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How do you select the concurrent cisplatin dose and schedule when treating locally advanced endometrial cancer with chemoradiation?

If a weekly schedule is chosen, what would be the appropriate weekly dose given that PORTEC-3 and GOG 258 used two cycles of cisplatin 50 mg/m2?
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Radiation Oncology · Varian Medical Systems/Allegheny health network
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For locally advanced endometrial cancer treated with pre operative or definitive intent, we use weekly cisplatinum at 40mg/m2.

Vargo et al., PMID 25218303

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Gynecologic Oncology · Baylor College of Medicine/Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center
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Just like @Dr. First Last, for most patients, I give cisplatin 40mg/m2 weekly as a radiosensitizer for definitive chemo radiation in uterine cancer. If the patient has poor renal function or is frail, then I will typically give carboplatin AUC 2 weekly.

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