DESCRIPTION:
Your must-have Physicians"" Cancer Chemotherapy Drug Manual is available for your iPhone, iPad, and Android
Completely revised and updated for 2023, 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.
- Includes 9 new agents and 24 new supplemental indications that have all been approved by the FDA within the past year
- Updated new indications for previously approved agents Indications, drug doses and schedules, toxicities, and special considerations for each agent expanded and revised
- A specific chapter focused on antiemetic treatment regimens for both acute and delayed nausea/vomiting
- Diagrams of drug structures and pathways for many of the agents
- 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
CONTENTS:
Chapter.1 Principles of Cancer Chemotherapy
Chapter.2 Chemotherapeutic and Biologic Drugs, A-Z
Chapter.3 Guidelines for Chemotherapy and Dosing Modifications
Chapter.4 Common Chemotherapy Regimens in Clinical Practice
Chapter.5 Antiemetic Agents for the Treatment of Chemotherapy-Induced Vomiting