Bookedited by Roland T. Skeel, Samir N. Khleif.
Contents:
SECTION I: BASIC PRINCIPLES AND CONSIDERATIONS OF RATIONAL CHEMOTHERAPY AND MOLECULAR THERAPY
1. Biologic and pharmacologic basis of cancer chemotherapy / Roland T. Skeel
2. Biologic basis of molecular targeted therapy / Osama E. Rahma, Samir N. Khleif
3. Systemic assessment of the patient with cancer and consequences of treatment / Roland T. Skeel
4. Selection of treatment with the patient with cancer / Roland T. Skeel
SECTION II: CHEMOTHERAPY AND MOLECULAR THERAPY OF HUMAN CANCER
5. Carcinonas of the head and neck / Barbara A. Murphy
6. Carcinomas of the lung / David E. Gerber, Joan H. Schiller
7. Carcinomas of the gastrointestinal tract / Maxwell Vergo, AI B. Benson III
8. Carcinomas of the pancreas, liver, gallbladder, and bile ducts / Timothy J. Kennedy, Steven K. Libutti
9. Carcinomas of the breast / Patrick Glyn Morris, Clifford A. Hudis
10. Gynecologic cancer / Thomas McNally, Richard T. Penson, Chau Tran, Michael J. Birrer
11. Urologic and male genital cancers / Brendan D. Curti, Craig R. Nichols
12. Kidney cancer / Mark T. Andolina, Colleen Darnell, Olivier Rixe
13. Thyroid and adrenal cancinomas / Haitham S. Abu-Lebdeh, Michael E. Menefee, Keith C. Bible
14. Melanomas and other cutaneous malignancies / Ragini Kudchadkar, Jeffrey S. Weber
15. Primary and metastatic brain tumors / April Fitzsimmons Eichler, Tracy T. Batchelor
16. Soft tissue sarcomas / Robert S. Benjamin
17. Bone sarcomas / Robert S. Benjamin
18. Acute leukemias / Olga Frankfurt, Martin S. Tallman
19. Chronic leukemias / Khaled el-Shami, Bruce D. Cheson
20. Myeloproliferative neoplasms and myledysplastic syndromes / Elias Jabbour, Hagop Kantarjian
21. Hodgkin lymphoma / Richard S. Stein, David S. Morgan
22. Non-Hodgkin lymphoma / Mark Roschewski, Wyndham H. Wilson
23. Multiple myeloma, other plasma cell disorders, and primary amyloidosis / Rachid Baz, Mohamad A. Hussein
24. Metastatic cancer of unknown origin / James M. Leonardo
25. HIV-associated malignancies / Thomas S. Uldrick, Mark N. Polizzotto, Robert Yarchoan
SECTION III: SUPPORTIVE CARE OF PATIENTS WITH CANCER
26. Side effects of chemotherapy and molecular targeted therapy / Janelle M. Tipton
27. Infections: etiology, treatment, and prevention / Thomas J. Walsh, Joan M. Duggan
28. Transfusion therapy, bleeding, and clotting / Mary R. Smith, NurJehan Quraishy
29. Oncology emergencies and critical care issues: spinal cord compression, cerebral edema, Superior Vena Cava Syndrome, anaphylaxis, respiratory failure, Tumor Lysis Syndrome, hypercalcemia, and bone metastasis / Roland T. Skeel
30. Malignant pleural, peritoneal, and pericardial effusions and meningeal infiltrates / Rekha T. Chaudhary
31. Cancer pain / Richard T. Lee, Michael J. Fisch
32. Emotional and psychiatric problems in patients with cancer / Kristi Skeel Williams, Kathleen S.N. Franco-Bronson
SECTION IV: CHEMOTHERAPEUTIC AND MOLECULAR TARGETED AGENTS AND THEIR USE
33. Classification, use, and toxicity of clinically useful chemocherapy and molecular targeted therapy / Roland T. Skeel
Appendix A: Nomogram for determining body surface area of adults from height and mass
Appendix B: Nomogram for determining boy surface area of children from height and mass.