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Record Nr.

UNINA9910809134203321

Titolo

Making better drugs for children with cancer [[electronic resource] /] / Peter C. Adamson, Susan L. Weiner, Joseph V. Simone, and Hellen Gelband, editors

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : National Academy of Sciences, 2005

ISBN

0-309-18186-0

1-282-08332-5

9786612083327

0-309-54925-6

Descrizione fisica

xiv, 42 p

Altri autori (Persone)

AdamsonPeter C

WeinerSusan L

SimoneJoseph V

GelbandHellen

Disciplina

618.92/994

Soggetti

Antineoplastic agents

Oncology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Childhood cancers: Background -- Agents in use and in testing for children with cancer -- The existing capacity for developing new agents specifically for childhood cancers -- Putting the pieces together -- Delays in testing approved agents in children -- The need to prioritize agents for testing in children with cancer -- Testing and labeling of drugs for pediatric use.