Gene therapy of cancer : methods and protocols /

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Edition:2nd ed.
Imprint:New York, NY : Humana, c2009.
Description:xiv, 731 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 27 cm.
Language:English
Series:Methods in molecular biology, 1064-3745 ; 542
Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) ; v. 542.
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/7714661
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Other authors / contributors:Walther, Wolfgang.
Stein, Ulrike.
ISBN:1934115851
9781934115855
9781597455619 (e-ISBN)
159745561X (e-ISBN)
Notes:"Springer protocols"--cover.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • Contributors
  • Section I. Experimental Approaches in Cancer Therapy
  • Subsection A. Introduction
  • 1. The Development of Gene Therapy: From Monogenic Recessive Disorders to Complex Diseases Such as Cancer
  • Subsection B. Vectorology For Cancer Gene Therapy
  • 2. Designing Adenoviral Vectors for Tumor-Specific Targeting
  • 3. Analysis of HSV Oncolytic Virotherapy in Organotypic Cultures
  • 4. Use of Minicircle Plasmids for Gene Therapy
  • 5. Transposable Elements as Plasmid-Based Vectors for Long-Term Gene Transfer into Tumors
  • 6. Designing Plasmid Vectors
  • 7. Development of Bacterial Vectors for Tumor-Targeted Gene Therapy
  • Subsection C. Nonviral Transfer Technologies in Cancer Gene Therapy
  • 8. Electroporative Gene Transfer
  • 9. Gene Gun Delivery Systems for Cancer Vaccine Approaches
  • 10. Ultrasound-Mediated Gene Transfection
  • 11. Nonviral Jet-Injection Technology for Intratumoral In Vivo Gene Transfer of Naked DNA
  • Subsection D. Experimental Studies In Cancer Gene Therapy
  • 12. Methods for Constructing and Evaluating Antitumor DNA Vaccines
  • 13. Immunity of Lentiviral Vector-Modified Dendritic Cells
  • 14. Saporin Suicide Gene Therapy
  • 15. Using In Vivo Biopanning for the Development of Radiation-Guided Drug Delivery Systems
  • 16. Chemosensitization of Tumor Cells: Inactivation of Nuclear Factor-Kappa B Associated with Chemosensitivity in Mealanoma Cels After Combination Treatment with E2F-1 and Doxorubicin
  • 17. Induction of Tumor Cell Apoptosis by TRAIL Gene Therapy
  • 18. Silencing Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor by RNA Interference in Glioma
  • 19. Delivery of Phosphorodiamidate Morpholino Antisense Oligomers in Cancer Cells
  • 20. Use of RNA Aptamers for the Modulation of Cancer Cell Signaling
  • 21. G-Rich Oligonucleotides for Cancer Treatment
  • Section II. Clinical Approaches in Cancer Gene Therapy
  • Subsection A. Requirements for Clinical Gene Therapy Trials
  • 22. Regulatory Aspects for Translating Gene Therapy Research into the Clinic
  • 23. Ethics of Cancer Gene Transfer Clinical Research
  • 24. Virus Production for Clinical Gene Therapy
  • 25. Production of Plasmid DNA as Pharmaceutical
  • Subsection B. Clinical Protocols in Cancer Gene Therapy
  • 26. Gene Immunotherapy for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
  • 27. Gene Therapy for Antitumor Vaccination
  • 28. HSV-tk/IL-2 Gene Therapy for Glioblastoma Multiforme
  • 29. Construction and Characterization of an Oncolytic HSV Vector Containing a Fusogenic Glycoprotein and Prodrug Activation for Enhanced Local Tumor Control
  • 30. Newcastle Disease Virus: A Promising Vector for Viral Therapy, Immune Therapy, and Gene Therapy of Cancer
  • 31. Oncolytic Viral Therapy Using Reovirus
  • 32. Design and Testing of Novel Oncolytic Vaccinia Strains
  • 33. Tumor-Targeted Salmonella typhimurium Overexpressing Cytosine Deaminase: A Novel, Tumor-Selective Therapy
  • 34. Chemoprotection by Transfer of Resistance Genes
  • 35. Phase I Clinical Trial of Locoregional Administration of the Oncolytic Adenovirus ONYX-015 in Combination with Mitomycin-C, Doxorubicin, and Cisplatin Chemotherapy in Patients with Advanced Sarcomas
  • Index