The Biology of Gastric Cancers

1. Overview and Pathology of Gastric Cancer
Pelayo Correa, M. Constanza Camargo, M. Blanca Piazuelo

2. Epidemiology of Gastric Cancer and Helicobacter pylori

Jonathan Volk, Julie Parsonnet

3. Diet and Gastric Cancer
Chun Liu, Xiang-Dong Wang, Robert M. Russell

4. MALT Lymphoma: Clinicopathologic Features and Molecular Pathogenesis
Anne Müller

5. Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors of Gastric Origin
Chandrajit P. Raut, Jason L. Hornick, Monica M. Bertagnolli

6. Human Gastric Neuroendocrine Neoplasia: Current Pathologic Status
Guido Rindi, Enrico Solcia

7. Gastric Neuroendocrine Neoplasia
Irvin M. Modlin, Mark Kidd, Maximillian V. Malfertheiner, Bjorn I. Gustafsson

8. Epstein-Barr Virus and Gastric Cancer
Ming-Shiang Wu, Chia-Tung Shun, Jaw-Town Lin

9. Role of Host Genetic Susceptibility in the Pathogenesis of Gastric Cancer
Emad M. El-Omar

10. Cancer Genetics of Human Gastric Adenocarcinoma
Roman Galysh, Steven M. Powell

11. Genomic and Proteomic Advances in Gastric Cancer
Alex Boussioutas, Patrick Tan

12. Animal Models of Gastric Carcinoma
Arlin B. Rogers, James G. Fox

13. Insights into the Development of Preneoplastic Metaplasia: Spasmolytic Polypeptide-Expressing Metaplasia and Oxyntic Atrophy
James R. Goldenring, Sachiyo Nomura

14. Deregulation of E-Cadherin in Precancerous Lesions and Gastric Cancer
Annie On On Chan, Benjamin Chun-Yu Wong

15. Role of CagA in Helicobacter pylori Infection and Pathology
Takeshi Azuma

16. The Role of Helicobacter pylori Virulence Factors in Rodent and Primate Models of Disease
Dawn A. Israel, Richard M. Peek

17. Host Immunity in the Development of Gastric Preneoplasia
Peter B. Ernst, Mohammad S. Alam, Asima Bhattacharyya, Sheila E. Crowe

18. Atrophy and Altered Mesenchymal—Epithelial Signaling Preceding Gastric Cancer
Juanita L. Merchant, Yana Zavros

19. Genetic Models of Gastric Cancer in the Mouse
Andrew S. Giraud, Louise M. Judd

20. Prostaglandin and Transforming Growth Factor ? Signaling in Gastric Cancer
Masanobu Oshima, Hiroko Oshima, Makoto Mark Taketo

21. REG Proteins and Other Growth Factors in Gastric Cancer
Hirokazu Fukui, Yoshikazu Kinoshita, Tsutomu Chiba

22. Role of Bone Marrow—Derived Cells in Gastric Adenocarcinoma
JeanMarie Houghton, Timothy C. Wang

23. Stromal Cells and Tumor Microenvironment
Andrea Varro

24. Future Prospects for Helicobacter pylori Vaccination
Dominique Velin, Pierre Michetti

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