Opis: Anaemia in Cancer - H Ludwig

This volume provides a comprehensive, state-of-the-art overview of the pathogenesis, treatment and treatment effects of chronic anaemia of cancer as well as chemotherapy- and radiotherapy-induced anaemia. It is the result of a joint effort by the members of the European School of Oncology (ESO) Task Force on Anaemia in Cancer and the participants of an ESO Symposium on this topic. Anaemia is a frequent complication of cancer and has been identified as a negative prognostic factor for clinical outcome in cancer patients. In addition, there is evidence that tissue hypoxia contributes to the progression of malignant disease by inducing a more malignant phenotype, stimulating angiogenesis within tumour tissues, and diminishing the sensitivity of tumour cells to chemotherapy and radiation therapy. These problems have long remained unchallenged due to the fact that the traditional treatment for anaemia - the transfusion of red blood cells - has significant limitations. This situation has changed dramatically with the introduction of recombinant human erythropoietin, which acts as an important physiological stimulator of human erythropoiesis. The beneficial effects of erythropoietin markedly exceed those of transfusions. Erythropoietin can lead to complete, long-term normalization of anaemia which in turn results in a significant improvement in anaemic cancer patients' quality of life and physical exercise capacity.Introduction (C. Bokemeyer, H. Ludwig). Erythropoiesis and anaemia (P. Beris). Anaemia in patients with cancer: An overview (T. Mughal). Pathophysiology of anaemia in cancer (M.R. Nowrousian). Causes of anaemia in cancer patients with emphasis on treatment factors (C. Bokemeyer). Measuring quality of life in the anaemic cancer patient (A. Bottomley). Anaemia and organ function: Pathophysiological changes associated with low haemoglobin levels (C. Bokemeyer). The use of allogeneic blood transfusions in cancer surgery (F. Mercuriali, G. Inghilleri). EPO: gene, molecule and receptor (P. Beris). Overview of clinical trials on rHuEPO in cancer patients (H. Ludwig, E. Fritz). rHuEPO and quality of life in cancer-related anaemia (A. Bottomley). Prediction of response to rHuEPO (Y. Beguin). The use of rHuEPO in cancer patients: practical issues (C. Bokemeyer, H. Ludwig). Tumour oxygenation and treatment outcome (M. Molls). Pharmacoeconomic analyses of the use of rHuEPO in chemotherapy-induced anaemia of cancer patients (N. Neymark). Novel treatments for cancer-related anaemia (M.S. Gordon). Subject index.

Szczegóły: Anaemia in Cancer - H Ludwig

Tytuł: Anaemia in Cancer
Autor: H Ludwig
Producent: Elsevier Science Publishers
ISBN: 9780444509048
Rok produkcji: 2001
Ilość stron: 236
Oprawa: Twarda
Waga: 0.7 kg

Recenzje: Anaemia in Cancer - H Ludwig