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Phase I Cancer Clinical Trials: A Practical Guide - Softcover

 
9780199359011: Phase I Cancer Clinical Trials: A Practical Guide
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0199359016 ISBN 13: 9780199359011
Publisher: Oxford University Press, 2015

Synopsis

Phase I trials are a critical first step in the study of novel cancer therapeutic approaches. Their primary goals are to identify the recommended dose, schedule and pharmacologic behavior of new agents or new combinations of agents and to describe the adverse effects of treatment. In cancer therapeutics, such studies have particular challenges. Due to the nature of the effects of treatment, most such studies are conducted in patients with advanced malignancy, rather than in healthy volunteers. Further, the endpoints of these trials are usually measures adverse effects rather than molecular target or anti-tumor effects. These factors render the design, conduct, analysis and ethical aspects of phase I cancer trials unique. As the only comprehensive book on this topic, Phase I Cancer Clinical Trials is a useful resource for oncology trainees or specialists interested in understanding cancer drug development. New to this edition are chapters on Phase 0 Trials and Immunotherapeutics, and updated information on the process, pitfalls, and logistics of Phase I Trials

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About the Author

EAE: Head, Department of Oncology, Queen's University, Medical Director, Oncology Program, Kingston General Hospital, Cancer Centre of Southeastern Ontario, Kingston, Canada; CT: Professor of Clinical Pharmacology and Oncology, Head, Section of Clinical Cancer Research Groups, Leeds Institute of Cancer Studies and Pathology, St. James's Institute of Oncology Leeds, UK; MB: Founder and Chairman, International Drug Development Institute, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium, Associate Professor of Biostatistics, Universiteit Hasselt Diepenbeek, Belgium

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Publisher
Oxford University Press
Publication date
2015
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0199359016
ISBN 13 
9780199359011
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
2
Number of pages
368
Editor
Eisenhauer Elizabeth A.