Regional Cancer Therapy
Regional cancer therapies remain important options in the management of malignant disease, in spite of the venue of more targeted agents for systemic therapies. New te- nologies and better guidance systems for radiofrequency ablation and intrastitial laser therapies, highly selective intravascular a...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Totowa, NJ
Humana
2007, 2007
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2007 |
| Series: | Cancer Drug Discovery and Development
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| Collection: | Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- Background
- Biological Background
- Pharmacological Background
- Isolated Limb and Organ Perfusion Laboratory Models
- Techniques and Prerequisites for Regional Therapy
- Interventional Radiotherapy
- Surgical Strategies
- Regional Thermotherapy
- Radiofrequency Thermal Ablation
- Cryoablation for Primary and Secondary Liver Tumors
- A Personal History of Photodynamic Therapy
- Ultrasound-Guided Therapy
- Nanocarriers and Drug Delivery
- Local Gene Therapy for Cancer
- Indications and Results for Different Tumor Entities
- Regional Chemotherapy of Primary and Metastatic Liver Tumors
- Focal Liver Ablation Techniques in Primary and Secondary Liver Tumors
- Regional Therapy for Peritoneal Surface Malignancy
- Malignant Peritoneal Mesothelioma
- Regional Therapy of Pancreatic Cancer
- Regional Breast Cancer Treatment
- Regional Therapy in Ovarian Cancer
- Regional Therapy of Bladder Tumors
- Regional Therapy of Rectal Cancer
- Percutaneous Laser Ablation of Lung Metastases
- Regional Therapy of Brain Tumors
- Hyperthermic Intrapleural Chemotherapy in Pleural Malignancy
- Isolated Limb Perfusion in Advanced Soft Tissue Sarcomas
- Isolated Limb Perfusion for Melanoma in Transit Metastases
- Outpatient Brachytherapy with Seeds