Genetic toxicology and cancer risk assessment /

Presents state-of-the-art regulatory cancer risk assessment models including a biologically based model for two-hit carcinogenesis and cell proliferation! This book comprehensively reviews the various roles of genetic toxicology in human cancer risk assessment conducted by United States and worldwid...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Choy, Wai Nang, 1946-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Marcel Dekker, 2001
New York : [2001], ©2001
New York : c2001
New York : [2001]
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Table of Contents:
  • Human cancer genetics
  • Genetic toxicity for predicting carcinogenicity
  • Genotoxic and nongenotoxic mechanisms of carcinogenesis
  • Structure-activity relationship (SAR) and its role in cancer risk assessment
  • Regulatory genetic toxicology tests
  • Complementary genetic toxicology assays
  • The mouse lymphoma assay (MLA) using the microwell method
  • The in vivo micronucleus assay
  • ICH guidances on genotoxicity and carcinogenicity: scientific background and regulatory practice
  • New OECD genetic toxicology guidelines and interpretation of results
  • Dose-response relationships in chemical carcinogenesis and cancer risk assessment
  • Molecular epidemiology and biomarkers
  • Quantitative cancer risk assessment of nongenotoxic carcinogens
  • Risk assessment of genotoxic carcinogens
  • Biologically based cancer risk assessment models
  • 1 Human Cancer Genetics / Jason W. Barlow and David Malkin
  • 2. Genetic Toxicity Tests for Predicting Carcinogenicity / Errol Zeiger
  • 3. Genotoxic and Nongenotoxic Mechanisms of Carcinogenesis / Wai Nang Choy
  • 4. Structure-Activity Relationship (SAR) and Its Role in Cancer Risk Assessment / David Y. Lai and Yin-tak Woo
  • 5. Regulatory Genetic Toxicology Tests / Wai Nang Choy
  • 6. Complementary Genetic Toxicology Assays / B. Bhaskar Gollapudi
  • 7. The Mouse Lymphoma Assay (MLA) Using the Microwell Method / Masamitsu Honma and Toshio Sofuni
  • 8. The In Vitro Micronucleus Assay / Marilyn J. Aardema and Micheline Kirsch-Volders
  • 9. ICH Guidances of Genotoxicity and Carcinogenicity: Scientific Background and Regulatory Practice / Lutz Muller, Peter Kasper and Leonard Schechtman
  • 10. New OECD Genetic Toxicology Guidelines and Interpretation of Results / Michael C. Cimino
  • 11. Dose-Response Relationships in Chemical Carcinogenesis and Cancer Risk Assessment / Werner K. Lutz
  • 12. Molecular Epidemiology and Biomarkers / Jia-Sheng Wang, Jonathan M. Links and John D. Groopman
  • 13. Quantitative Cancer Risk Assessment of Nongenotoxic Carcinogens / Anna M. Fan and Robert A. Howd
  • 14. Risk Assessment of Genotoxic Carcinogens / Lauren Zeise
  • 15. Biologically Based Cancer Risk Assessment Models / Suresh H. Moolgavkar.
  • 1 Human Cancer Genetics / Jason W. Barlow and David Malkin
  • 2. Genetic Toxicity Tests for Predicting Carcinogenicity / Errol Zeiger
  • 3. Genotoxic and Nongenotoxic Mechanisms of Carcinogenesis / Wai Nang Choy
  • 4. Structure-Activity Relationship (SAR) and Its Role in Cancer Risk Assessment / David Y. Lai and Yin-tak Woo
  • 5. Regulatory Genetic Toxicology Tests / Wai Nang Choy
  • 6. Complementary Genetic Toxicology Assays / B. Bhaskar Gollapudi
  • 7. The Mouse Lymphoma Assay (MLA) Using the Microwell Method / Masamitsu Honma and Toshio Sofuni
  • 8. The In Vitro Micronucleus Assay / Marilyn J. Aardema and Micheline Kirsch-Volders
  • 9. ICH Guidances of Genotoxicity and Carcinogenicity: Scientific Background and Regulatory Practice / Lutz Muller, Peter Kasper and Leonard Schechtman
  • 10. New OECD Genetic Toxicology Guidelines and Interpretation of Results / Michael C. Cimino
  • 11 Dose-Response Relationships in Chemical Carcinogenesis and Cancer Risk Assessment / Werner K. Lutz
  • 12. Molecular Epidemiology and Biomarkers / Jia-Sheng Wang, Jonathan M. Links and John D. Groopman
  • 13. Quantitative Cancer Risk Assessment of Nongenotoxic Carcinogens / Anna M. Fan and Robert A. Howd
  • 14. Risk Assessment of Genotoxic Carcinogens / Lauren Zeise
  • 15. Biologically Based Cancer Risk Assessment Models / Suresh H. Moolgavkar.