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Dose calculation of anticancer drugs.
Expert opinion on drug metabolism & toxicology - 1 Oct 2008
Gao Bo, Klumpen Heinz-Josef, Gurney Howard
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BACKGROUND: Anticancer drugs are characterized by a narrow therapeutic window and significant inter-patient variability in therapeutic and toxic effects. Current body surface area (BSA)-based dosing fails to standardize systemic anticancer drug exposure and other alternative dosing strategies also have their limitations. Just as important as the initial dose selection is the subsequent dose revision to ensure the...
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