Research Catalog

Title

Pancreatic cancer / Douglas B. Evans, Peter W.T. Pisters, James L. Abbruzzese, editors.

Publication

New York : Springer, c2002.

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Additional Authors

• Evans, Douglas B. (Douglas Brian), 1956-
• Pisters, Peter W. T., 1960-
• Abbruzzese, James L.

Description

xix, 423 p. : ill.; 26 cm.

Series Statement

M.D. Anderson solid tumor oncology series

Uniform Title

M.D. Anderson solid tumor oncology series.

Subject

• Pancreatic Neoplasms > therapy
• Neoplasm Staging
• Pancreatic Neoplasms > diagnosis

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

• Pt. I. Epidemiology/Molecular Biology. 1. Molecular Epidemiology / Donghui Li. 2. The Molecular Biology of Pancreatic Cancer / Marina E. Jean, Andrew M. Lowy and Paul J. Chiao / [et al.]. 3. Molecular Markers as a Tool for the Early Diagnosis of Pancreatic Cancer / James R. Howe. 4. Cell Signaling Pathways in Pancreatic Cancer / Jason B. Fleming. 5. Epithelial Stem Cells in Pancreatic Regeneration and Neoplasia / Ingrid M. Meszoely, Anna L. Means and Charles R. Scoggins / [et al.]. 6. Inherited Pancreatic Cancer Syndromes / David H. Berger and William E. Fisher -- Pt. II. Staging. 7. Pancreatic Cancer: Radiologic Staging / Harmeet Kaur, Evelyne M. Loyer and Elizabeth A. Lano / [et al.]. 8. Endoscopic Diagnosis and Staging: Endoscopic Ultrasound, Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography / Richard A. Erickson. 9. Laparoscopic Staging / H. J. Kim and K. C. Conlon -- Pt. III. Surgery/Therapeutic Endoscopy/Pain Management.
• 10. Whipple Procedure: 1935 to Present / Richard D. Schulick and Charles J. Yeo. 11. Regional Lymph Node Dissection for Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma / Peter W. T. Pisters and Murray F. Brennan. 12. Pylorus Preservation versus Standard Pancreaticoduodenectomy: Oncologic Controversies / Karen E. Todd and Howard A. Reber. 13. Vascular Resection and Reconstruction for Localized Pancreatic Cancer / Charles R. Scoggins, Ingrid M. Meszoely and Steven D. Leach / [et al.]. 14. Techniques for Biliary and Pancreatic Reconstruction After Pancreaticoduodenectomy / Jeffrey A. Drebin and Steven M. Strasberg. 15. Transduodenal Local Resection for Periampullary Neoplasms / Bryan Clary, Theodore N. Pappas and Douglas Tyler. 16. Distal Pancreatectomy for Pancreatic Cancer / Gulam Abbas and Gary R. Gecelter. 17. Risks of Perioperative Mortality with Pancreaticoduodenectomy / Laura A. Lambert and John D. Birkmeyer.
• 18. Endoscopic Palliation for Locally Advanced and Metastatic Disease: Biliary and Duodenal Stents / Kiranpreet S. Parmar and Irving Waxman. 19. Celiac Plexus Block versus Systemic Opioid Medication in the Management of Pancreatic Cancer Pain / Suresh K. Reddy and Larry L. Zhou -- Pt. IV. Multimodality Therapy. 20. Postoperative Adjuvant Therapy: Past, Present, and Future Trial Development / William F. Regine. 21. Preoperative (Neoadjuvant) Therapy for Resectable Adenocarcinoma of the Pancreas / Wayne A. I. Frederick, Robert A. Wolff and Christopher H. Crane / [et al.]. 22. European Adjuvant Trials / Paula Ghaneh, David Smith and Jennifer Almond / [et al.]. 23. Adjuvant Regional Infusion Therapy. A. Two-Channel Chemotherapy to Prevent Hepatic Metastasis After Extended Pancreatectomy for Adenocarcinoma of the Pancreas: The Osaka Experience / Osamu Ishikawa, Hiroaki Ohigashi and Terumasa Yamada / [et al.].
• B. Adjuvant Intra-arterial Chemotherapy With and Without Radiation Therapy in Pancreatic Cancer: The Ulm Experience / Frank Gansauge, Karl H. Link and Andrea Formentini / [et al.]. C. Locoregional Targeting Immunochemotherapy for Resectable and Unresectable Pancreatic Head Carcinoma: The Athens Experience / Nikolaos J. Lygidakis, Labros Vlachos and Sotirios Raptis / [et al.]. 24. Intraoperative Radiation for Pancreatic Cancer / Nora A. Janjan and Christopher H. Crane. 25. Conformal Radiation Therapy in Pancreatic Cancer / Christopher H. Crane and Nora A. Janjan. 26. Radiation Sensitizers, Fractionation Schedules, and Future Clinical Trials / A. William Blackstock. 27. Cytotoxic Chemotherapy for Pancreatic Cancer: Past, Present, and Future / Robert A. Wolff -- Pt. V. Emerging Therapies. 28. Animal Models of Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma / Ramon E. Jimenez, Andrew L. Warshaw and Carlos Fernandez-del Castillo. 29. Strategies for Gene Therapy / Eugene A. Choi and Francis R. Spitz.
• 30. Photodynamic Therapy and Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Therapy for Pancreatic Cancer / Sandeep Lahoti. 31. Vaccine Therapy for Pancreatic Cancer / Eileen M. O'Reilly. 32. Antiangiogenic Strategies in Pancreatic Cancer / Christiane J. Bruns, Lee M. Ellis and Robert Radinsky. 33. Role of Matrix Metalloproteinase Inhibition in the Treatment of Pancreatic Cancer / Alexander S. Rosemurgy II and Mahmudul Haq. 34. Regulation of Pancreatic Cancer Growth by Gastrointestinal Hormones: A Clinically Useful Strategy? / William E. Fisher and David H. Berger. 35. Farnesyltransferase Inhibitors: Biological Considerations for Future Therapeutics / Adrienne D. Cox and L. Gerard Toussaint III. 36. Novel Therapeutic Targets for Drug Development / Daniel D. Von Hoff, Elizabeth R. Campbell and David J. Bearss.

ISBN

0387951857 (h/c : alk. paper)

LCCN

00053775

OCLC

• 45321000
• ocm45321000
• SCSB-4791473

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries