PHYSICIAN.S CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY DRUG MANUAL 2018

Description

Completelyrevised and updated for 2018, the Physicians Cancer Chemotherapy Drug Manualis an up-to-date guide to the latest information on standard therapy and recentadvances in the field. Written by world-class experts in clinical cancertherapeutics, this essential reference provides a complete, easy-to-usecatalogue of over 100 drugs and commonly used drug regimensboth on- andoff-labelfor the treatment of all the major cancers.

Features & Benefits

Additionof 10 new agents approved by the FDA within the pastyear and updates to new indications for several previously approved agents

Indications,drug doses and schedules, toxicities, and special considerations for each agentexpanded and revised

A specificchapter focused on antiemetic treatment regimens for both acute and delayednausea/vomiting

Diagramsof drug structures and pathways for many of the agents

Acomprehensive discussion of clinical pharmacology, special considerations,indications, and dosages

Coverstoxicity and drugdrug interactions

Asection on chemotherapy regimens for all major cancers

Providesan overview of the basic principles of cancer drug therapy

Authors

Edward Chu, MD-Professor of Medicine, Chief, Division of Hematology-Oncology,Deputy Director, University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, Pittsburgh,Pennsylvania

Vincent T. DeVita Jr., MD-Yale University Schoolof Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut

Table of Contents

Chapter  1  Principlesof Cancer Chemotherapy 
Chapter  2  Chemotherapeutic and Biologic Drugs 
Chapter  3  Guidelines for Chemotherapy and DosingModifications 
Chapter  4  Common Chemotherapy Regimens in ClinicalPractice 
Chapter  5  Antiemetic Agents for the Treatment ofChemotherapy-Induced Nausea and Vomiting