The Chemotherapy Source Book, Fourth edition pulls together all the current information on the chemotherapeutic management of cancer patients, including choice of chemotherapeutic agents, use of combinations, and toxicity of individual drugs.
Organized by disease site, the book provides pharmacologic and patient management information in one source that clinicians can consult for any question encountered in the delivery of chemotherapy.
This updated Fourth edition includes new drugs as well as new indications for older drugs. Content has been streamlined to provide essential information more quickly for the busy practitioner. Plus, this edition is softcover for greater portability and convenience.
Contents
Scientific Basic of Chemotherapy
- Scientific Basis of Cancer Chemotherapy
- Norton-Simon Hypothesis
- Drug Resistance
- Principles of Chemotherapy
- Clinical Trials
- Hematopoietic Growth Factors
- Biologic Response Modifiers: Principles of Biotherapy
Routes of Administration
- Intraventricular and Intrathecal Therapy
- Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy
- Continuous Intravenous Infusion Chemotherapy
- Intra-arterial Chemotherapy
- Perfusion Therapy
- Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
Management of Drug Toxicity
- Oral Toxicity
- Dermatologic Toxicity
- Extravasation
- Hypersensitivity Reactions
- Ocular Side Effects of Chemotherapy
- Cardiotoxicity of Cancer Therapy
- Pulmonary Toxicity of Antineoplasic Therapy,
- Gastrointestinal Complications of Chemotherapy
- Hepatotoxicity of Chemotherapy Agents
- Renal and Electrolyte Abnormalities Due to Chemotherapy
- Neurotoxicity of Chemotherapy Agents
- Vascular Toxicity of Anti-Neoplastic Agents
- Second Malignancies after Chemotherapy
- Chemotherapy in Pregnancy
- Gonadal Complications and Teratogenicity of Cancer Therapy
Drug Administration
- Central Venous Access for Chemotherapy
Current Therapy of Specific Solid Tumors
- Systemic Therapy for Advanced Melanoma
- Primary and Metastatic Brain Tumors
- Chemotherapy of Head and Neck Cancer
- Lung Cancer
- Breast Cancer
- Gastrointestinal Cancer
- Endocrine Tumors\
- Chemotherapy of Genitourinary Cancers
- Gynecologic Cancer
- Chemotherapy of Carcinoma of Unknown Primary Site
- Chemotherapy of Bone and Soft Tissue Sarcomas
- Chemotherapy for Pediatric Solid Tumors
Chemotherapy of Hematologic Malignancies
- Chemotherapy of Hodgkin Lymphoma
- Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma
- Acute and Chronic Leukemias
- Myelodysplastic Syndromes
- Management of Myeloproliferative Disorders and Chronic Myeloid Leukemia
- Chemotherapy of Multiple Myeloma and Other Plasma Cell Disorders
Appendices
- Chemotherapeutic Drugs
- Combination Chemotherapy Programs
- NCI Common Toxicity Criteria
Index
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