Cancer chemotherapy and biotherapy
Subtitle: principles and practice
By: [edited by] Bruce A. Chabner, Dan L. Longo
Edition: 5th ed.
Publisher: Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Philadelphia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 812
ISBN-13: 9781605474311
Subjects: Cancer; Antineoplastic agents; Neoplasms; Immunotherapy; Biological response modifiers; Biological Products; Drug therapy; Chemotherapy; Therapeutic use; Antineoplastic Agents
Description: "Updated to include the newest drugs and those currently in development, Cancer Chemotherapy and Biotherapy, Fifth Edition is a comprehensive reference on the preclinical and clinical pharmacology of anticancer agents. Organized by drug class, the book provides the latest information on all drugs and biological agents--their mechanisms of action, interactions with other agents, toxicities, side effects, and mechanisms of resistance. Chapters emphasize pharmacology and mechanisms of action at the molecular and cellular levels, followed by clinical activity and toxicity, both acute and delayed. The authors explain the rationale for use of drugs in specific schedules and combinations and offer guidelines for dose adjustment in particular situations. The previous edition was one of "Doody's Core Titles 2009." This edition's introduction includes timely information on general strategies for drug usage, the science of drug discovery and development, economic and regulatory aspects of cancer drug development, and principles of pharmacokinetics. Eight new chapters have been added and more than twenty have been significantly revised"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.