The Impact of Tumor Biology on Cancer Treatment and Multidisciplinary Strategies

Tumorigenesis.- Tumor Growth and Cell Proliferation.- Angiogenesis.- Tumor Physiology (Phenomenology).- Adhesion, Invasion, Integrins and Beyond.- Development of Metastases.- Role of the Immune System in Cancer Development and Therapeutic Implications.- Cancer Prevention .- Tumor Detection by Morphological and Biological Imaging.- Tumor Detection by Biological Markers (Serum, Urine, Breathing Gas, Proteomics).- Quantitative Cell Kill by Chemo- and Radiotherapy.- Impact of Molecularly Targeted Agents on Cell Kill in Bi- or Trimodal Approaches (i.e. plus Chemo, Radio-, or Radiochemotherapy).- Translational Studies for Target-Based Drugs.- Molecular Mechanisms of Treatment Resistance.- Physiological Mechanisms of Treatment Resistance.- Influence of Repopulation on Treatment Resistance.- Molecular Tools, Gene Expression Profiling.- Strategies of Gene Transfer/Silencing and Technical Considerations.- Tumor Biology's Impact on Clinical Cure Rates.- Can Dose-Escalated Radiotherapy Eventually Cure All Biologically Distinct Subsets of a Certain Tumor Type? Answers from Stereotactic Lung and Liver Radiotherapy Experience.-Low-Dose Radiotherapy - A Chemopotentiator?.- Treatment of the Primary Tumor in Metastatic Cancer: Influence on Outcome.- Subject Index.- List of Contributors.