Leukemias (eBook)

Principles and Practice of Therapy

Stefan Faderl, Hagop Kantarjian (Herausgeber)

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2011 | 1. Auflage
456 Seiten
John Wiley & Sons (Verlag)
978-1-4443-4781-4 (ISBN)

Infos

Edited by experts from one of the world's largest leukemia
centers, this book provides information on the biology of the
variety of leukemic disorders, up-to-date diagnostic testing and
many new developments in therapy. Chapters covering new treatments
present an outlook for the future and explain the rationale for
ongoing clinical trials.

Topics include:

* Targeted therapy, e.g. tyrosine kinase inhibitors (Flt3, Aurora
kinase inhibitors, kit inhibitors, BCR-ABL inhibitors)

* Ras inhibitors

* Epigenetic therapy (hypomethylaters and histone deacetylase
inhibitors)

* Lenalidomide analogs

* New chemotherapy drugs, e.g. clofarabine, cloretazine,
sapacitabine, forodesine

* Combinations of chemotherapy with kinase inhibitors (e.g. ALL
induction protocols in combination with dasatinib or imatinib)

* New monoclonal antibodies (lumiliximab, humaxCD20,
anti-CD40)

* Thrombopoietic agents

Leukemias: Principles and Practice of Therapy

* Includes practical information to guide you in challenging
situations, such as treatment of elderly patients, pregnancy,
relapsed and refractory disease

* Incorporates chapters on supportive care and pharmacologic
information about the most frequently used drugs in this area

Autor

Dr. Stefan Faderl specializes in acute and chronic leukemias. His main areas of interest include acute lymphoblastic leukemias (ALL), acute myeloid leukemias (AML), chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) and its variants, as well as chronic myeloid leukemias (CML). Dr. Hagop M. Kantarjian is Professor of Medicine and Chairman of the Department of Leukemia at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas. He specializes in leukemia and is interested in creating new treatment approaches for these diseases. He has authored and contributed to over 560 medical publications, articles, and abstracts.

Rezensionen

"This high quality book will be an excellent reference for both fellows and attending physicians who care for patients with leukemic disorders in either a community or academic setting . . . This book is a welcome resource for those entering the field as well as for long-time practitioners who want to stay up to date." (Doody's, 12 August 2011)

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 28.2.2013
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Innere Medizin ► Hämatologie
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Neurologie
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Onkologie
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Radiologie / Bildgebende Verfahren
• Schlagworte: Hämatologie • Hämatologie • Hematology • Medical Science • Medizin
• ISBN-10: 1-4443-4781-0 / 1444347810
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4443-4781-4 / 9781444347814