Physicians' Cancer Chemotherapy Drug Manual 2023

Book excerpt: Completely revised and updated for 2023, 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 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. Key Features: - Includes 9 new agents and 24 new supplemental indications that have all been approved by the FDA within the past year - Updated new indications for previously approved agents - Indications, drug doses and schedules, toxicities, and special considerations for each agent expanded and revised - A specific chapter focused on antiemetic treatment regimens for both acute and delayed nausea/vomiting - Diagrams of drug structures and pathways for many of the agents - A comprehensive discussion of clinical pharmacology, special considerations, indications, and dosages - Covers toxicity and drug-drug interactions - A section on chemotherapy regimens for all major cancers - Provides an overview of the basic principles of cancer drug therapy