Combining targeted biological agents with radiotherapy : current status and future directions / edited by William Small, Jr.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Small, William, Jr.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cancer--Radiotherapy.

Cancer.

Combined modality therapy.

Growth factors--Receptors.

Growth factors.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (243 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Demos Medical Pub., c2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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 agents with radiotherapy is the latest cutting-edge extension in cancer therapy for radiation oncologists. Combining Targeted Biological Agents with Radiotherapy: Current Status and Future Directions is an overview of the current state of clinical and pre-clinical research in combining radiotherapy w

Contents:

Cover; Title Page; Contents; Preface; Contributors; Targeted Therapies: Definitions, Limitations, and Future Directions; Epidermal Growth: Factors Receptors (EGFR); Vascular Epithelial Growth Factor (VEGF) Receptors; Dermatologic Manifestations of Targeted Therapies; Radiolabeled Monoclonal Antibody Therapies; Targeted Therapies in Malignant Gliomas; Targeted Therapies in Head and Neck Cancer; Targeted Therapies in Lung Cancer; Targeted Therapies in Pancreatic Cancer; Targeted Therapies in Cervical Cancer; Targeted Therapies in Endometrial Cancer; Index; Back Cover

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-281-97530-3

9786611975302

1-935281-00-3

OCLC:

476175462