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Handbook of brain tumor chemotherapy /

Treatment of patients with a brain tumor remains one of the most challenging and difficult areas of modern oncology. Recent advances in the molecular biology of these neoplasms have improved our understanding of the malignant phenotype and have lead to the development of novel forms of chemotherapy,...

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Corporate Authors: Elsevier Science & Technology
Group Author: Newton, Herbert B
Published: Elsevier/Academic,
Publisher Address: Amsterdam ; Boston :
Publication Dates: 2006.
Literature type: eBook
Language: English
Subjects:
Brain > Tumors > Chemotherapy
Brain Neoplasms > drug therapy
Cerveau > Tumeurs > Chimiothe rapie
MEDICAL > Oncology
HEALTH & FITNESS > Diseases > Cancer
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Online Access: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9780120884100
Summary: Treatment of patients with a brain tumor remains one of the most challenging and difficult areas of modern oncology. Recent advances in the molecular biology of these neoplasms have improved our understanding of the malignant phenotype and have lead to the development of novel forms of chemotherapy, including targeted agents. The Handbook of Brain Tumor Chemotherapy reviews the state-of-the-art of chemotherapy development and clinical treatment of patients with this devastating disease. Handbook of Brain Tumor Chemotherapy offers a unique cutting-edge compendium of basic science and clinical
Carrier Form: 1 online resource (xvi, 510 pages, [24] pages of plates) : illustrations (some color)
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 9780120884100
0120884100
008045593X
9780080455938
Index Number: RC280
CLC: R739.4
Contents: I. Pharmacology and Clinical Applications. -- 1. Overview of Brain Tumor Epidemiology and Histopathology. -- 2. Clinical Pharmacology of Brain Tumor Chemotherapy. -- 3. Chemotherapy and Anti-Epileptic Drug Interactions. -- 4. Brain Tumor Models for Cancer Therapy. -- 5. Microarray Analysis and Proteomic Approaches to Drug Development. -- 6. Chemotherapy Resistance. -- 7. Clinical Trial Design and Implementation. -- II. Molecular Biology and Basic Science. -- 8. Molecular Genetics of Brain Tumors -- An Overview -- 9. Regulation of the Cell Cycle and Interventional Developmental Therapeutics.

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