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Tamoxifen : pioneering medicine in breast cancer / / Philipp Y. Maximov, Russell E. McDaniel, V. Craig Jordan



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Autore: Maximov Philipp Y Visualizza persona
Titolo: Tamoxifen : pioneering medicine in breast cancer / / Philipp Y. Maximov, Russell E. McDaniel, V. Craig Jordan Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Basel, : Springer, 2013
Edizione: 1st ed. 2013.
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (218 p.)
Disciplina: 616.99449061
Soggetto topico: Tamoxifen
Breast - Cancer - Chemoprevention
Breast - Cancer - Chemotherapy
Altri autori: JordanV. Craig (Virgil Craig)  
McDanielRussell E  
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
Nota di contenuto: Discovery and Pharmacology of Nonsteroidal Estrogens and Antiestrogens -- Tamoxifen Goes Forward Alone -- Metabolites of Tamoxifen as the Basis of Drug Development -- Adjuvant Therapy – The Breakthrough -- The Wisconsin Story in the 1980’s: Discovery of Target Site Specific Estrogen Action -- Carcinogenesis and Tamoxifen -- Chemoprevention: Cinderella waiting for the ball -- Tamoxifen and Raloxifene head to head: The STAR TRIAL -- Acquired resistance to Tamoxifen: back to the beginning -- The legacy of Tamoxifen -- Appendix: Four decades of discovery in breast cancer research and treatment – an interview with V. Craig Jordan by Marc Poirot -- Selected Awards that Recognize the Contribution of Tamoxifen and Raloxifene to Medicine.
Sommario/riassunto: Tamoxifen is a pioneering medicine for the treatment and prevention of breast cancer. It is the first drug targeted therapy in cancer to be successful. Tamoxifen targets the tumor estrogen receptor. The therapy is known to have saved the lives of millions of women over the past 40 years. This monograph, written by V. Craig Jordan - known as the “father of tamoxifen” - and his Tamoxifen Team at the Georgetown University Washington DC, illustrates the journey of this milestone in medicine. It includes a personal interview with V. Craig Jordan about his four decades of discovery in breast cancer research and treatment. V. Craig Jordan was there for the birth of tamoxifen as he is credited for reinventing a “failed morning after contraceptive” to become the “gold standard” for the treatment of breast cancer. He contributed to every aspect of tamoxifen application in therapeutics and all aspects of tamoxifen’s pharmacology. He discovered the selective estrogen receptor modulators (SERMs) and explored the new biology of estrogen-induced apoptosis.
Titolo autorizzato: Tamoxifen  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 3-0348-0664-7
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910437619503321
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Serie: Milestones in Drug Therapy, . 2296-6056