Physicians’ Cancer Chemotherapy Drug Manual 2020 20th Edition

ISBN-13: 978-1284198041
ISBN-10: 1284198049
Publisher : Jones & Bartlett Learning; 20th edition (December 9, 2019)
Language: : English
FORMAT:ORIGINAL PDF

Completely revised and updated for 2020, 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. Key Features: • Addition of 17 new agents, 2 biosimilars, and several 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