Main description:

Advances in the technology used in personalized medicine and increased applications for clinical use have created a need for this expansion and revision of Kewal K. Jain’s Textbook of Personalized Medicine. As the first definitive work on this topic, this book reviews the fundamentals and development of personalized medicine and subsequent adoptions of the concepts by the biopharmaceutical industry and the medical profession. It also discusses examples of applications in key therapeutic areas, as well as ethical and regulatory issues, providing a concise and comprehensive source of reference for those involved in healthcare management, planning and politics. Algorithms are included as a guide to those involved in the management of important diseases where decision-making is involved due to the multiple choices available.

Textbook of Personalized Medicine, Second Edition will serve as a convenient source of information for physicians, scientists, decision makers in the biopharmaceutical and healthcare industries and interested members of the public.

Feature:

Features crucial updates to the detailed and invaluable first edition

Serves as a concise, comprehensive, and useful source of information on personalized medicine and biotechnology

Contains voluminous references to other helpful works on the relevant subject matter

Back cover:

Advances in the technology used in personalized medicine and increased applications for clinical use have created a need for this expansion and revision of Kewal K. Jain’s Textbook of Personalized Medicine. As the first definitive work on this topic, this book reviews the fundamentals and development of personalized medicine and subsequent adoptions of the concepts by the biopharmaceutical industry and the medical profession. It also discusses examples of applications in key therapeutic areas, as well as ethical and regulatory issues, providing a concise and comprehensive source of reference for those involved in healthcare management, planning, and politics. Algorithms are included as a guide to those involved in the management of important diseases where decision-making is involved due to the multiple choices available.

Contents:

1. Basic Aspects

2. Molecular Diagnostics in Personalized Medicine

3. Role of Biomarkers in Personalized Medicine

4. Pharmacogenetics

5. Pharmacogenomics

6. Pharmacoproteomics

7. Role of Metabolomics in Personalized Medicine

8. Non-genomic Factors in the Development of Personalized Medicine

9. Personalized Biological Therapies

10. Personalized Therapy of Cancer

11. Personalized Management of Infectious Diseases

12. Personalized Management of Neurological Disorders

13. Personalized Management of Psychiatric Disorders

14. Personalized Management of Cardiovascular Disorders

15. Personalized Management of Pulmonary Disorders

16. Personalized Management of Genetic Disorders

17. Personalized Approaches to Immune Disorders

18. Personalized Approaches to Miscellaneous Problems in Healthcare

19. Personalized Non-Pharmacological Therapies

20. Development of Personalized Medicine

21. Ethical Aspects of Personalized Medicine

22. Regulatory Aspects of Personalized Medicine

23. Economics of Personalized Medicine

24. Future of Personalized Medicine