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Oxaliplatin, sold under the brand name Eloxatin among others, is a cancer medication (platinum-based antineoplastic class) used to treat colorectal cancer. [5] It is given by infusion into a vein. [5] Common side effects include numbness, feeling tired, nausea, diarrhea, and low blood cell counts.
The dose schedule given every two weeks is as follows: [5] Day 1–2: Oxaliplatin 100 mg/m 2 IV infusion, given as a 120 minutes IV infusion in 500 mL D5W, concurrent with leucovorin 400 mg/m 2 (or levoleucovorin 200 mg/m 2) IV infusion, followed by 5-FU 400 mg/m 2 IV bolus, followed by 46-hour 5-FU infusion (2400 mg/m 2 for first two cycles, and may be increased to 3000 mg/m 2 if tolerated by ...
In this form of chemotherapy, commonly used drugs include cisplatin, oxaliplatin, and carboplatin, but several have been proposed or are under development. [1] Addition of platinum-based chemotherapy drugs to chemoradiation in women with early cervical cancer seems to improve survival and reduce risk of recurrence.
The Amazon Fire HD 8 tablet won’t win any races with against devices like an iPad or the OnePlus Pad 2. It can’t match the raw processing power of these premium devices, but its software is ...
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Some seniors at The Villages, a retirement community long considered a conservative stronghold, are put off by the president’s handling of the coronavirus. Florida seniors send a warning to ...
In the United States, a boxed warning (sometimes "black box warning", colloquially) is a type of warning that appears near the beginning of the package insert for certain prescription drugs, so called because the U.S. Food and Drug Administration specifies that it is formatted with a 'box' or border around the text [1] to emphasize its ...
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