Combining targeted biological agents with radiotherapy : current status and future directions /

Radiotherapy plays an integral role in cancer treatment. Approximately 60% of cancer patients will receive radiotherapy at some point in their treatment. A major improvement in patient outcomes occurs with the use of combined chemotherapy and radiotherapy. The combination of targeted biological agen...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Small, William, Jr
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Demos Medical Pub., ©2008.
Temas:
Cancer > Radiotherapy.
Combined modality therapy.
Growth factors > Receptors.
Neoplasms > therapy
Radiation Oncology
Combined Modality Therapy
Antineoplastic Agents > therapeutic use
Radiotherapy > methods
Cancer > Radiothérapie.
Traitement combiné (Thérapeutique)
Facteurs de croissance > Récepteurs.
MEDICAL > Oncology.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Diseases > Cancer.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Targeted therapies: definitions, limitations, and future directions / Tamara Z .Vern and William Small Jr.
  • Epidermal growth factor receptors (EGFR) / Michael P. Hagan [and others]
  • Vascular epithelial growth factor (VEGF) receptors / Andrew N. Fontanella, Yiting Cao, and Mark W. Dewhirst.
  • Dermatologic manifestations of targeted therapies / Mario E. Lacouture, Bharat B. Mittal, and Mark Agulnik
  • Radiolabeled monoclonal antibody therapies / Lanea M.M. Keller [and others]
  • Targeted therapies in malignant gliomas / Sean Grimm
  • Targeted therapies in head and neck cancer / Ranee Mehra, Roger B. Cohen, and Paul M. Harari.
  • Targeted therapies in lung cancer / Gregory M.M. Videtic
  • Targeted therapies in pancreatic cancer / Sunil Krishnan, Vishal Rana, and Christopher H. Crane
  • Targeted therapies in cervical cancer / Christopher J. Anker and David K. Gaffney
  • Targeted therapies in endometrial cancer / Jergin Chen and David K. Gaffney.

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