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Side Effects of Medical Cancer Therapy

Prevention and Treatment

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Editors:
  1. Mario A. Dicato

    1. Department of Hematology-Oncology, Centre Hospitalier de Luxembourg, Luxembourg, Luxembourg

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  2. Eric Van Cutsem

    1. Leuven Cancer Institute, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium

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  • Updated to reflect latest progress made in drug discovery, including immunotherapy drugs
  • A consistency of format from chapter to chapter to facilitate easy look-up
  • Provides methods of prevention and/or treatment for the various side effects of a comprehensive sweep of systemic treatments

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Table of contents (20 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
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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
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About this book

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.

Editors and Affiliations

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

    Mario A. Dicato

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

    Eric Van Cutsem

About the editors

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. 

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Side Effects of Medical Cancer Therapy

  • Book Subtitle: Prevention and Treatment

  • Editors: Mario A. Dicato, Eric Van Cutsem

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-70253-7

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG, part of Springer Nature 2018

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-70252-0Published: 11 July 2018

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-09942-8Published: 04 February 2019

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-70253-7Published: 27 June 2018

  • Edition Number: 2

  • Number of Pages: X, 513

  • Number of Illustrations: 13 b/w illustrations, 18 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Oncology, Pharmacology/Toxicology

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