Drug Resistance in Oncology

• Respiratory CancerChemotherapy Resistance in Small Cell Lung Cancer: Consequences for the Clinician and Future Prospects, Bonne Biesma, Egbert F. Smit, and Pieter E. PostmusMultidrug Resistance in Small Cell Lung Cancer, Shelagh E. L. Mirski and Susan P. C. ColeCorrelations Between Clinical Outcomes and In Vitro Chemosensitivity Testing in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC), David W. WilburLiposomal Formulations of Chemotherapeutic Drugs, Samuel D. Bernal, Yuk-Chor Wong, Romulo de Villa, and Gloria BernasBreast CancerTamoxifen Resistance and Breast Cancer, Lin Soe and Michael W. DeGregorioBreast Cancer Resistance to Endocrine Therapy, Per E. LønningHeat Shock Proteins and Drug Resistance in Breast Cancer, Daniel R. Ciocca and Laura M. Vargas RoigOther Epithelial CancersOvercoming Drug Resistance in Ovarian Cancer, P. H. B. Willemse, G. J. Veldhuis, A. G. J. van der Zee, and E. G. E. de VriesProtein Kinase C Activation and the Intrinsic Drug Resistance of Human Colon Cancer, Catherine A. O'Brian, Karen R. Gravitt, Nancy E. Ward, Krishna P. Guta, Philip J. Bergman, and Constantin G. IoannidesHematological MalignanciesClinical Relevance of P-Glycoprotein-Related Multidrug Resistance in Hematological Malignancies, Petra C. Pasman and Harry C. SchoutenPrediction of Cytotoxic Drug Resistance in Acute Leukemia, Rolf LarssonMechanisms of Drug ResistanceDeterminants of Estramustine Resistance, Lisa A. Speicher and Kenneth D. TewStrategies for Overcoming Anthracycline Resistance, Daniel J. BooserCellular Mechanisms of Cisplatin Resistance, Jeroen Oldeburg and Gerrit LosRadiation Response in Chemotherapy-Resistant Tumors, Patrick Miller, Michael Nejad, and David S. ShimmPreclinical In Vivo Models of Drug Resistance, Beverly A. Teicher

"…this book is a very timely update on mechanisms of drug resistance. It is quite comprehensive and is recommended for the clinician engaged in clinical research to whom it will provide an excellent review on the subject."-ASCO OnLine