Acute Myelogenous Leukemia: Genetics, Biology and Therapy: 145 (Cancer Treatment and Research) - Hardcover

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ISBN 10: 0387692576 ISBN 13: 9780387692579

Verlag: Springer, 2009

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Acute Myelogenous Leukemia by Nagarajan, Lalitha, 9780387692579, Springer

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Reseña del editor

Acute myelogenous leukemia (AML), is the most common form of leukemia in adults. AML is a deadly form of malignancy, the prognosis for which has not improved in the last two decades. More importantly, it is a malignancy that is seen in older adults, therefore the number of cases is likely to rise as the population ages. Over the past 15 years, genetic mechanisms underlying AML have begun to unfold. Additional research in this area has helped identify key components and characteristics. Consequently, targeted therapy of AML is receiving much attention. It is the hope of researchers that as with chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML), and the drug, Gleevec, a targeted therapy for AML will be discovered.

Biografía del autor

Lalitha Nagarajan is an Associate Professor, Department of Molecular Genetics, The University of Texas, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas. 

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• Verlag: Springer
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0387692576
• ISBN 13: 9780387692579
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Anzahl der Seiten: 292
• Herausgeber: Nagarajan Lalitha