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How can you adjust neoadjuvant or adjuvant platinum based chemotherapy for stage Stage II-III non-small cell lung cancer in patients with significant renal insufficiency?

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Medical Oncology · Albert Einstein College of Medicine at Montefiore Medical Center

This is a great question as to one of our key responsibilities as practicing oncologists. Properly tailoring treatment - in this example chemotherapy to our patient’s needs – recognizing particular co-morbidities of concern, his/her willingness to tolerate side effects, and striking the right balanc...

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Medical Oncology · The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center

I fully agree with Dr. @Dr. First Last.

Here is the tool you need: Creatinine Clearance (Cockcroft-Gault Equation) - MDCalc.

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