Physician's Cancer Chemotherapy Drug Manual 2008

by Chu, Edward

• ISBN13: 9780763755621
• ISBN10: 0763755621
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-12-28
• Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning

Summary

Includes free CD-ROM! Completely revised and updated for 2008, this practical handbook is an up-to-date guide to all aspects of cancer chemotherapy. The book provides a comprehensive, easy to use catalogue of over 100 drugs-both on- and off-label-commonly used in cancer treatment. A section on Common Chemotherapy Regimens provides a quick reference to management of specific cancers, arranged alphabetically. Special features include: Special chapter profiling anti-emetic drugs Diagrams of drug structures and pathways Complete discussion of clinical pharmacology, indications, and dosages Coverage of toxicity and interactions Separate chapter on chemotherapy regimens for specific cancers Overview of basic principles of cancer drug therapy Easy to load and use CD-ROM version PDA version of Physicians' Cancer Chemotherapy Drug Manual also available! * Correction to the 2008 edition of the Physiciansrs" Cancer Chemotherapy Drug Manual. On page 402, Capecitabine + Lapatinib is incorrectly listed as a Combination Regimen option for patients with Her2 negative mBC. As a correction, Capecitabine + Lapatinib should be listed as a Combination Regimen option for patients with Her2 postive mBC and removed from the listing for Her2 negative disease.