Physicians' Cancer Chemotherapy Drug Manual: 2009

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Completely revised and updated for 2009, 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 the 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. Special features: Features new drugs: Bendamustine, Ixabepilone, and Nilotinib; Revised to reflect rapid advances in the field, incorporating new drug and treatment strategies; diagrams of drug structures and pathways for each agent; Offers a comprehensive discussion of clinical pharmacology, special considerations, indications, and dosages; Covers toxicity and drug-drug interactions; Includes a section on chemotherapy regimens for all the major cancers; Provides a overview of the basic principles of cancer drug therapy; Contains an easy to load and use CD-ROM version