PERSONALIZED TREATMENT OPTIONS IN DERMATOLOGY

- Quick reference guide to personalized treatment approaches for diverse dermatological diseases
- Explores future treatments that might emerge from recent research results
- Written by recognized experts in a reader-friendly format

This book is a quick reference guide to the new, more personalized approaches to the management of skin disorders that have emerged as a result of progress in our understanding of the genetic background and pathophysiology of skin diseases and the diversity of mechanisms underlying their clinical heterogeneity. A wide range of personalized and targeted therapies are described, including those for different skin cancers, chronic inflammatory skin diseases, and autoimmune diseases. In addition, readers will find that the book documents how research results in personalized medicine can be effectively transferred to dermatological practice and looks forward to future treatments that might be developed on the basis of recent research findings. The authors are all recognized experts in the field, and the text is presented in a reader-friendly format and well illustrated.

Author
Thomas Bieber, PhD, MD, MDRA, is Professor and Head of the Department of Dermatology and Allergy at the Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms University in Bonn, Germany. In 1976 Professor Bieber started his studies in medicine at the University Louis Pasteur in Strasbourg, France. He completed his specialization as a dermatologist and allergist at the University Hospital Strasbourg (1982-1985) and the Ludwig-Maximilian University, Munich (1985-1989). After his habilitation in Munich (1989), he completed his PhD at the University of Strasbourg (1994). In 1994 he received the professorship for dermatology and allergology at the Ludwig-Maximilians University in Munich. Since 1997 Professor Bieber has held the chair of dermatology and allergy at the University of Bonn. From 2002 to 2006, he was Vice-Dean and then Dean of the Medical Faculty in Bonn. He has also earned a masters degree in drug regulatory affairs and has special expertise in preclinical and clinical aspects of drug development, especially in the field of personalized medicine.

Table of contents (10 chapters)
1.Concept and Scientific Background of Personalized Medicine
2.Melanoma: From Tumor-Specific Mutations to a New Molecular Taxonomy and Innovative Therapeutics
3.Targeted and Personalized Therapy for Nonmelanoma Skin Cancers
4.Personalized Treatment in Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphoma (CTCL)
5.Personalized Management of Atopic Dermatitis: Beyond Emollients and Topical Steroids
6.Targeted Therapies and Biomarkers for Personalized Treatment of Psoriasis
7.Autoinflammatory Syndromes: Relevance to Inflammatory Skin Diseases and Personalized Medicine
8.The Personalized Treatment for Urticaria
9.Acknowledging the Clinical Heterogeneity of Lupus Erythematosus
10.Bullous Diseases: Old Blisters with New Therapeutic Targets