Clinical pharmacology issues relevant to the dosing and toxicity of chemotherapy drugs in the elderly

T Wasil, SM Lichtman - The Oncologist, 2005 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Learning Objectives After completing this course, the reader will be able to:
Describe pharmacokinetic changes associated with aging. Describe concepts of geriatric …

Cancer, clinical pharmacology, and aging

LF Hutchins, DA Lipschitz - Clinics in Geriatric Medicine, 1987 - Elsevier
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Pharmacology of antineoplastic agents in older cancer patients

SM Lichtman, JA Skirvin, S Vemulapalli - Critical reviews in oncology …, 2003 - Elsevier
Persons over the age of 65 years are the fastest growing segment of the United States
population. In the next 30 years it will comprise over 20% of the population. Fifty percent of …

Problems in the use of anticancer drugs in the elderly

JE Phister, SG Jue, BJ Cusack - Drugs, 1989 - Springer
The elderly represent a special challenge to the physician in providing effective cancer
chemotherapy. Though they represent the majority of the patients who eventually will need …

Chemotherapy in the elderly

SM Lichtman - Seminars in oncology, 2004 - Elsevier
Persons over the age of 65 years are the fastest growing segment of the US population. In
the next 30 years it will comprise over 20% of the population. More than 50% of all cancers …

Pharmacology of cancer chemotherapy in the older person

SD Baker, LB Grochow - Clinics in geriatric medicine, 1997 - Elsevier
With more widespread use of effective chemotherapy, more elderly patients are candidates
for treatment with cytotoxic drugs. This article reviews and discusses the relevant age …

Pharmacology of antineoplastic agents in older cancer patients.

SM Lichtman, JA Skirvin - Oncology (Williston Park, NY), 2000 - europepmc.org
The fastest growing segment of the US population is the group over the age of 65 years. In
the next 30 years, this group will comprise over 20% of the population. Because 60% of all …

Cancer chemotherapy in the older patient

D Cova, L Balducci - Comprehensive geriatric oncology, 2004 - taylorfrancis.com
This chapter explores the effects of aging on the pharmacology of antineoplastic agents.
Aging involves progressive changes in organ and cellular function and in tumor growth (see …

General guidelines for the management of older patients with cancer.

L Balducci, J Yates - Oncology (Williston Park, NY), 2000 - europepmc.org
Because aging is highly individualized, the best guide to treatment of the older patient with
cancer may be provided by a comprehensive assessment that evaluates such diverse areas …

Aging and pharmacology

RE Vestal - Cancer: Interdisciplinary International Journal of the …, 1997 - Wiley Online Library
Research on aging and pharmacology in humans has been termed geriatric clinical
pharmacology, which is an established subdiscipline within the broad field of clinical …