Targeted Therapy of Acute Myeloid Leukemia, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2015 Current Cancer Research Series

This book provides an unprecedented overview of "Targeted Therapies" for acute myeloid leukemias. It aims at an almost comprehensive coverage of the diverse therapeutic strategies that have been developed during the last decade and are now being evaluated in early clinical trials. Paired and authoritative chapters by leading research scientists and clinicians explain basic concepts and clinical translation of topics that include the underlying genetic and proteomic abnormalities of AML, the development of novel nucleoside analogues, the roles of microRNAs, apoptosis regulators Bcl-2 and p53 and of critical cell signaling proteins such as PIM, FLT3, Raf/MEK, PI3K/AKT/mTOR and aurora kinases. Chapters on epigenetic mechanisms, nuclear receptors, cell surface antigens, the hypoxic leukemia microenvironment, stem cells and leukemia metabolism provide insights into leukemia cell vulnerabilities. Cell therapies utilizing T-, NK- and mesenchymal stem cells and progress in hematopoietic transplantation strategies round up this overview of the multi-dimensional therapeutic landscape in which leukemia specialists develop treatment strategies that are expected to make "leukemia history" in the near future.

Introduction/Perspective.- Genetics and Classification of Acute Myeloid Leukemia.- Proteomics of AML to guide Selection of Therapy.- Roles of Apoptosis Regulating Bcl-2-Family Genes in AML.- Bcl-2 family: Translational aspects.- IAP Family and Proteins as Therapeutic Targets for Acute Myeloid Leukemia.- TP53 Mutations in Acute Myeloid Leukemia.- Targeting p53 Tumor Suppressor for AML Therapy.- AML-Selective Apoptosis Induction by rationally designed Death Ligand Fusion Protein.- PIM Kinases in AML.- Development of Midostaurin as a Tyrosine Kinase Inhabitor.- FLT3 in AML.- FLT3-ITD. Clinical (Sorafenib/AC220).- Nucleophosmin (NPM1).- Raf/MEK Pathway.- The Role of Translational Medicine in Optimization of Therapies targeting the RAS-MAP Kinase Pathway.- Clinical Use of Farnesyltransferase Inhititors.- The P13K-AKT-mTOR signaling Network in AML.- Targeting the P13 Kinase-mTOR Signaling Pathway in AML.- Aurora kinases.- The Clinical Development of Aurora Kinase Inhibitors in Acute Myeloid Leukemia.- AML-Deacetylases.- Methylation in AML-Clinical Applications.- Topic: RARa/RXR  Part: Basic.- Arsenic Trioxide in Untreated APL.- Targeting PML-RARα with Retinoids.- NR4A Orphan Receptors as Drug Targets.- Antibody-based Therapeutics Targeting CD33, CD45, and CD66.- New Heterogeneity of the Leukemic Stem Cells.- Targeting Leukemia Stem Cells.- Regulation of Hematopoiesis by CXCL12/CXCR4 Signaling.- CXC4/CXCL12 as a Therapeutic Target.- VLA-4: A Cell’s Consequential Encounter.- VLA-4 Function and Prognosis in Acute Myeloid Leukemia.- VLA4 in Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia.- The Leukemic Bone Marrow Microenvironment: Targeting Hypoxia with Hypoxia Activated Pro-Drugs.- Topic: miRs as Therapeutic Targets.- Clinical Implications of MicroRNAs in AML.- Inhibition of Glycolysis as a Therapeutic Strategy in Acute Myeloid Leukemias.- Molecular and Biochemical Basis for the Reprogramming of Intermediary Metabolism in Leukemia Cells.- NK Cell Immunotherapy for AML.- Allogeneicand Autologous T cell Strategies to Enhance Targeting of Acute Myeloid Leukemia.- Indications for Hematopoietic Transplantation for AML.- Mesenchymal Stem/Stromal Cell Targeted Therapies for Solid Tumors and Hematological Malignancies.

Presents updated contemporary classification systems of myeloid leukemias, their genetic defects and the proteomic alterations characteristic of acute myeloid leukemia Summarizes and interprets targeted in acute myeloid therapies, along with future therapeutics Serves as a useful guideline to scientists, translational researchers and clinicians in the field Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras