Retinoids in Oncology

By Laurent Degos

Subjects: Congresses, Cancer, chemotherapy, Therapy, Cancer, Chemotherapy, Pharmacology, Oncology, Neoplasms, Retinoids, Therapeutic use, Tumors, Medicine, Prevention & control

Description: Recent developments with respect to the biology and clinical use of retinoids in cancer therapy and prevention are comprehensively covered by experts in this new field. Newer aspects of molecular mechanisms of retinoid effects, the cellular biology and the developmental effects of these compounds are presented together with a comprehensive description of the latest findings of retinoid pharmacology, toxicology and clinical effects in a wide range of hematological and solid malignancies.