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Clinically Relevant Resistance in Cancer Chemotherapy
. Ed(S): Andersson, Borje; Murray, David
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Description for Clinically Relevant Resistance in Cancer Chemotherapy
Hardback. Reviews clinically relevant aspects of the pharmacokinetics of commonly used anticancer agents as well as mechanisms of cellular/experimental resistance to such agents. Editor(s): Andersson, Borje; Murray, David. Series: Cancer Treatment and Research. Num Pages: 400 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MJCL2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 777.
Over the last several decades, the introduction of new chemotherapeutic drugs and drug combinations has resulted in increased long term remission rates in several important tumor types. These include childhood leukemia, adult leukemias and lymphomas, as well as testicular and trophoblastic tumors. The addition of high-dose chemotherapy with growth factor and hemopoietic stem cell support has increased clinical remission rates even further. For the majority of patients with some of the more common malignancies, however, palliation (rather than cure) is still the most realistic goal of chemotherapy for metastatic disease. The failure of chemotherapy to cure metastatic cancer is commonly ... Read more
Over the last several decades, the introduction of new chemotherapeutic drugs and drug combinations has resulted in increased long term remission rates in several important tumor types. These include childhood leukemia, adult leukemias and lymphomas, as well as testicular and trophoblastic tumors. The addition of high-dose chemotherapy with growth factor and hemopoietic stem cell support has increased clinical remission rates even further. For the majority of patients with some of the more common malignancies, however, palliation (rather than cure) is still the most realistic goal of chemotherapy for metastatic disease. The failure of chemotherapy to cure metastatic cancer is commonly ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
Series
Cancer Treatment and Research
Number of Pages
380
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9781402072000
SKU
V9781402072000
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