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Cancer Chemotherapy

  • Title: Cancer Chemotherapy
  • Description:
    Withrow and MacEwen's Small Animal Clinical Oncology (Fifth Edition), 2013, Chapter 11, Pages 157-179.  Authors:  Daniel L. Gustafson and Rodney L. Page

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  • Category: Oncology

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      • General Principles of Cancer Chemotherapy
      • Mechanism of Cancer Therapy
      • Terminology and Concepts
      • Indications and Goals of Therapy
      • Tumor Susceptibility and Resistance
      • Tumor Cell Sensitivity
      • Tumor Cell Resistance
      • Combination Therapies
      • Toxicities Associated with Drug Therapy of Cancer
      • Safety Concerns of Cancer Drug Therapy
      • Pharmacologic Principles in Cancer Therapy
      • Pharmacokinetics
      • Pharmacodynamics
      • Pharmaceutics
      • Specific Chemotherapeutic Agents
      • Alkylating Agents
      • Nitrogen Mustards
      • Nitrosoureas
      • Other Alkylating Agents
      • Antitumor Antibiotics
      • Doxorubicin
      • Mitoxantrone
      • Actinomycin D (Dactinomycin)
      • Antimetabolites
      • Cytosine Arabinoside (Cytarabine)
      • Methotrexate
      • Gemcitabine
      • 5-Fluorouracil
      • Antimicrotubule Agents
      • Taxanes (Paclitaxel and Docetaxel)
      • Vinca Alkaloids (Vinblastine and Vincristine)
      • Topoisomerase Inhibitors
      • Epipodophyllotoxins (Etoposide and Teniposide)
      • Steroids
      • Prednisone
      • Others
      • Platinum (Carboplatin and Cisplatin)
      • Hydroxyurea
      • L-Asparaginase
      • Future Directions in Drug Therapies for Cancer
      • Individualized Dosing
      • Population Pharmacokinetics
      • Molecular Profiling
      • Tumor Sensitivity
      • Prognostic Evaluation
      • Novel Combinations
      • References