Book Description

Completely revised and updated for 2011, 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 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 strategie and new drugs like Cabazitaxel, Ofatumumab, Pazopanib, and Pralatrexate • A specific chapter focused on profiling antiemetic drug and antiemetic treatment regimens • Diagrams of drug structures and pathways for each agent • 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-ROM version