Written especially for nurses caring for patients with cancer.
Completely revised and updated, the Oncology Nursing Drug Handbook includes separate chapters on molecular and immunologic/biologic targeted therapies. These chapters provide fundamental reviews to assist nurses in understanding the cellular communication pathways disrupted by cancer. It also offers simplified content, attention to understanding the immune checkpoint inhibitors, new information about immunotherapy, new drugs and their indications, and updated indications and side effects for recently FDA approved drugs.
New drugs include:
apalutamide (Erleada™)
calaspargase pegol-mknl (Asparlas™)
Daunorubicin and cytarabine liposome for injection (Vyxeos®)
glucarpidase (Voraxaze®)
alpelisib (Piqray®)
binimetinib (Mektovi®)
dacomitinib (Vizimpro®)
Duvelisib (Copiktra®)
encorafenib (Braftovi®)
erdafitinib (Balversa™)
lorlatinib (Lorbrena®)
anakinra (Kineret®)
baricitinib (Olumiant®)
sarilumab (Kevzara®)
aprepitant injectable emulsion (Cinvanti®)
granisetron hydrochloride extended-release injection (Sustol®)
letermovir (Prevymis™)
omadacycline (Nuzyra™)
meropenem/vaborbactam (Vabomere™)
Plazomicin (Zemdri™)
baloxavir marboxil (Xofluza™)
imipenem/cilastatin sodium/relebactam (Recarbrio™)
eravacycline (Xerava™)
delafloxacin (Baxdela™)