How do you manage the chemotherapy portion of chemoradiation in a patient with stage IIIB (hydronephrosis) cervical cancer, on hemodialysis?
Would you use dose-reduced cisplatin or carboplatin?
Answer from: at Community Practice
I will make sure to discuss with the patient's nephrologist to see if there are any special considerations, but in general, it is safe to consider either carboplatin or cisplatin with appropriate dose medications while on hemodialysis. In managing these patients, I have found most nephrologists pref...