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Overcoming Cancers Resistant to HER-2 Antibodies

Author : Benjamin Bonavida
Publisher : Academic Press
ISBN 13 : 0128167386
Total Pages : 232 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (281 download)

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Download or read book Overcoming Cancers Resistant to HER-2 Antibodies written by Benjamin Bonavida and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2024-07-15 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Overcoming Cancers Resistant to HER-2 Antibodies provides general updated information on the resistance of various human cancers to anti-HER2 therapeutic antibodies. The book also discusses the description of various sensitizing agents that can reverse resistance when used in combination with anti-HER2 antibodies. There have been a lot of reports in which the treatment with anti-HER2 antibodies for various cancers has resulted in clinical responses; however, there have been also subsets of cancer patients who did not respond initially, and several responding patients developed resistance following treatments. Sections cover Lapatinib, Ganetespib, Paclitaxel, Celecoxib, Emantasine, Liposomal Doxorubicin, and Kinase Inhibitors.This book is a valuable source for cancer researchers, oncologists, pharmacologists and different members of the biomedical field interested in fighting cancer resistance to HER-2 antibodies. Provides a general summary of various sensitizing agents that can work effectively when used in combination with anti-HER2 antibodies to reverse resistance Offers potential underlying mechanisms by which cancer cells are either inherently resistant or become unresponsive to antibody treatment Discusses how to develop new targeted agents to underlie resistance in order to expand research on this field

Translational Research in Breast Cancer

Author : Dong-Young Noh
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 9813296208
Total Pages : 630 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (132 download)

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Download or read book Translational Research in Breast Cancer written by Dong-Young Noh and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2021-05-13 with total page 630 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book describes recent advances in translational research in breast cancer and presents emerging applications of this research that promise to have meaningful impacts on diagnosis and treatment. It introduces ideas and materials derived from the clinic that have been brought to "the bench" for basic research, as well as findings that have been applied back to "the bedside". Detailed attention is devoted to breast cancer biology and cell signaling pathways and to cancer stem cell and tumor heterogeneity in breast cancer. Various patient-derived research models are discussed, and a further focus is the role of biomarkers in precision medicine for breast cancer patients. Next-generation clinical research receives detailed attention, addressing the increasingly important role of big data in breast cancer research and a wide range of other emerging developments. An entire section is also devoted to the management of women with high-risk breast cancer. Translational Research in Breast Cancer will help clinicians and scientists to optimize their collaboration in order to achieve the common goal of conquering breast cancer.

HER2-Positive Breast Cancer

Author : Sara Hurvitz
Publisher : Elsevier Health Sciences
ISBN 13 : 0323581234
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (235 download)

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Download or read book HER2-Positive Breast Cancer written by Sara Hurvitz and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2018-07-26 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Get a quick, expert overview of clinically-focused topics and guidelines that are relevant to testing for HER2, which contributes to approximately 25% of breast cancers today. This concise resource by Drs. Sara Hurvitz, and Kelly McCann consolidates today’s available information on this growing topic into one convenient resource, making it an ideal, easy-to-digest reference for practicing and trainee oncologists.

Targeted Therapies in Breast Cancer

Author : Gw Sledge
Publisher : Clinical Pub
ISBN 13 : 9781846920660
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (26 download)

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Download or read book Targeted Therapies in Breast Cancer written by Gw Sledge and published by Clinical Pub. This book was released on 2012-06 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This new volume updates the reader on selected areas of targeted therapy in breast cancer, with special emphasis on chemoprevention strategies, drug resistance, biomarkers, combination chemotherapy, angiogenesis inhibition and pharmacogenomics in the context of clinical efficacy. This selected review of targeted therapies will guide the reader on effective treatment as part of an integrated programme of patient management.

Central Nervous System Metastases

Author : Manmeet Ahluwalia
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030234177
Total Pages : 421 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (32 download)

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Download or read book Central Nervous System Metastases written by Manmeet Ahluwalia and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2019-11-05 with total page 421 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a comprehensive overview of brain metastases, from the molecular biology aspects to therapeutic management and perspectives. Due to the increasing incidence of these tumors and the urgent need to effectively control brain metastatic diseases in these patients, new therapeutic strategies have emerged in recent years. The volume discusses all these innovative approaches combined with new surgical techniques (fluorescence, functional mapping, integrated navigation), novel radiation therapy techniques (stereotactic radiosurgery) and new systemic treatment approaches such as targeted- and immunotherapy. These combination strategies represent a new therapeutic model in brain metastatic patients in which each medical practitioner (neurosurgeon, neurologist, medical oncologist, radiation oncologist) plays a pivotal role in defining the optimal treatment in a multidisciplinary approach. Written by recognized experts in the field, this book is a valuable tool for neurosurgeons, neuro-oncologists, neuroradiologists, medical oncologists, radiation oncologists, cognitive therapists, basic scientists and students working in the area of brain tumors.

Safety of Biologics Therapy

Author : Brian A. Baldo
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319304720
Total Pages : 623 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (193 download)

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Download or read book Safety of Biologics Therapy written by Brian A. Baldo and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-08-12 with total page 623 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This long overdue title provides a comprehensive, up-to-date, state-of-the art review of approved biologic therapies, with coverage of mechanisms of action, Indications for therapy, immunogenicity and a detailed examination of adverse effects and safety of the many and diverse therapeutic agents presented in a total of 13 chapters. It is predicted that by 2016, biologics will make up half of the world's 20 top-selling drugs and by 2018, biologic medicine sales will account for almost half of the world's 100 biggest selling drugs. Recombinant proteins dominate the growing list of the more than 200 approved biotherapeutic agents with targeted antibodies, fusion proteins and receptors; cytokines; hormones; enzymes; proteins involved in blood-clotting, homeostasis and thrombosis; vaccines; botulinum neurotoxins; and, more recently, biosimilar preparations, comprising the majority of approved biologics. Written with clinicians, other health care professionals, and researchers in mind, Safety of Biologics Therapy examines, in a single volume, the full range of issues surrounding the safety of approved biologic therapies. A good understanding of the risks and safety issues of modern biologics therapy is increasingly being demanded of all those connected with their development, handling, prescribing, administration and subsequent patient management. In addition to being of great value to clinicians in all branches of medicine, and to nurses, pharmacists and researchers, this book will prove invaluable for students taking undergraduate and graduate courses in the above disciplines and in the biomedical sciences.

Overcoming Breast Cancer Therapy Resistance

Author : Zodwa Dlamini
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3031528603
Total Pages : 390 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (315 download)

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Download or read book Overcoming Breast Cancer Therapy Resistance written by Zodwa Dlamini and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on with total page 390 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Resistance to Immunotherapeutic Antibodies in Cancer

Author : Benjamin Bonavida
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 1461476542
Total Pages : 210 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (614 download)

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Download or read book Resistance to Immunotherapeutic Antibodies in Cancer written by Benjamin Bonavida and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-08-04 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The traditional approaches to treat various cancers include chemotherapy, radiation and/or hormonal therapy. While these therapies continue to be effective in large part, they are not selective and highly toxic. There have been encouraging results in alternative therapeutic approach called antibody-mediated anti-cancer therapy, which is less toxic, more selective, and can also reverse drug/radiation resistance. Monoclonal antibodies or mAbs can be used to destroy malignant tumor cells and prevent tumor growth by blocking specific cell receptors. mAbs can bind only to cancer cell-specific antigens and induce an immunological response against the target cancer cell. The book covers the common and unique features of mAbs agains various cancer, gives the latest developments on the molecular, biochemical and genetic mechanisms of resistance by various mAbs, as well as discuss novel mAbs to overcome resistance.

Investigating Novel Therapies for Breast Cancers Resistant to Trastuzumab

Author : Banujan Balachandran
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (922 download)

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Download or read book Investigating Novel Therapies for Breast Cancers Resistant to Trastuzumab written by Banujan Balachandran and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Approximately 20% of all metastatic breast cancers overexpress the HER-2 receptor, a cell surface-bound receptor tyrosine kinase upstream of crucial proliferation and cell survival pathways. Trastuzumab, a humanized monoclonal antibody binding to the extracellular domain of HER-2, has proven to be a beneficial treatment for patients diagnosed as HER-2+ but continues to have limitations. With low response rates for patients when administered alone and for patients having received prior chemotherapy, the true potential of trastuzumab seems to arrive only through combination therapies. However, the majority of advanced HER-2 positive breast cancer patients still develop resistance to the therapy by the end of the first year or present de novo resistance. For this reason, it is important to continue to investigate therapies to give in combination with trastuzumab to improve progression-free survival and overall survival in this clinical setting. Two Phase II Astra Zeneca compounds: AZD0530, a dual Src and Abl kinase inhibitor and AZD8931, a pan-erbb tyrosine kinase inhibitor abrogating EGFR-, HER-2-, and HER-3-mediated signaling were explored in this context using established trastuzumab-naïve and trastuzumab-resistant cell lines. AZD0530 was not effective when administered alone and any combinations with trastuzumab showed positive responses only in those models in which some form of response to AZD0530 alone had been seen. Clinically-relevant responses to AZD8931 were seen in all cell lines tested and for this reason a head-to-head comparison was carried out with lapatinib, the FDA-approved therapy for patients progressing on trastuzumab. AZD8931 alone and in combination with trastuzumab worked effectively to stop proliferation and induce cell death in both trastuzumab-naïve and trastuzumab-resistant cell lines at clinically relevant doses. AZD8931 had similar activity to lapatinib in the SKBR3-based ER-negative cell lines, but was less active in the BT474-based ER-positive cell lines. From this study, it appears AZD8931 is a therapeutic candidate for overcoming trastuzumab resistance but further investigation is required, before translation into the clinical setting, including the use of animal models of trastuzumab-resistance, specifically in the ER-negative subtype." --

Current Applications for Overcoming Resistance to Targeted Therapies

Author : Myron R. Szewczuk
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 303021477X
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (32 download)

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Book Synopsis Current Applications for Overcoming Resistance to Targeted Therapies by : Myron R. Szewczuk

Download or read book Current Applications for Overcoming Resistance to Targeted Therapies written by Myron R. Szewczuk and published by Springer. This book was released on 2019-07-15 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Targeted therapies were initially developed to exploit the upregulation and dependence on key oncogenic pathways critical to cancer progression. Additionally, they also presented as a method to overcome chemoresistance by supplementing conventional therapeutic regimens with targeted therapies. However, the development of resistance to these combinatorial approaches has led to the reassessment of currently available therapeutic options to overcome resistance to targeted therapy. This book aims to provide an update on the advancements in the therapeutic arms race between cancer, clinicians and scientists alike to overcome resistance to targeted therapies. Subject experts provide a comprehensive overview of the challenges and solutions to resistance to several conventional targeted therapies in addition to providing a discussion on broad topics including targeting components of the tumor microenvironment, emerging therapeutic options, and novel areas to be explored concerning nanotechnology and the epigenome.

Endocrine Therapy in Breast Cancer

Author : William R. Miller
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 0203909836
Total Pages : 395 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (39 download)

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Download or read book Endocrine Therapy in Breast Cancer written by William R. Miller and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2002-03-08 with total page 395 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This reference evaluates and describes the latest strategies for hormone suppression and blockade in the management of early and advanced stage breast cancer and explores the effects of tamoxifen, selective estrogen receptor modulators (SERMs), aromatase inhibitors, and their combination on both breast cancers and normal tissues. Endocrine T

Her-2

Author : Robert Bazell
Publisher : Random House
ISBN 13 : 0307764982
Total Pages : 241 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (77 download)

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Download or read book Her-2 written by Robert Bazell and published by Random House. This book was released on 2011-04-27 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two years after she underwent a mastectomy and chemotherapy, Barbara Bradfield's aggressive breast cancer had recurred and spread to her lungs. The outlook was grim. Then she took part in Genentech's clinical trials for a new drug. Five years later she remains cancer-free. Her-2 is the biography of Herceptin, the drug that provoked dramatic responses in Barbara Bradfield and other women in the trials and that offers promise for hundreds of thousands of breast cancer patients. Unlike chemotherapy or radiation, Herceptin has no disabling side effects. It works by inactivating Her-2/neu--a protein that makes cancer cells grow especially quickly-- produced by a gene found in 25 to 30 percent of all breast tumors. Herceptin caused some patients' cancers to disappear completely; in others, it slowed the progression of the disease and gave the women months or years they wouldn't otherwise have had. Herceptin is the first treatment targeted at a gene defect that gives rise to cancer. It marks the beginning of a new era of treatment for all kinds of cancers. Robert Bazell presents a riveting account of how Herceptin was born. Her-2 is a story of dramatic discoveries and strong personalities, showing the combination of scientific investigation, money, politics, ego, corporate decisions, patient activism, and luck involved in moving this groundbreaking drug from the lab to a patient's bedside. Bazell's deft portraits introduce us to the remarkable people instrumental in Herceptin's history, including Dr. Dennis Slamon, the driven UCLA oncologist who played the primary role in developing the treatment; Lily Tartikoff, wife of television executive Brandon Tartikoff, who tapped into Hollywood money and glamour to help fund Slamon's research; and Marti Nelson, who inspired the activists who lobbied for a "compassionate use" program that would allow women outside the clinical trials to have access to the limited supplies of Herceptin prior to FDA approval of the drug. And throughout there are the stories of the heroic women with advanced breast cancer who volunteered for the trials, risking what time they had left on an unproven treatment. Meticulously researched, written with clarity and compassion, Her-2 is masterly reporting on cutting-edge science.

Multi-Drug Resistance in Cancer

Author : Jun Zhou
Publisher : Humana Press
ISBN 13 : 9781617796647
Total Pages : 492 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (966 download)

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Download or read book Multi-Drug Resistance in Cancer written by Jun Zhou and published by Humana Press. This book was released on 2012-08-09 with total page 492 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chemotherapy is one of the major treatment options for cancer patients; however, the efficacy of chemotherapeutic management of cancer is severely limited by multidrug resistance, in that cancer cells become simultaneously resistant to many structurally and mechanistically unrelated drugs. In the past three decades, a number of mechanisms by which cancer cells acquire multidrug resistance have been discovered. In addition, the development of agents or strategies to overcome resistance has been the subject of intense study. This book contains comprehensive and up-to-date reviews of multidrug resistance mechanisms, from over-expression of ATP-binding cassette drug transporters such as P-glycoprotein, multidrug resistance-associated proteins, and breast cancer resistance p- tein to the drug ratio-dependent antagonism and the paradigm of cancer stem cells. The book also includes strategies to overcome multidrug resistance, from the development of compounds that inhibit drug transporter function to the modulation of transporter expression. In addition, this book contains techniques for the detection and imaging of drug transporters, methods for the investigation of drug resistance in animal models, and strategies to evaluate the efficacy of resistance reversal agents. The book intends to provide a state-of-the-art collection of reviews and methods for both basic and clinician investigators who are interested in cancer multidrug resistance mechanisms and reversal strategies. Tianjin, China Jun Zhou v Contents Preface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v Contributors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix 1 Multidrug Resistance in Cancer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Bruce C. Baguley 2 Multidrug Resistance in Oncology and Beyond: From Imaging of Drug Efflux Pumps to Cellular Drug Targets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Critical Issues in Head and Neck Oncology

Author : Jan B. Vermorken
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3031231759
Total Pages : 361 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (312 download)

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Download or read book Critical Issues in Head and Neck Oncology written by Jan B. Vermorken and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2023-03-27 with total page 361 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is an open access book. With a wealth of exciting data emerging in this rapidly evolving field this book will review the state-of-the-art knowledge with emphasis on multidisciplinary decision and management of head and neck cancer. The book provides significant detail on a wide range of topics including: the role of new targets for treatment, immunotherapy, resistance mechanisms, standardizing molecular profiling programs, and new methods to guide therapeutic approaches. In addition different disease situations are addressed including different treatment approaches in primary disease and in recurrent and/or metastatic disease as well as new developments in pathology, surgery and reconstruction techniques, new systemic therapies in salivary gland cancer, and supportive care and follow-up. All disciplines involved in the treatment of head & neck cancer are covered with a focus on translation into daily practice. The 8th-THNO is designed for medical oncologists, head and neck surgeons, radiation oncologists, otolaryngologists, and other medical professionals involved in the treatment of patients with head and neck cancer.

The Biology of Tumors

Author : Enrico Mihich
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 1489913521
Total Pages : 351 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (899 download)

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Download or read book The Biology of Tumors written by Enrico Mihich and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-06-29 with total page 351 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Ninth Annual Pezcoller Symposium entitled "The Biology of Tumors" was held in Rovereto, Italy, June 4-7, 1997. It focused on the genetic mechanisms underlying het erogeneity of tumor cell populations and tumor cell differentiation, on interactions be tween tumor cells and cells of host defenses, and the mechanisms of angiogenesis. With presentations at the cutting edge of progress and stimulating discussions, this symposium addressed issues related to phenomena concerned with cell regulation and cell interactions as determined by activated genes through the appropriate and timely media tion of gene products. Important methodologies that would allow scientists to measure dif ferentially genes and gene products and thus validate many of the mechanisms of control currently proposed were considered, as were the molecular basis of tumor recognition by the immune system, interactions between cells and molecular mechanisms of cell regula tion as they are affected by or implemented through these interactions. The molecular and cellular mechanisms of tumor vascularization were also discussed. It was recognized that angiogenesis provides a potential site of therapeutic intervention and this makes it even more important to understand the mechanisms underlying it. We wish to thank the participants in the symposium for their substantial contribu tions and their participation in the spirited discussions that followed. We would also like to thank Drs.

Advanced Healthcare Materials

Author : Ashutosh Tiwari
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1118773683
Total Pages : 421 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (187 download)

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Download or read book Advanced Healthcare Materials written by Ashutosh Tiwari and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2014-05-09 with total page 421 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offers a comprehensive and interdisciplinary view of cutting-edge research on advanced materials for healthcare technology and applications Advanced healthcare materials are attracting strong interest in fundamental as well as applied medical science and technology. This book summarizes the current state of knowledge in the field of advanced materials for functional therapeutics, point-of-care diagnostics, translational materials, and up-and-coming bioengineering devices. Advanced Healthcare Materials highlights the key features that enable the design of stimuli-responsive smart nanoparticles, novel biomaterials, and nano/micro devices for either diagnosis or therapy, or both, called theranostics. It also presents the latest advancements in healthcare materials and medical technology. The senior researchers from global knowledge centers have written topics including: State-of-the-art of biomaterials for human health Micro- and nanoparticles and their application in biosensors The role of immunoassays Stimuli-responsive smart nanoparticles Diagnosis and treatment of cancer Advanced materials for biomedical application and drug delivery Nanoparticles for diagnosis and/or treatment of Alzheimers disease Hierarchical modelling of elastic behavior of human dental tissue Biodegradable porous hydrogels Hydrogels in tissue engineering, drug delivery, and wound care Modified natural zeolites Supramolecular hydrogels based on cyclodextrin poly(pseudo)rotaxane Polyhydroxyalkanoate-based biomaterials Biomimetic molecularly imprinted polymers

WHO Classification of Tumours of the Breast

Author : Sunil R. Lakhani
Publisher : World Health Organization
ISBN 13 : 9789283224334
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (243 download)

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Download or read book WHO Classification of Tumours of the Breast written by Sunil R. Lakhani and published by World Health Organization. This book was released on 2012 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: WHO Classification of Tumours of the Breast is the fourth volume of the WHO series on histological and genetic typing of human tumours. This authoritative, concise reference book provides an international standard for oncologists and pathologists and will serve as an indispensable guide for use in the design of studies monitoring response to therapy and clinical outcome. Diagnostic criteria, pathological features, and associated genetic alterations are described in a strictly disease-oriented manner. Sections on all recognized neoplasms and their variants include new ICD-O codes, epidemiology, clinical features, macroscopy, pathology, genetics, and prognosis and predictive factors. The book, prepared by 90 authors from 24 countries, contains more than 340 colour photographs, tables and figures, and more than 1600 references.