Offers coverage of nucleoside analogue activity
on oncology and haematology. The work includes topics from pharmacology to clinical findings on the pivotal role of fludarabine, cladribine and pentostatin in the management of diseases, such as chronic lymphocytic and hairy cell leukemia,
non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, membranous nephropathy, and rheumatoid and psoriatic arthritis.
Edited by:
Bruce D. Cheson,
Michael J. Keating,
William Plunkett,
William Plunkett
Imprint: CRC Press Inc
Country of Publication: United States
Volume: 12
Dimensions:
Height: 234mm,
Width: 156mm,
Spine: 28mm
Weight: 771g
ISBN: 9780824798505
ISBN 10: 0824798503
Series: Basic and Clinical Oncology
Pages: 488
Publication Date: 09 May 1997
Audience:
College/higher education
,
Professional and scholarly
,
Further / Higher Education
,
Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Nucleoside Analogs: Cellular Pharmacology, Mechanisms of Action, and Strategies for Combination Therapy, William Plunkett and Varsha Gandhi Induction of Apoptosis by Nucleoside Analogs, Peng Huang and Susan Wright Pharmacokinetics of Purine Nucleoside Analogs, Jan Liliemark and Gunnar Juliusson Clinical Development of 2'-Deoxycoformycin, Bruce D. Cheson and Michael R. Grever Clinical Development of Fludarabine, Axel-R. Hanauske and Daniel D. Von Hoff Development of 2-Chlorodeoxyadenosine (2-CdA) as a Chemotherapeutic and Immunosuppressive Drug, Ernest Beutler, Dennis Carson, Robert McMillan, and Robert Longmire Defining the Optimal Dose Schedule of Purine Analogs and Assessment of Response, Jorge E. Cortes and Susan M. O'Brien Clinical Trials of the Purine Analogs in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia, Michael J. Keating Treatment of Hairy Cell Leukemia with Nucleoside Analogs, Alan Saven and Lawrence D. Piro Clinical Trials with Nucleoside Analogs in Lymphomas, Wolfgang Hiddemann and Christiane Pott-Hoeck Clinical Trials with Nucleoside Analogs in Other Hematologic Malignancies, Jorge E. Cortes, Hagop Kantarjian, Susan M. O'Brien, and Michael J. Keating Nucleoside Analogs as Radiosensitizing Agents, Vincent Grégoire and Walter N. Hittelman 2-Chlorodeoxyadenosine in Nonmalignant Disorders, Ernest Beutler, Dennis Carson, J. C. Sipe, J. S. Romine, Robert McMillan, Z. M. Younossi, V. D. Rodgers, James A. Koziol, and J. Zyroff Fludarabine in Nonmalignant Disorders, Ioannis O. Tassiulas, John C. Davis, Jr., Barri J. Fessler, Nobuaki Hama, Thomas A. Fleisher, Howard A. Austin III, and Dimitrios T. Boumpas Toxicities Associated with Purine Analog Therapy, Bruce D. Cheson
Bruce D. Cheson (Edited by) , Michael J. Keating (Edited by) , William Plunkett (Edited by)
Reviews for Nucleoside Analogs in Cancer Therapy
""" …this volume is the first overview summarising the state of the art of purine analogs. The editors were able to get excellent papers together…recommend[ed] to all haemato-oncologists who treat patients with purine analogs. ""-Annals of Oncology"