Cancer Chemotherapy: Cancer Chemotherapy and Biological Response Modifiers
Annual 18
Elsevier (Publisher)
4th Edition
Published in December 1999
Book
Hardback
632 pages
978-0-444-50074-8 (ISBN)
Description
Cancer Chemotherapy and Biological Response Modifiers provides its readers with a comprehensive, definitive annual review of the literature in the fields of cancer biology, pharmacology, treatment and management. Its contributors are internationally renowned figures in the field of oncology. The contents of this new volume, Annual 18, will again review recent developments within these subject areas, ensuring that its readers are kept up-to-date with the latest information.
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Series
Edition
4th ed.
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Elsevier Science & Technology
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 230 mm
Weight
1786 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-444-50074-8 (9780444500748)
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Editor
Department of Health and Human Services, NIH, National Institute on Aging, USA
Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, USA
Volume editor
Content
Drugs Section. Antimetabolites (J.L. Grem et al.). Bleomycin (S. Lazo). Mitomycins (Verweij et al.). Taxanes and other microtubule stabilizing agents (D.L. Sackett, T. Fojo). DNA topoisomerase I poisons (C.H. Takimoto et al.). DNA topoisomerase II poisons(G. Capranico et al.). Cisplatin (E. Reed). Multidrug resistance (E. Schneider et al.). New anticancer agents (C. Britten et al.). Biological Response Modifiers Section. Monoclonal antibodies, cytokines and fusion proteins in the treatment of malignant disease (J.A. Hank et al.). Biological response modifiers (J.W. Clark). Adoptive immunotherapy (B.D. Curti). Hematopoietic growth factors in cancer chemotherapy (J. Crawford et al.). Tumors Section. Leukemias and plasma cell myeloma (P.H. Wiernik). Non-Hodgkin's lymphomas (N.L. Bartlett, N.D. Wagner). Head and neck cancer (S.G. Taylor). Lung cancer (H.H. Hansen, M. Rorth). Upper gastrointestinal tumors (M. Ogawa, T.Taguchi). Cancers of the large bowel and hepato-biliary tract (V.M. Aviles, D.J. Vaughn). Endocrine tumors (S.W.J. Lamberts). Genitourinary malignancies (M.R. Smith, P. Kantoff). Gynecological cancers (M.P. Boente et al.). Breast cancer (A. Budzar, G.N. Hortobagyi). Melanoma (F.G. Haluska, P.S. Multani). Soft tissue and bone sarcomas (A. Santoro, H.S. Parra). Brain Tumors (L.S. Ashby et al.). Biology and therapy of pediatric malignant solid tumors (N. Marina). Supportive care (M. Markman).