High-dose cancer therapy : pharmacology, hematopoietins, stem cells

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High-dose cancer therapy : pharmacology, hematopoietins, stem cells

editors, James O. Armitage, Karen H. Antman

William & Wilkins, c1995

2nd ed

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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Description

This work addresses the issues of treating patients with cancer with higher doses of chemotherapy, whether supported by allogeneic bone marrow transplantation, growth factor support, or no extra treatment. Dose intensive therapy is one of the fastest growing and most promising areas of oncology. This text explores this modality for the broad range of malignancies practitioners are likely to encounter in practice.

Table of Contents

  • Strategies for the use of agents at high dose
  • re-establishing haematopoiesis after dose-intensive therapy
  • A - transplantation
  • B - marrow contamination
  • C - growth factors
  • laboratory and clinical support for dose-intensive therapy
  • clinical applications for high-dose therapy.

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