Side Effects of Medical Cancer Therapy

1. Front Matter

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2. Drug Interactions and Pharmacogenetics

   • François Lokiec

   Pages 1-19

3. Breast Cancer

   • Matteo Lambertini, Philippe Aftimos, Andrea Gombos, Ahmad Awada, Martine Piccart

   Pages 21-84

4. Lung Cancer

   • Solange Peters, Stefan Zimmermann

   Pages 85-103

5. Gastrointestinal Cancer: Selection of Clinically Relevant Drug-Induced Toxicities Encountered in Gastrointestinal Cancer Treatment

   • Julie Bogaert, Pieter-Jan Cuyle, Eric Van Cutsem

   Pages 105-119

6. Gynecologic Cancer

   • Sevilay Altintas, Dirk L. A. L. Schrijvers

   Pages 121-178

7. Side Effects of Medical Cancer Therapy in Genitourinary Malignancies

   • Bertrand F. Tombal, Christine Remacle, Monique Kasa Vubu

   Pages 179-212

8. Central Nervous System

   • Patrizia Farina, Florian Scotté, Chiara Villa, Bertrand Baussart, Anna Luisa Di Stefano

   Pages 213-247

9. Myeloid Malignancies

   • Laurent Plawny

   Pages 249-266

10. Lymphoma

    • Sigrid Cherrier-De Wilde

    Pages 267-276

11. Multiple Myeloma

    • Mario A. Dicato

    Pages 277-284

12. Dermatologic Side Effects of Systemic Targeted Anticancer Therapy

    • Caroline Robert, Christina Mateus, Alexander M. M. Eggermont

    Pages 285-313

13. Immune Checkpoint Inhibition

    • Sarah Sammons, Megan McNamara, April K. S. Salama, Jeffrey Crawford

    Pages 315-353

14. Preservation of Fertility in the Cancer Patient

    • Duhem Caroline, Fernand Ries

    Pages 355-366

15. Cardiotoxicity

    • I. Brana, E. Zamora, G. Oristrell, J. Tabernero

    Pages 367-406

16. Bone Marrow Toxicity: Red Blood Cells

    • Pere Gascon

    Pages 407-426

17. Bone Marrow Toxicity: White Blood Cells

    • Matti S. Aapro

    Pages 427-437

18. Toxicity of Bone-Targeted Agents in Malignancy

    • Caroline Wilson, Fiona Taylor, Robert Coleman

    Pages 439-460

19. State of the Art of Antiemetic Therapy

    • Sonia Fatigoni, Fausto Roila

    Pages 461-480

20. Side Effects of Nociceptive Cancer Pain Treatments in Adults

    • Ivan Krakowski, Aline Henry

    Pages 481-499

This is the second edition of a well-received book that reflects the state of the art in cancer medical therapies and their side-effects, including immunotherapy and chemotherapeutic drugs. All chapters have been fully updated to include all the latest  progress in drug discovery such as targeted therapies for each cancer type. From issues such as preservation of fertility to antiemetic therapy the book provides a very comprehensive overview of the field. The book includes a new chapter on immuno-oncology drugs. 

Organised by organ system, it lists the toxicity, side-effects and measures of prevention pertaining to each type of drug used in cancer therapy. The most dangerous side-effects are  priority so as to alert the reader to their importance.

Designed for quick reference in the clinical setting this book is primarily aimed at established medical oncologists but will also appeal to junior doctors, trainees, pharmacistsand nurses.

• cancer
• chemotherapy
• side-effects
• systemic
• toxicology
• immunotherapy
• targeted therapy
• endocrine therapy
• CNS tumors
• breast cancer
• bone targeted agents
• cardiotoxicity

• Department of Hematology-Oncology, Centre Hospitalier de Luxembourg, Luxembourg, Luxembourg

  Mario A. Dicato

• Leuven Cancer Institute, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium

  Eric Van Cutsem

Mario Dicato, Hematology-Oncology Service at Luxembourg Medical Center, Luxembourg, and Head of the Research Laboratory of the Luxembourg Foundation for Research on Cancer and Blood Disorders. M. Dicato trained at Lausanne University, completed his postgraduate training at the Universities of Geneva, Switzerland, Pittsburgh and Yale, USA. He did his fellowship (subspecialty training) in hematology at the Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston and was Clinical and Research Fellow in Medicine at Harvard University, Boston, USA.He has published more than 250 papers and numerous book chapters, and is an editorial board member of several scientific journals.


Eric VanCutsem, MD, PhD, is professor at the University of Leuven and  head of the division of Digestive Oncology at the University Hospitals Leuven, Belgium. He trained at the University of Leuven and spent part of his training in Lausanne, Bristol, San Antonio and Rotterdam. He published more than500 peer-reviewed articles. He is member of the Belgian Royal Academy of Medicine and president of the Belgian Foundation Against. He is/was a committee or board member of several international scientific organizations, including ESMO, ASCO, EORTC, UEG, ESDO, ENETS. 

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