Dr. Daniel Den Hoed Cancer Center, Rotterdam
Alternative docetaxel administration schedule evaluated
Published in Pharma Investments, Ventures and Law Weekly, August 28th, 2005
According to recent research from the Netherlands, "The anti-cancer agent docetaxel is approved for the treatment of patients with locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer, non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and for the treatment of androgen-independent prostate cancer. At the recommended dose of 60-100 mg/m2 given every 3 weeks, severe neutropenia is the dose-limiting toxicity and a major concern especially when treating patients at high-risk from myelotoxic complications."
"A less toxic schedule, involving weekly docetaxel administration was developed for...
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