Textbook of Personalized Medicine

2009
ISBN: 978-1-4899-8334-3
Verlag: Springer

Buch, Englisch, 430 Seiten, Previously published in hardcover, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 686 g

Personalized medicine, which simply means selection of treatment best suited for an individual, involves integration and translation of several new technologies in clinical care of patients. The scope is much broader than indicated by the term genomic medicine because many non-genomic factors are taken into consideration in developing personalized medicine. Basic technologies for personalized medicine, of which molecular diagnostics has the biggest share, are mentioned briefly and appropriate references are given for further information. Commercial aspects are discussed briefly in a chapter and detailed analysis of markets and companies involved in personalized medicine is presented in a special report on this topic.

There is increasing interest in personalized medicine. Considerable advances have taken place in molecular biology and biotechnology to make personalized medicine a viable option, but some misconceptions still exist, both in the academic and commercial sectors. There is lack of a suitable source of information that provides both the fundamentals as well as applications of personalized medicine. As the latest version of the first monograph on personalized medicine published in 1998, this volume, , summarizes the author’s efforts during the past decade, as well as reviews selected studies done during this period in a readable format for the physicians and scientists. It is hoped that physicians, pharmacists, scientists and interested lay readers with basic scientific knowledge will find this book useful.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Jain, Kewal K.

Fachgebiete

• Technische Wissenschaften Sonstige Technologien | Angewandte Technik Medizintechnik, Biomedizintechnik
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biochemie (nichtmedizinisch)
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Biomedizin, Medizinische Forschung, Klinische Studien
• Technische Wissenschaften Verfahrenstechnik | Chemieingenieurwesen | Biotechnologie Biotechnologie
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Medizintechnik, Biomedizintechnik, Medizinische Werkstoffe
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizinische Fachgebiete Pharmakologie, Toxikologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Basics of Personalized Medicine.- Molecular Diagnostics as Basis of Personalized Medicine.- Role of Biomarkers in Personalized Medicine.- Pharmacogenetics.- Pharmacogenomics.- Role of Pharmacoproteomics.- Role of Metabolomics in Personalized Medicine.- Personalized Biological Therapies.- Development of Personalized Medicine.- Personalized Therapy for Cancer.- Personalized Management of Neurological Disorders.- Personalized Therapy of Cardiovascular Diseases.- Personalized Management of Miscellaneous Disorders.- Personalized Preventive Medicine.- Organization of Personalized Medicine.- Ethical and Regulatory Aspects of Personalized Medicine.- Economics of Personalized Medicine.- Future of Personalized Medicine.

Über Autor(innen)

Professor K. K. Jain is trained in neurosurgery with specialist qualifications. He worked for 25 years in various academic positions and private practice worldwide mostly in Canada and the US. His clinical research interests during these years were use of lasers for microneurosurgery and hyperbaric oxygen. He has been involved in biotechnology since 1989, when he moved to Basel, Switzerland. He was elected a fellow of the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Medicine of the Royal Colleges of UK in 2000. He is the author of over 405 publications including 15 books and 48 special reports. Important books are , and . He is a member of editorial board of several journals and senior associate editor of (San Diego, California), a continuing education program for neurologists. Prof. Jain has been interested in integrating various biotechnologies to develop personalizedmedicine since 1997. He wrote the first report on personalized medicine, which was published in 1998 by Decision Resources Inc. The report titled is continuously updated and published at Jain PharmaBiotech, Basel. He lectures and conducts workshops worldwide.