Immunotherapy for Gastrointestinal Malignancies

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Immunotherapy for Gastrointestinal Malignancies is written by Ramakrishna Vadde and published by Springer Nature. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 9811564876 (ISBN 10) and 9789811564871 (ISBN 13).

This book reviews current immunotherapeutic strategies for gastrointestinal (GI) malignancies, including immune composition, immune checkpoint inhibitors, cell therapy, and peptide vaccines used to protect against esophageal, gastric, hepato-biliary, pancreatic and colorectal cancers. It also discusses the current challenges of using immunotherapy for the treatment of gastrointestinal malignancies. The book reviews highly sensitive and specific immunomarkers for the detection of GI malignancies, and examines therapeutic vaccines and the major cytokines involved in GI immunotherapy, as well as their basic biology and clinical applications. In closing, the book explores various aspects of computational biology for the detection and treatment of GI malignancies.