Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 226 pages) : illustrations |
Contents |
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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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 |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Notes |
Print version record |
Subject |
Cancer -- Radiotherapy.
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Combined modality therapy.
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Growth factors -- Receptors
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Neoplasms -- therapy
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Radiation Oncology
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Combined Modality Therapy
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Antineoplastic Agents -- therapeutic use
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Radiotherapy -- methods
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MEDICAL -- Oncology.
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HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diseases -- Cancer.
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Cancer -- Radiotherapy
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Combined modality therapy
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Growth factors -- Receptors
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Form |
Electronic book
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Author |
Small, William, Jr.
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ISBN |
9781935281009 |
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1935281003 |
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9781933864341 |
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1933864346 |
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