Emerging protein biotherapeutics / editor, Iqbal S. Grewal. — Boca Raton, Fla. : London : CRC ;Taylor & Francis [distributor], 2009. – (63.499/E53)

Contents

    Contents
    
    Preface ix
    About the Editor xi
    Contributors xiii
    SECTION I Introduction
    Chapter 1 Overview of Antibody-Based Therapeutics: Present and Future Promise 3
    SECTION II Biologics for Autoimmunity and Inflammation
    Chapter 2 Biologic Therapies for Multiple Sclerosis 39
    Chapter 3 Biologic Therapies in Rheumatoid Arthritis 61
    Chapter 4 Biologic Therapies in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus 85
    Chapter 5 Biologic Therapies for Inflammatory Bowel Disease 105
    Chapter 6 Biologic Therapies for Psoriasis 131
    Chapter 7 TNFct Inhibitors: Emerging Biologic Therapies for the Treatment of Asthma
    Chapter 8 Protein-Based Therapies in Experimental and Clinical Transplantation
    Chapter 9 Biologic Therapies for Type 1 Diabetes 189
    SECTION III Biologics for Hematological Malignancies
    Chapter 10 Biologic Therapies for Acute Myeloid Leukemia/Myelodysplastic Syndrome
    Chapter 11 Biologic Therapies for Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma and Hodgkin Disease 223
    Chapter 12 Biologic Therapies for Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia 247
    Chapter 13 Biologic Therapies for Multiple Myeloma and Plasma Cell Disorders 267
    SECTION IV Development of Biotherapies for Solid Tumors
    Chapter 14 Antibody-Based Therapies for Carcinomas 283
    Chapter 15 Role of Vascular Targeting Agents in the Treatment of Solid Tumors: Current and Future Developments 309
    Chapter 16 Recent Advancements in the Use of Antibody-Drug Conjugates for Cancer Therapy
    Index 343