Drug Management of Prostate Cancer

William D. Figg

ISBN 10: 1603278311 / ISBN 13: 9781603278317

Published by Springer New York, Copernicus, 2010

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Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - Prostate cancer is the most common noncutaneous prostate cancer. Research has revealed several distinct malignancy and the second leading cause of cancer mechanisms of castration-resistant disease that may deaths among men in the United States. It is a critical converge in patients with disease progression on public health problem and remains incurable in the ADT. Many approaches are currently being evaluated metastatic setting with mortality that usually occurs as to improve the treatment of this condition and these a result of castration-resistant disease. fndings have identifed several potential targets for Since Huggins and Hodges' report of the dra- therapeutic intervention. These include drugs that are matic clinical effects of suppressing serum testos- more active or less toxic chemotherapy agents; drugs terone levels in men with advanced prostate cancer that induce androgen deprivation; drugs that target in 1941, hormone therapy (also called androgen the androgen receptor and/or androgen synthesis; deprivation therapy [ADT]) has become widely drugs that target specifc pathways, including ang- accepted as the mainstay of therapy for the treat- genesis and tyrosine kinase inhibitors, endothelin ment of advanced prostate cancer. ADT combined antagonists and matrix metalloproteinase inhibitors; with radiation therapy is a standard of care in the and immunologic approaches. Many of these agents treatment of men with locally advanced prostate seem promising and the rationale and effcacy of cancer on the basis of evidence that shows improved these emerging therapies remain to be validated in survival. The role of ADT in the management of future clinical trials.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Drug Management of Prostate Cancer
• Publisher: Springer New York, Copernicus
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1603278311
• ISBN 13: 9781603278317
• Binding: Buch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 266W x 198H x 29D millimeters 266 millimeters width by 198 millimeters height by 29 millimeters depth
• Weight: 1147 grams

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Prostate cancer is the most common noncutaneous prostate cancer. Research has revealed several distinct malignancy and the second leading cause of cancer mechanisms of castration-resistant disease that may deaths among men in the United States. It is a critical converge in patients with disease progression on public health problem and remains incurable in the ADT. Many approaches are currently being evaluated metastatic setting with mortality that usually occurs as to improve the treatment of this condition and these a result of castration-resistant disease. fndings have identifed several potential targets for Since Huggins and Hodges’ report of the dra- therapeutic intervention. These include drugs that are matic clinical effects of suppressing serum testos- more active or less toxic chemotherapy agents; drugs terone levels in men with advanced prostate cancer that induce androgen deprivation; drugs that target in 1941, hormone therapy (also called androgen the androgen receptor and/or androgen synthesis; deprivation therapy [ADT]) has become widely drugs that target specifc pathways, including ang- accepted as the mainstay of therapy for the treat- genesis and tyrosine kinase inhibitors, endothelin ment of advanced prostate cancer. ADT combined antagonists and matrix metalloproteinase inhibitors; with radiation therapy is a standard of care in the and immunologic approaches. Many of these agents treatment of men with locally advanced prostate seem promising and the rationale and effcacy of cancer on the basis of evidence that shows improved these emerging therapies remain to be validated in survival. The role of ADT in the management of future clinical trials.

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This book is a comprehensive, concise summary of the pharmacological treatments of prostate cancer. It is an authoritative and up-to-date reference on therapeutic options involving both standard of care and investigational agents. The chapters describe state of the art information on Hormone Therapy, Chemotherapy, Angiogenesis, Therapy for Bone Metastases, Immunotherapy, Prevention, and Drug Development. Drug Management of Prostate Cancer is an excellent resource for medical oncologists, trainees, researchers, and members of the pharmaceutical industry