ANTHRACYCLINES

Course overview

ANTHRACYCLINES ARE DRUGS EXTRACTED FROM STREPTOMYCES SPP. AND USED TO TREAT VARIOUS TYPES OF CANCERS. THESE AGENTS ARE AMONG THE MOST EFFECTIVE ANTICANCER DRUGS TO DATE. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE INDICATIONS, CONTRAINDICATIONS, ACTIVITY, ADVERSE EVENTS, AND OTHER KEY ELEMENTS OF ANTHRACYCLINE THERAPY IN THE CLINICAL SETTING AS RELATES TO THE ESSENTIAL POINTS NEEDED BY MEMBERS OF AN INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM MANAGING THE CARE OF PATIENTS WITH THE VARIOUS CANCERS FOR WHICH THEY ARE INDICATED.