Preface -- The kinesin superfamily -- The discovery and development of Eg5 inhibitors for the clinic -- Mechanism of action of Eg5 inhibitors -- Clinical trials of mitotic kinesin inhibitors -- Kif15; a useful target for anti-cancer therapy?.- Down-regulating CENP-E activity: for better or for worse -- The human kinesin-14 motor KifC1/HSET is an attractive anti-cancer drug target.-Kinesin-13 Microtubule Depolymerizing Proteins as targets for cancer therapy -- Chromokinesins in genome maintenance and cancer -- Kif14: a clinically relevant kinesin and potential target for cancer therapy -- Kinesin-8 members and their potential as biomarker or therapeutic target -- The kinesin-6 members MKLP1, MKLP2 and MPP -- Non-motor spindle proteins as cancer chemotherapy targets -- Inhibitors of mitotic kinesins for cancer treatment: consequences for neurons -- Index.