Book Description
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!
