Onco-Nephrology

<p>Kidney disease and cancer are frequent comorbidities that require specialized knowledge and expertise from both the nephrologist and the oncologist. Written by three pioneers in this growing subspecialty, <i>Onco-Nephrology</i> provides <b>authoritative, definitive coverage of the mechanism and management of these two life-threatening diseases</b>. This unique, single-volume resource covers current protocols and recommends management therapies to arrest kidney failure and allow oncologic treatments to continue and succeed<i>.</i></p> <ul> <li>Addresses <b>acute and chronic kidney diseases that develop from a variety of cancers</b>. This includes direct kidney injury from the malignancy, paraneoplastic effects of the cancer, and various cancer agents used to treat the malignancy.</li> <li>Discusses <b>key issues regarding kidney disease in patients with cancer</b>, including conventional chemotherapeutic regimens and new novel therapies (targeted agents and immunotherapies) or the malignancies themselves that may promote kidney injury; patients with chronic kidney disease who acquire cancer unrelated to renal failure; and kidney transplantation, which has been shown to carry an increased risk of cancer.</li> <li>Contains <b>dedicated chapters for each class of the conventional chemotherapeutic agents</b>, targeted cancer agents, and cancer immunotherapies including the basic science, pathogenic mechanisms of injury, clinical manifestations, and treatment.</li> <li>Includes <b>special chapters</b> devoted to the individual classes of chemotherapies that relate to kidney disease for quick reference. Discusses <b>increasingly complex problems</b> due to more numerous and specialized anti-cancer drugs, as well as increased survival rates for both cancer and renal failure requiring long-term patient care.</li> <li>Covers <b>anti-VEGF (antivascular endothelial growth factor) agents and cancer immunotherapies</b> - treatments that are being recognized for adverse kidney effects.</li> <li>Utilizes a clear, logical format <b>based on the ASN Core Curriculum for Onco-Nephrology</b>, making this reference an excellent tool for board review, as well as a practical resource in daily practice.</li> <li><b>Enhanced</b> <b>eBook version included with purchase.</b> Your enhanced eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices.</li> </ul>