Peptides in Oncology II: Somatostatin Analogues and Bombesin Antagonists

ISBN-13: 9783642849589 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 136 str.

K. H. Ffken

Opis

This second of two volumes presents the state of the art in somatostatin analogues and bombesin antagonists in neoplastic diseases. It provides a detailed description of mechanisms of action and the present clinical relevance of these new approaches in cancer treatment. Each chapter has been prepared by an expert active in the respective experimental and/or clinical field so that the reader is assured of obtaining the latest information on the topic.

Spis treści

Somatostatin Analogues.- Somatostatin Analogues: Mechanisms of Action.- Somatostatin Analogues in Pituitary Adenomas.- Effects of Sandostatin on Neuroendocrine Tumours of the Gastrointestinal System.- Somatostatin Analogues in the Treatment of Pancreatic Neoplasia.- Somatostatin and Somatostatin Analogues in Human Breast Carcinoma.- Somatostatin Analogues and Small-Cell Lung Carcinoma.- Somatostatin and Neoplastic Pain.- Bombesin Antagonists.- Bombesin Receptor Antagonists: Different Classes and Cellular Basis of Action.- Bombesin Antagonists: Experimental and Clinical Results.