Description

This book introduces the commonly prescribed drugs in the treatment of the solid cncers. It highlights the principles of use of anticancer drugs, the side effects associated with them and the commonly used drug regimes for tumour specific diseases. Case studies are used to highlight typical drug treatment regimes for patients. The NICE guidelines are listed.

Key Features

Basic principles of drug treatment - develops an understanding of why and when anticancer drugs are used.
Covers the purpose of clinical trials in oncology from Phase I to Phase IV trials in drug development.
Discusses the organisation of clinical networks in the UK.
Case studies in cancer treatment, allowing an understanding of when and why the typical regimes are used.
NICE guidelines.

Foreword. Preface. Abbreviations. Glossary of terms in relation to cancer chemotherapy. Glossary of chemotherapy regimes. 1. Introduction to anticancer drugs. 2. Principles and ethics of anticancer drug use. 3. Classification of anticancer drugs. 4. Complications of anticancer drug therapy. 5. Anticancer drug use in tumour specific diseases. 6. New advances in drug development. 7. Risk management in drug prescribing. Appendix 1. Electronic sources of information. Appendix 2. ECOG Common Toxicity Criteria.