. Adoptive Cellular Immunotherapy of Cancer: An Overview 2. Lymphokine-Activated Killer Lymphocytes: Evidence for Regulation of Induction and Function by Multiple Cytokines 3. Lymphokine-Activated Killer Lymphocytes: National Cancer Institute Clinical Trials 4. Lymphokine-Activated Killer Lymphocytes: Extramural Clinical Trials 5. Lymphokine-Activated Killer Lymphocytes: Biotherapeutics Clinical Trials 6. Lymphokine-Activated Killer Lymphocytes: LAK and Interleukin-2 in the Treatment of Malignancies of the Central Nervous System 7. Activated Killer Monocytes: Preclinical Model Systems 8. Activated Killer Monocytes: Use in Clinical Trials 9. Tumor-Infiltrating Lymphocytes: Antigen-Specific Killer T-Lymphocytes or Activated Natural Killer Lymphocytes? 10. Tumor-Derived Activated Cells: Culture Conditions and Characterization 11. Clinical/Technical Challenges in Adoptive Cellular Immunotherapy: The Role of Cytapheresis 12. Clinical/Technical Challenges in Adoptive Cellular Immunotherapy : In Vitro Culture Techniques 13. Clinical/Technical Challenges in Adoptive Cellular Immunotherapy: Role of Nurses, Technicians, and Other Support Personnel 14. Adoptive Cellular Immunotherapy of Cancer: Future Perspectives