Molecular Basis for Therapy of AIDS-Defining Cancers

Cancer incidences increase in people living with HIV/AIDS. Over 2 million people currently live with HIV/AIDS in the US. This number will increase as HAART prolongs the average lifespan and as (at least in some states) the number of new HIV infections increase again. As this population ages their incidence rates for cancer will increase, as well.
Recently, new rational targets for cancer therapy have emerged. But their application to the care of HIV+ patients is slow, because of concerns about the weakened immune status of the patients, because of possible drug interactions with HAART and because some of the AIDS defining cancer are rare.

Riassunto

Cancer incidences increase in people living with HIV/AIDS. Over 2 million people currently live with HIV/AIDS in the US. This number will increase as HAART prolongs the average lifespan and as (at least in some states) the number of new HIV infections increase again. As this population ages their incidence rates for cancer will increase, as well.
Recently, new rational targets for cancer therapy have emerged. But their application to the care of HIV+ patients is slow, because of concerns about the weakened immune status of the patients, because of possible drug interactions with HAART and because some of the AIDS defining cancer are rare.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Con la collaborazione di: Dirk P. Dittmer (Editore), Susan E. Krown (Editore), Dir P Dittmer (Editore), E Krown (Editore), Dirk P Dittmer (Editore), E Krown (Editore)
• Editore: Springer, Berlin
• Contenuto: Libro
• Forma del prodotto: Tascabile
• Data pubblicazione: 01.01.2014
• Categoria: Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Medicina > Branche non cliniche
• EAN: 9781489982001
• ISBN: 978-1-4899-8200-1
• Numero di pagine: 256
• Illustrazioni: XIII, 256 p.
• Dimensioni (della confezione): 15.5 x 1.4 x 23.5 cm
• Peso (della confezione): 421 g
• Categorie: B, Virus, Krankheiten und Störungen, Pharmakologie, Diseases, INTERNAL MEDICINE, Infectious & contagious diseases, Pharmacology, infectious diseases, Biomedical and Life Sciences, Cancer Research, Biomedical Research, Pharmacology/Toxicology, Cancer Biology