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Making Better Drugs for Children with Cancer. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (56 pages)

FrontMatter -- Reviewers -- Acronyms and Abbreviations -- Contents -- Making Better Drugs for Children with Cancer -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY -- INTRODUCTION -- 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 -- RECOMMENDATIONS -- APPENDIX A Types of Childhood Cancer -- REFERENCES.

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Neoplasms--drug therapy--Child--United States.
Antineoplastic Agents--Child--United States.
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Neoplasms--epidemiology--Child--United States.


Electronic books.

RA401.5.N38 2005

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