Theranostics and Precision Medicine for the Management of Hepatocellular Carcinoma, Volume 2: Diagnosis, Therapeutic Targets, and Molecular Mechanisms

Theranostics and Precision Medicine for the Management of Hepatocellular Carcinoma, Volume Two: Diagnosis, Therapeutic Targets and Molecular Mechanisms for Hepatocellular Carcinoma Progression provides comprehensive information about ongoing research and clinical data surrounding liver cancer. The book presents detailed descriptions about diagnostics and therapeutic options for easy understanding, with a focus on precision medicine approaches to improve treatment outcomes. The volume discusses topics such as computational approaches for identification of biomarkers, enzymes and pathways of HCC, circulating and epigenetic biomarkers, drug resistance, metabolic pathways, and small molecule-target therapies. In addition, it discusses immunotherapies, immune check point inhibitors and nanotechnology-based therapies.This book is a valuable resource for cancer researchers, oncologists, graduate students, hepathologists and members of biomedical research who need to understand more about liver cancer to apply in their research work or clinical setting.- Provides detailed information on traditional and novel diagnostic tools for hepatocellular carcinoma- Discusses promising targeted therapies, both available and in development, explaining the best option to use for specific cases- Brings recent findings in immunotherapies, immune checkpoint inhibitors and nanotechnology-based therapeutic approaches for treatment of HCC

About the Author

Dr. Nagaraju obtained his MSc and his PhD, both in Biotechnology, from Sri Venkateswara University in Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India. He received his DSc from Berhampur University in Berhampur, Odisha, India. Dr. Nagaraju’s research focuses on translational projects related to gastrointestinal malignancies. He has published over 100 research papers in highly reputed international journals and has presented more than 50 abstracts at various national and international conferences. Dr. Nagaraju is author and editor of several published books for Elsevier and Springer Nature. He serves as editorial board member of several internationally recognized academic journals. Dr. Nagaraju has received several international awards including FAACC. He also holds memberships with the Association of Scientists of Indian Origin in America (ASIOA), the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology (SICB), The Science Advisory Board, The RNA Society, The American Association for Clinical Chemistry (AACC) and the American Association of Cancer Research (AACR).

Dr Vadde Ramakrishna is Assistant Professor at the Department of Biotechnology & Bioinformatics, Yogi Vemana University, India. He obtained his MSc and PhD, both in Biochemistry, from Sri Krishnadevaraya University, Anantapur, India, and subsequently received a DBT CREST Award to pursue advanced training in cancer research at Pennsylvania State University and Colorado State University, USA. He is currently using in vitro, in vivo and in silico models to explore the role of dietary bioactive compounds in both the development and prevention of cancer through a ‘polypharmacology’ approach. He has published over 90 research papers in prominent international journals and has presented more than 40 papers at national and international conferences. He serves as an editorial board member for several international journals, and is an Associate Fellow of Andhra Pradesh Academy of Sciences.