Cancer Pharmacology Manual 5.8.0

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This resource serves as a valuable reference for a broad spectrum of professionals including trainees, clinical scientists, and practicing clinicians. It presents complex information in a structured, instructional manner, utilizing illustrative diagrams to facilitate comprehension and retention. The inclusion of challenging questions allows users to apply knowledge in simulated scenarios, fostering critical thinking and pharmacologic expertise. Authored by renowned experts in oncopharmacology, this pioneering manual is essential for those involved in the basic, translational, or clinical fields of oncology and hematology, such as clinicians, pharmacists, nurses, and trainees.

Description

"Cancer Pharmacology: An Illustrated Manual of Anticancer Drugs" offers a comprehensive guide to the fundamental and clinical sciences underpinning cancer drug therapies. Covering a range from traditional cytotoxic agents to cutting-edge targeted genomic, epigenomic, hormonal, and immunotherapeutic treatments, this reference encapsulates recent advances transforming oncology practice. The manual is extensively illustrated with visually engaging figures depicting tumor microenvironments, chemical structures, pharmacodynamics, pharmacokinetics, pharmacogenomics, molecular properties, and mechanisms of action. As the first such illustrated work in its field, it employs a consistent approach across all drug classes and agents, including alkylating agents, antimetabolites, antimitotics, epigenetic modulators, hormonal therapies, targeted treatments, monoclonal antibodies, and immunotherapies. Flow diagrams, clinical tables, and bulleted summaries consolidate key information regarding indications, mechanisms of action, adverse effects, dosing protocols, and safety considerations. Designed for ease of learning and equipped with detailed images, clinical insights, and end-of-chapter review questions, this evidence-based manual provides a thorough overview of the major classes and strategies in cancer pharmacotherapy.

Key Features:

• Includes visual representations of chemical structures alongside pharmacokinetic, pharmacodynamic, and pharmacogenomic data for each drug class
• Explains mechanisms behind chemotherapy, targeted therapy, immunotherapy, and hormonal treatments and their benefits when used as adjuvant or neoadjuvant therapies or in combination regimens
• Features over 100 detailed images and numerous comprehensive tables

Content licensed from the printed editions ISBN 10: 0826162037 and ISBN 13: 9780826162038

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Editor(s): Dr. Ashkan Emadi MD PhD; Dr. Judith E. Karp MD

Publisher: Springer Publishing Company