Tag Archives: pharmacology

New eBook: Targeted Radiopharmaceuticals and Imaging: Development Challenges and Opportunities

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The MSK library has acquired a new eBook from the Royal Society of Chemistry, Targeted Radiopharmaceuticals and Imaging: Development Challenges and Opportunities. 

Targeted Radiopharmaceutical Therapy is an emerging technique for treating a number of cancers, with a number of drugs in clinical development. This publication offers a “comprehensive perspective on the different technologies and addresses the critical challenges in developing and commercializing radiopharmaceuticals.” 

Various topics include the development and commercialization of radiopharmaceuticals targeted towards specific cancers, dosimetry methods, chelator design, and novel targets in oncology.

New Database: ClinicalKey

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The MSK Library has added a new database resource, Elsevier’s ClinicalKey. 

ClinicalKey provides streamlined access to evidence-based information for clinicians, nurses, and healthcare professionals including quick answers at the point of care. It includes more than 1,000 medical books published by Elsevier including key texts used in medical education such as Gray’s Anatomy, Rang & Dale’s Pharmacology, Gunderson & Tepper’s Clinical Radiation Oncology, and Goldman’s Cecil Medicine. ClinicalKey also includes more than 650 journals (~100 being oncology-related), 3,000 drug monographs, 4,500 practice guidelines, and patient education information. Search and filter through these resources by source type, study type, specialty disciplines, and date.

Please note: Ebooks are readable online; in order to download a PDF you will need to create a personal account with Elsevier/ClinicalKey. To register for a new account on ClinicalKey, click the “Register” link in the top right while on the ClinicalKey platform. Enter your name and MSKCC email on the registration form.

If you have any questions about ClinicalKey, don’t hesitate to Ask Us!

New Nursing eBook: 2020-2021 Oncology Nursing Drug Handbook

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A new nursing eBook has been added to the Library collection, entitled the 2020-2021 Oncology Nursing Drug Handbook. This text, specifically for nurses caring for patients with cancer, details drug therapy in terms of the nursing process: nursing diagnoses, etiologies of toxicities, and key points for nursing assessment, intervention, and evaluation.

Major topics and information include effective symptom management, patient education, chemotherapy administration, cellular communication pathways disrupted by cancer, immunotherapy, new drugs and their indications, and updated indications and side effects for recently FDA approved drugs.