Induction chemotherapy. Integrated treatment programs for locally advanced cancers.

Sehr gutes Ex. - Induction chemotherapy, as part of an integrated plan of management for locally advanced cancers, is being practised throughout the world in independent, isolated departments in universities, teaching hospitals, and clinical schools. Frequently, however, teams are relatively unaware of the work being undertaken in other institutions, and this situation may slow further progress. This book aims to present the full range of management techniques and practices used in induction chemotherapy within one accessible volume. It provides up-to-date information on the pioneering and cutting edge practices employed in different institutions and documents the advantages of integrated treatment schedules. Patient selection is discussed, and each of the cancer types for which induction therapy has proved important is considered in detail. All who are responsible for the treatment of patients with locally advanced cancers will find this book to be an invaluable source of information. It will be particularly interesting for specialist oncologists aiming to set up and develop fully comprehensive cancer centres and for health administrators wishing to learn about the benefits of establishing such centres in strategic locations. // Introduction: Overview, History, Terminology - and Early Clinical Experience - Frederick Oscar Stephens - The Principle of Dose-Response in Antineoplastic - Drug Delivery - Maurie Markman - Drug Removal Systems and Induction Chemotherapy - James H Muchmore - Cryotherapy - Miriam R Habib and David L Morris - Local and Regional Hyperthermia - Miriam R Habib and David L Morris - The Role of Hypoxia and Hyperthermia in Chemotherapy - Giammaria Fiorentini, Maurizio Cantore, Francesco Montagnani, Andrea Mambrini, Michelina D'Alessandro, and Stefano Guadagni - Induction Chemotherapy in Head and Neck Cancers - H N Kovacs - Isolated Thoracic Perfusion with Carotid Artery Infusion - for Advanced and Chemoresistant Tumors of the Parotid Gland - Karl Reinhard Aigner and Emir Selak - Induction Systemic Chemotherapy for Breast Cancer - Maria Angeles Gil-Delgado, Francois-Michel Delgado, and David Khayat Induction Intra-arterial Chemotherapy (IAC) with Epirubicin - and Mitoxantrone in Locally Advanced Breast Cancer - Giammaria Fiorentini, Dimitrios Tsetis, Charalambos Varveris, Francesco Montagnani, Alexandra Kalogeraki, Andrea Mambrini, Helias Athanasakis, Camillo Aliberti, Stefano Guadagni, and Odysseas Zoras - Induction Bidirectional Chemotherapy for Gastric Cancer - with Peritoneal Dissemination - Y Yonemura and Paul H Sugarbaker - Gastric Cancer - Tetsuo Taguchi - Oesophageal Cancer - Tetsuo Taguchi - Regional Chemotherapy for Recurrent Platin - Refractory Ovarian Cancer - Karl Reinhard Aigner and Sabine Gailhofer - Penile Cancer Treated by Intra-aortic Infusion Chemotherapy - Maw-Chang Sheen - Isolated Limb Perfusion for Melanoma - Bin Bjintze Roelof Kroon, Eva Magdaleen Noorda, Bart Cornelius Vrouenraets, Joost Maria Klaase, Gooike Witte van Slooten, and Omgo Eddo Nieweg - Interventional Radiological Procedures - for Port-Catheter Implantation - Yasuaki Arai - Induction Chemotherapy for Hepatocellular Carcinoma - Takumi Fukumoto and Yonson Ku - Systemic Induction Chemotherapy for Advanced Stage - Epithelial Ovarian Cancer - Maurie Markman - Induction Chemotherapy for Cervical Cancer - Karl Reinhard Aigner and Josef Jansa - Induction Treatment in Sarcomas - Maurice Matter, Beatrice Gay, Alexandre Christinat, Abderrahim Zouhair, and Serge Leyvraz Induction Chemotherapy in Treatment - of Sarcomas - Frederick Oscar Stephens - Liver Metastases - Miriam Rebecca Habib and David Lawson Morris - Isolated Thoracic Perfusion with Chemoflltration (ITP-F) - for Advanced and Pre-treated Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer - Karl Reinhard Aigner and Emir Selak - Isolation Perfusion Systems: Lungs - Jeroen Maria Hendriks, Willem den Hengst, and Paul Emile Van Schil - Metastatic Cancers in Lung: Isolated - Lung Perfusion - Clinical Studies - Paul Emile Van Schil, Willem den Hengst, and Jeroen Maria Hendriks - Systemic and Regional Chemotherapy for Advanced - and Metastasized Pancreatic Cancer - Karl Reinhard Aigner, Sabine Gailhofer, and Gur Ben-Ari - Conclusion - Frederick Oscar Stephens. ISBN 9783642181726