Search for dissertations about: "myelosuppression"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 12 swedish dissertations containing the word myelosuppression.
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1. Pharmacometric Models for Improved Prediction of Myelosuppression and Treatment Response in Oncology
Abstract : Chemotherapy plays an important role in the treatment of cancer. However, these drugs also cause death of non-malignant cells, resulting in severe side-effects. In addition, drug resistance may exist. Predictive tools for dose and drug selection are therefore warranted. READ MORE
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2. Mechanism-Based Pharmacokinetic and Pharmacodynamic Modelling of Paclitaxel
Abstract : Paclitaxel (Taxol®) is now widely used against breast, ovarian and non-small-cell lung cancer. Anticancer agents generally have narrow therapeutic indices, often with myelosuppression (mainly neutropenia) as dose-limiting side effect. READ MORE
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3. Model-Based Optimization of Clinical Trial Designs
Abstract : General attrition rates in drug development pipeline have been recognized as a necessity to shift gears towards new methodologies that allow earlier and correct decisions, and the optimal use of all information accrued throughout the process. The quantitative science of pharmacometrics using pharmacokinetic-pharmacodynamic models was identified as one of the strategies core to this renaissance. READ MORE
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4. Pharmacometric Models for Biomarkers, Side Effects and Efficacy in Anticancer Drug Therapy
Abstract : New approaches quantifying the effect of treatment are needed in oncology to improve the drug development process and to enable treatment optimization for existing therapies. This thesis focuses on the development of pharmacometric models for biomarkers, side effects and efficacy in order to identify predictors of clinical response in anti-cancer drug therapy. READ MORE
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5. Pharmacokinetic-Pharmacodynamic Modelling of Anticancer Drugs : Haematological Toxicity and Tumour Response in Hollow Fibres
Abstract : Established quantitative relationships between dose, plasma concentrations and response [pharmacokinetic-pharmacodynamic (PKPD) models] have a high potential in improving therapeutic indices of anticancer drug therapy and in increasing drug development efficiency. PKPD modelling is a helpful tool for characterising and understanding schedule dependence. READ MORE