Hematopoietic growth factors in oncology : basic science and clinical therapeutics /
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| Imprint: | Totowa, N.J. : Humana Press, c2004. |
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| Description: | x, 477 p. : ill. ; 26 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Cancer drug discovery and development |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/5169705 |
Table of Contents:
- Preface
- Contributors
- Part I.. Basic Research
- 1. Introduction to Hematopoietic Growth Factors: A General Overview
- 2. Animal Models of Hematopoietic Growth Factor Perturbations in Physiology and Pathology
- 3. The Jak/Stat Pathway of Cytokine Signaling
- 4. Small-Molecule and Peptide Agonists: A Literature Review
- Part II.. Hematopoietic Growth Factors
- 5. Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor
- 6. Erythropoietic Factors: Clinical Pharmacology and Pharmacokinetics
- 7. Thrombopoietin Factors
- 8. Stem Cell Factor and Its Receptor, c-Kit
- 9. Hematopoietic Growth Factors: Preclinical Studies of Myeloid and Immune Reconstitution
- Part III.. Use of Hematopoietic Growth Factors in Oncology
- 10. Commentary on the ASCO and ESMO Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Use of Hematopoietic Colony-Stimulating Factors
- 11. Neutropenia and the Problem of Fever and Infection in Patients With Cancer
- 12. Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Transfusions in Patients With Cancer
- 13. Hematopoietic Growth Factors in Lung Cancer
- 14. Role of Hematopoietic Growth Factors As Adjuncts to the Treatment of Hodgkin's and Non-Hodgkin's Lymphomas
- 15. Use of Granulocyte Growth Factors in Breast Cancer
- 16. Role of Cytokines in the Management of Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
- 17. Hematopoietic Growth Factor Therapy for Myelodysplastic Syndromes and Aplastic Anemia
- 18. Use of Hematopoietic Growth Factors in AIDS-Related Malignancies
- Part IV.. Safety and Economic Implications
- 19. The Safety of Hematopoietic Growth Factors
- 20. Long-Term Safety of Filgrastim in Chronic Neutropenias
- 21. Economics of Hematopoietic Growth Factors
- Part V.. Future Directions
- 22. Potential for Hematopoietic Growth Factor Antagonists in Oncology
- Acronyms and Selected Abbreviations
- Index
