Physicians' Cancer Chemotherapy Drug Manual 2017 / Edition 17

by Edward Chu, Vincent T. DeVita Jr.

Overview

Completely revised and updated for 2017, the Physicians’ Cancer Chemotherapy Drug Manual 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 catalogue of over 100 drugs and commonly used drug regimens—both on- and off-label—for the treatment of all the major cancers.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781284124477
Publisher:	Jones & Bartlett Learning
Publication date:	12/30/2016
Pages:	608
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 1.40(d)

About the Author

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


Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut

Table of Contents

Editors and Contributing Authors vi

Preface vii

Acknowledgments viii

Chapter 1 Principles of Cancer Chemotherapy 1

Introduction 1

The Role of Chemotherapy in the Treatment of Cancer 2

Principles of Combination Chemotherapy 3

Chapter 2 Chemotherapeutic and Biologic Drugs 5

Chapter 3 Guidelines for Chemotherapy and Dosing Modifications 421

Chapter 4 Common Chemotherapy Regimens in Clinical Practice 441

Chapter 5 Antiemetic Agents for the Treatment of Chemotherapy-Induced Nausea and Vomiting 589

Index 597