Oncology guidelines

Kris MG, Hesketh PJ, Somerfleld MR, Feyer P, Clark-Snow R, Koeller JM et al. American Society of Clinical Oncology guideline for antiemetics in oncology update 2006. J Clin Oncol 2006 24(18) 2932-47. 

Clinical Oncology Guidelines on the role of bisphosphonates in breast cancer. J. Clin. Oncol. 2000, 18 (6), 1378-1391. 

Although in vitro models clearly show that MDR transporters can protect tumor cells, their relevance in clinical oncology remains controver sial. As is the case for most potentially useful cancer biomarkers, no universally embraced guidelines for analytical or clinical validation of MDR transporters exist. Evidence linking ABCB1 Pgp/MDRl expression with poor clinical outcome is most conclusive for breast cancer, sarcoma, and certain types of leukemia. The relevance of the other MDR transporters in clinical MDR is still unclear. The prognostic implication of ABCCl/ MRPl remains controversial and very little is known clinically about ABCG2. 

Most hospitals and clinics require that nurses receive specialized training and standardized educational preparation before they are permitted to administer antineoplastic drug s. The Oncology Nursing Society has developed guidelines and educational tools for creden-tialing nurses for certification in administering chemotherapy. 

Rodgers GM, Celia D, Chanan-Khan A, et al. Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology, Vol 2 Cancer and Treatment-Related Anemia. National Comprehensive Cancer Network, 2005 available from www.nccn.org/professionals/physician gls/PDF/ anemia.pdf. 

Rizzo JD, Lichtin AE, Woolf SH, et al. Use of epoetin in patients with cancer Evidence-based clinical practice guidelines of the American Society of Clinical Oncology and the American Society of Hematology. J Clin Oncol 2002 20(19) 4083-4107. 

NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology Breast Cancer, Vol 2, 2006, www.nccn.org Accessed June 15, 2006. 

Wolff AC, Hammond MEH, Schwartz JN, et al. American Society of Clinical Oncology/College of American Pathologists Guideline Recommendations for Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor 2 Testing in Breast Cancer. Arch. Pathol. Lab. Med. 2007 131 18-43. 

American Society of Clinical Oncology. Clinical practice guidelines for the treatment of unresectable non-small-cell lung cancer. J Clin Oncol 1997 15 2996-3018. 

Evans DB, Jessup JM, Colacchio T. Pancreatic cancer surgical practice guidelines. Pancreatic Cancer Practice Guideline Committee. Oncology (Huntingt) 1997 11(7) 1074-1079. 

Ozer, H., J.O. Armitage, C.L. Bennett, J. Crawford, G.D. Demetri, P.A. Pizzo, C.A. Schiffer,T.J. Smith, G. Somlo, J.C. Wade, J.L. Wade, 3rd, R.J. Winn, A.J. Wozniak, and M.R. Somerfield, 2000 update of recommendations for the use of hematopoietic colony-stimulating factors evidence-based, clinical practice guidelines. American Society of Clinical Oncology Growth Factors Expert Panel. J Clin Oncol, 2000.18(20) 3558-85. 

American Society of Clinical Oncology Supportive Care and Quality of Life Practice Guidelines Website http //www.asco.org/ASCO... 

Berenson JR et al American Society of Clinical Oncology clinical practice guidelines The role of bisphosphonates in... 

Aranda Aguilar E, Constenla Figueiras M, Cortes-Funes H, et al. Clinical practice guidelines on antiemetics in oncology. Expert Rev Anticancer Ther. 2005 5 963-972. 

Oncology Nursing Forum. A Research-Based Guideline for Appropriate Use of Transdermal Fentanyl to Treat Chronic Pain. 25, 9 (1998). 

Visvanathan K et al (2009) American society of clinical oncology clinical practice guideline update on the use of pharmacologic interventions including tamoxifen, raloxifene, and aro-matase inhibition for breast cancer risk reduction. J Clin Oncol 27 3235-3258... 

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