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AUTHOR INFORMATION
By David S. Fischer, MD, Clinical Professor of Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT;
M. Tish Knobf, RN, PhD, Associate Professor, Oncology Nursing, Yale University School of Nursing, New Haven, CT;
Henry Durivage, PharmD,
Director of Clinical Affairs, Theradex Systems, Inc, Princeton, NJ; and
Nancy
Beaulieu, PharmD, Staff Affiliate, Medical Oncology, Yale University School
of Medicine, New Haven, CT
DESCRIPTION
Here's a comprehensive, yet compact and practical guide to the care and chemotherapeutic
treatment of cancer patients. It encompasses all major chemotherapeutic agents
and combinations, investigational and newly approved drugs, and describes their
mechanisms of action, indications, metabolism, dose, administration, toxicity,
and drug interactions and incompatibilities. The 6th Edition includes more than
75 new drug regiments as well as a new chapter on medication errors and safety.
REVIEWS
The Fischer handbook offers a more user-friendly, clearer presentation and an
important chapter on the principles and applications of clinical trials. Cancerworld
- May/June 2005
KEY FEATURES
- Uses a multidisciplinary approach that reflects the work of the entire chemotherapeutic
team.
- Contains essential information on all chemotherapeutic agents and "cocktail"
combinations.
- Covers high-dose chemotherapy with stem cell support, recognizing the rapid
progress of stem cell therapy and highlighting potentially significant risks.
- Lists chemotherapeutic drugs and biological response modifiers alphabetically,
and arranges cancer treatment protocols by cancer type.
- Provides the most comprehensive list of chemotherapeutic drugs available.
NEW TO THIS EDITION
- Updates and revises all chapters.
- Describes 100 new chemotherapeutic drugs.
- Features a new chapter on medication errors and safety.
- Presents new information on monoclonal antibodies.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. Cancer Chemotherapy and Pharmacology
2. Clinical Trials—Principles and Applications
3. Chemotherapy Medication Safety
4. Chemotherapy Drugs and the Drugs Used in the Treatment of Cancer
5. Biotherapy
6. Cancer Chemotherapy Administration
7. Cancer Chemotherapy and Biotherapy
8. Ethical Considerations in Cancer
9. Cancer Pain Management
10. High Dose Chemotherapy with Stem Cell Support
11. Organ System Toxicity
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