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Colorectal Cancer

Disease and Advanced Drug Delivery Strategies

  • 1st Edition - November 19, 2023
  • Latest edition
  • Editors: Bhupendra G. Prajapati, Anil K. Philip, Sankha Bhattacharya
  • Language: English

Colorectal Cancer: Disease and Advanced Drug Delivery Strategies examines the combined impact of basic clinical and medical treatments as well as recent advances in the field… Read more

Description

Colorectal Cancer: Disease and Advanced Drug Delivery Strategies examines the combined impact of basic clinical and medical treatments as well as recent advances in the field of colorectal cancer. With a strong focus towards colorectal cancer diagnosis, disease drug delivery, and diagnosis, the book also examines the Tumor microenvironment-responsive and site-specific nanoparticles for cancer theragnostics. Sections provide the opportunity to understand and diagnose the disease, describes screening methods, and update on drugs, including nano- and immunotherapy. Content includes clinical trials in colorectal cancer research and disease models that help better direct researchers and clinicians on how to diagnose and treat colorectal cancer.

Key features

  • Provides a wealth of information on the latest research and developments in the science and treatment of colorectal cancer
  • Contains new and innovative ways to treat colorectal cancer
  • Reflects on basic clinical and medical methods and recent advances in colorectal cancer science
  • Gives specific details about how nanoparticles can be used to target cancer cells or cancer treatment
  • Covers tumor microenvironment, their challenges, and opportunities in colorectal cancer research

Readership

Researchers and graduate students on cancer research and bioinformatics, oncologists, Nano drug delivery systems, Pharmaceutical, Nano-material Sciences and Medical, Nursing, and other health care professionals, Clinical researchers

Table of contents

1. Colorectal Cancer: Understanding of disease

2. Impact of the microbiome on colorectal cancer development

3. Advanced Microfluidic Systems for the colorectal cancer diagnosis and its clinical application

4. Transarterial radioembolization and its impacts on colon cancer treatment and diagnosis

5. Current drug therapy in Colorectal Cancer

6. Recent advancements in Immunotherapy in colon cancer targeting

7. Novel targeting formulations in Colorectal Cancer

8. Polymeric nanoparticles in Colorectal Cancer

9. Lipid nanoparticles in Colorectal Cancer

10. Micro, nano emulsions in Colorectal Cancer

11. A unique compilation of Whole-Systems approaches to curtail colon cancer through Herbal Medicine

12. Bacteriotherapy in Colorectal cancer

13. Biomarker and theranostic in colorectal cancer

14. Advance precision medicine to combat colorectal cancer

15. Recent updates of clinical trials for Colorectal Cancer

16. Disease Models in Colorectal Cancer Research

17. An Outlook into Liposomal Drug Delivery of Chemotherapeutic Agents to Combat Colorectal Cancer

18. Novel targeting strategies on signaling pathway-Responsible for colorectal cancer

19. Decipher the role of Cancer Stem Cells in Colorectal Cancer based on molecular pathology and its clinical significance

Product details

  • Edition: 1
  • Latest edition
  • Published: November 19, 2023
  • Language: English

About the editors

BP

Bhupendra G. Prajapati

Dr. Bhupendra Gopalbhai Prajapati is Professor (Research Cadre) at Parul Institute of Pharmacy, Parul University, Gujarat, India, and serves as Adjunct Professor in the Department of Industrial Pharmacy at Silpakorn University, Thailand. His academic, research, and industry expertise focuses on lipid‑based formulations, nano‑ and microparticulate drug delivery systems, and strategies to enhance drug bioavailability. Dr. Prajapati has received several academic and professional honors recognizing excellence in teaching and research. He has made substantial scholarly contributions through research and review publications, book chapters, and edited volumes in pharmaceutical sciences. Actively engaged in postgraduate and doctoral mentoring, he supports research training in advanced drug delivery and formulation science. Dr. Prajapati also serves in editorial and section‑editor roles for international scientific publications, contributing to the advancement and quality of pharmaceutical research dissemination.

Affiliations and expertise
Parul Institute of Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Parul University, Waghodia, Vadodara, Gujarat, India

AP

Anil K. Philip

Dr. Anil Philip is currently working as Associate Dean (Head), School of Pharmacy, University of Nizwa, Oman. Among other credentials, he served as a member of the Health and Social Sciences sectorial grant committee of The Research Council, Oman, and as Faculty Mentored Undergraduate Research Program general supervisor to promote undergraduate research at the University of Nizwa. His research objectives and achievements have been in controlling/modifying the release of small/large molecules targeted to GI space using phase-transited delivery systems. He has worked extensively in the field of controlled/ modified drug release systems. Currently, his research focuses on developing nano-drug delivery systems, which can be targeted to the various body organs. He has guided students in areas of targeted drug delivery, has more than 40 original research publications in international peer-reviewed journals, and two patents on drug delivery systems.
Affiliations and expertise
Associate Dean (Head), School of Pharmacy, University of Nizwa, Oman

SB

Sankha Bhattacharya

Dr. Sankha Bhattacharya did his Post Doctorate from the Indian Institute of Technology (BHU), Varanasi, INDIA (August 2018-August 2019) in cancer nanomedicine and molecular pharmaceutics. He is currently serving as an Associate Professor in the Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy & Technology Management Shirpur, SVKM'S NMIMS Deemed-to-be University, India with 9.3 years of Research and Teaching experiences. He has published more than 32 national and 18 international papers in high impact factor and peer-reviewed journals. He also published five book chapters on the global platform.
Affiliations and expertise
Associate Professor, Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy and Technology Management, SVKM'S NMIMS Deemed-to-be University, Shirpur, Maharashtra, India

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