Phase I Cancer Clinical Trials: A Practical Guide (Revised)

by Marc E Buyse, Chris Twelves, Elizabeth A. Eisenhauer, et al.

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199359016
• ISBN13: 9780199359011
• Release Date: April 2015
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.14 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.1"