Therapeutic Vaccines as Novel Immunotherapy

This book offers an excellent introduction to the use of novel therapeutic vaccines for common diseases based on their ability to induce antibody production. While the role of vaccines in the treatment of infectious diseases and cancer is well known, vaccines have also recently been developed for a variety of other conditions, including Alzheimer’s disease, hypertension, diabetes, and spondyloarthritis.

This book offers an excellent introduction to the use of novel therapeutic vaccines for common diseases based on their ability to induce antibody production. While the role of vaccines in the treatment of infectious diseases and cancer is well known, vaccines have also recently been developed for a variety of other conditions, including Alzheimer’s disease, hypertension, diabetes, and spondyloarthritis.

The book includes a number of modern concepts of specialists and experts in the field of immunotherapy, covering the major topics and analyzing the history, current stage, and future ideas of application of modern immunomodulation.

by Paolo A. Ascierto (Editor), David F. Stroncek (Editor), Ena Wang (Editor)
Summarizes and discusses current advancements in T cell-based anticancer immunotherapy
Comprehensively covers T cell biology, including T cell lineage differentiation stages, mechanisms of anergy and activation, exhaustion, senescence, stemness, and strategies of deregulation for therapeutic development
Explores novel approach of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation as a method of immune therapy for cancer