Targeted Therapies in Lung Cancer: Management Strategies for Nurses and Practitioners

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Davies, Marianne (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Eaby-Sandy, Beth (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Subjects: Nursing administration.; Oncology .; Respiratory organs-Diseases.; Nursing Management.; Oncology.; Pneumology/Respiratory System.

This book aims to educate nurses and advanced practice providers (APP's) about known mutations, availability of targeted therapy and the management of patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). It will educate nurses and practitioners about the scope of therapy to assure safe and effecti...

Table of Contents:

• Chapter 1. Introduction
• Chapter 2. Introduction to Mutation Testing
• Chapter 3. Nursing Considerations with EGFR inhibitors in NSCLC
• Chapter 4. Nursing Considerations with ALK and ROS1 inhibitors in NSCLC
• Chapter 5. BRAF in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
• Chapter 6. Mechanisms of acquired resistance to targeted therapy in NSCLC: Role of Repeat Biopsy and Nursing Considerations
• Chapter 7. The Impact and Toxicity of Checkpoint Inhibitors in Management of Lung Cancer
• Chapter 8. The Role of Anti-Angiogenic Agents (VEGF)
• Chapter 9. Nursing Considerations for Patients Treated with Targeted Therapies.