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Melanoma/Skin Cancer • Dermatology
How do you determine which patients you prescribe 5-fluorouracil vs 5-fluorouracil with calcipotriene for actinic field disease?
Do you favor one treatment over the other?
Do you find one treatment more effective than the other?
Answer from: at Academic Institution
We tend to prescribe almost exclusively 5FU + calcipotriene as a compounded agent, the cost is reasonable usually around $50 for 30gms. Standard treatment is BID x 4 days, but many times use up to 7 days, and the response increases through 14 days with what patients experience.
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Answer from: at Community Practice
Thank you Dr. @Goff for your answer.
I have mentioned 5-FU + Calcipotriene to multiple colleagues here in southern California, and was quite impressed with the speed of reaction and overall outcome when I first started utilizing it a few years ago.
Generally, I will start by discussing the need fo...
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I use whatever is cheapest - which generally is PD...
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