Management of Chemotherapy-Induced Nausea and Vomiting New Agents and New Uses of Current Agents /

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Navari, Rudolph M. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Adis, 2016.
• Έκδοση: 1st ed. 2016.
• Θέματα: Medicine.; Pharmacology.; Oncology.; Pharmacotherapy.; Medicine & Public Health.; Pharmacology/Toxicology.

This book provides a comprehensive review of new agents, a detailed description of new uses of current agents, and an integration of the available agents in clinical practice. A description of a detailed clinical approach provides clinical practitioners with the most up-to-date recommendations for t...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• 1. Introduction
• 2. The Physiology and Pharmacology of Nausea and Vomiting Induced by Anti-Cancer Chemotherapy in Humans
• 3. First Generation 5HT-3 Receptor Antagonists
• 4. Second Generation Serotonin (5-HT3) Receptor Antagonist Palonosetron
• 5. The Role of Neurokinin-1 Receptor Antagonists in CINV
• 6. Olanzapine for the prevention of Chemotherapy-Induced Nausea and Vomiting
• 7. Gabapentin for the Prevention of CINV
• 8. Prevention of CINV in Patients Receiving High-Dose Multiple-Day Chemotherapy
• 9. Clinical Management of CINV
• 10. Treatment of Chemotherapy-Induced Nausea
• 11. Conclusions
• 12. Future Directions.