New anticancer drugs and therapeutic strategies in oncology

The monograph summarizes the latest knowledge about the introduced methods of systemic treatment of cancer. The general section defines the position of conventional chemotherapy in the context of newly introduced targeted therapies and explains the basic mechanisms of action of targeted therapeutics. A special section provides characteristics of newly introduced conventional and epigenetic cytostatics, monoclonal antibodies and other targeted therapies. The book is intended for oncologists and hematologists, but also for internists, pediatricians, etc.