Physicians' Cancer Chemotherapy Drug Manual 2013 / Edition 13

by Edward Chu, Vincent T. DeVita Jr.

Overview

Completely revised and updated for 2013, the Physicians' Cancer Chemotherapy Drug Manual 2013 is an up-to-date guide to the latest information on standard therapy and recent advances in the field. Written by world-class experts in clinical cancer therapeutics, this essential reference provides a complete, easy-to-use catalog of over 100 drugs and commonly used drug regimens--both on- and off-label--for the treatment of all the major cancers.

Special features:
•Revised to reflect rapid advances in the field, incorporating treatment strategies and new drugs like brentuximab, carfilzomib, crizotinib, pertuzumab, rogorafenib, vemurafenib, and vismodegib.
•A specific chapter focused on profiling antiemetic drug and antiemetic treatment regimens.
•Diagrams of drug structures and pathways for many of the agents.
•Offers a comprehensive discussion of clinical pharmacology, special considerations, indications, and dosages.
•Covers toxicity and drug-drug interactions.
•A section on chemotherapy regimens for all major cancers.
•Provides an overview of the basic principles of cancer drug therapy.
•Contains an easy to load and use CD version.

Mobile version of Physicians' Cancer Chemotherapy Drug Manual also available!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781284020595
Publisher:	Jones & Bartlett Learning
Publication date:	12/28/2012
Edition description:	Older Edition
Pages:	624
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.50(h) x 1.40(d)

Table of Contents

Chapter1 Principles of Cancer Chemotherapy
Chapter2 Chemotherapeutic and Biologic Drugs
Chapter3 Guidelines for Chemotherapy and Dosing Modifications
Chapter4 Common Chemotherapy Regimens in Clinical Practice
Chapter5 Antiemetic Agents for the Treatment of Chemotherapy-Induced Nausea and Vomiting