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Tumor Microenvironment provides an in-depth exploration of the intricate relationships between various cancers and their respective tumor microenvironments. Each chapter focuses on a specific type of cancer, detailing the unique characteristics of its microenvironment, including the roles of immune cells, stromal components, and extracellular matrix. The book highlights advancements in research, diagnostic techniques, and therapeutic strategies aimed at targeting the tumor microenvironment, offering valuable insights into potential future directions in cancer treatment. By presenting cutting-edge information and real-world applications, this book helps readers understand cancer biology while also fostering innovative approaches to research and clinical practice that contribute to improved patient outcomes.
List of contents
1. Liver Cancer: Tumor Microenvironment
2. Pancreatic Cancer: Tumor Microenvironment
3. Heart Cancer: Tumor Microenvironment
4. Bone Cancer: Tumor Microenvironment
5. Spleen Cancer: Tumor Microenvironment
6. ENT Cancer: Tumor Microenvironment
7. Brain/CNS Cancer: Tumor Microenvironment
8. Skin Cancer: Tumor Microenvironment
9. Lung Cancer: Tumor Microenvironment
10. Thorax Cancer: Tumor Microenvironment
11. Thyroid Cancer: Tumor Microenvironment
12. Kidney-Adrenal: Tumor Microenvironment
13. Urinary Tract: Tumor Microenvironment
14. Breast: Tumor Microenvironment
15. Colorectal: Tumor Microenvironment
16. Blood Cancer: Tumor Microenvironment
17. Prostate Cancer: Tumor Microenvironment
18. Ovarian Cancer: Tumor Microenvironment
19. Stomach and Intestinal Cancer: Tumor Microenvironment
20. Pleura and Peritoneum Cancer: Tumor Microenvironment
21. Oral Cancer: Tumor Microenvironment
About the author
Ranjita Shegokar holds a Ph.D. degree in Pharmaceutical Technology from the SNDT University, India, and has been a postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Pharmaceutics, Biopharmaceutics and NutriCosmetics at the Free University of Berlin, Germany. Currently, she serves as Chief Scientific Officer (CSO) at Capnopharm GmbH, Germany. She has authored several research articles, book chapters, and presented her research in many national/international conferences. She has filed multiple patent applications in the area of drug delivery and targeting. Besides that, she has edited many trending books in the area of pharmaceutical nanotechnology and drug delivery aspects. For her research, she has received many prestigious national and international awards among them include recently received prestigious German Innovation Award 2022. Her areas of interest include polymeric nanoparticles, nanocrystals, lipid nanoparticles (SLNs/NLCs), nanoemulsions, cancer drug targeting and the role of excipients in delivery systems. (www.ranjitas.com)
Yashwant Pathak is a Professor and Associate Dean for faculty affairs at the Taneja College of Pharmacy at the University of South Florida, Tampa, USA. Prof. Pathak is also an Adjunct Professor at the Faculty of Pharmacy, Airlangga University, Surabaya, Indonesia. His area of research is in health care education, nanotechnology, drug delivery systems, and nutraceuticals.
