Cancer Management in Man: Chemotherapy, Biological Therapy, Hyperthermia and Supporting Measures

I. CHEMOTHERAPY. 1.Plant-derived natural products as anticancer agents. 2.The Vinca Alkaloids. 3.Taxanes and epothilones in cancer treatment. 4.Alkylating Agents. 5.Anthracyclines and Anthracenediones.6. Topoisomerase I inhibitors. 7.Folate Antagonists in Cancer Treatment. 8.Platinum Complexes for the treatment of cancer. 9. Hormone Therapies for Cancer. 10.Effects of Cancer Chemotherapy on Gonadal Function. 11.Targeting the tumor microenvironment for enhancing chemotherapy in hematologic malignancies. II. BIOLOGICAL THERAPY. 12.Cytokines in the treatment of cancer. 13. Antibody-based therapies for solid tumors. 14.Cancer Vaccines. 15. Adoptive Immunotherapy of Cancer using Autologous Lymphocytes. 16.Oncolytic Virus Therapy for Cancer. III. OTHER. 17. Tyrosine kinase inhibitors. 18.Inhibitors of tumor angiogenesis. 19.Transcatheter Management of Neoplasms. Chapter 20. Tumor Stem Cells: Therapeutic Implications of a Paradigm Shift in Multiple Myeloma. IV.HYPERTHERMIA. 21.Induced hyperthermia in the treatment of cancer. V.SUPPORTING MEASURES. 22.Hematologic Support of the Patient with Malignancy. 23.Current Advances in Bone Marrow Transplantation for Cancer Treatment. 24.Pain management in the cancer patient. 25.Management of Nausea and Vomiting in Cancer Patients. 26.Nurtition in the management of the Cancer Patient. 27.Predictive value of interferon-gamma induced indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase (IDO) expression in cancer patients.