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In what scenario would you prefer weekly vs every 3 week carboplatin/paclitaxel for high grade serous ovarian cancer?

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Do you use weekly carboplatin/paclitaxel instead of q3 week dosing in patients with high grade serous ovarian cancer?

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Gynecologic Oncology · Center of Hope
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This is a great question without a simple answer. Let’s briefly review the pertinent data, followed by a discussion on how to use the information to consider weekly chemotherapy vs. a standard q 3-week (wk) chemotherapy regimen for primary advanced ovarian cancer.

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Gynecologic Oncology · Baylor College of Medicine/Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center
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Based off both my practice and ICON 8 (Clamp et al., Lancet 2019), there is no scenario in which I prefer weekly carboplatin and paclitaxel over the Q3 week dosing. The only time I would consider giving weekly carboplatin and paclitaxel is when I have a patient who deeply desires treatment but is to...

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Medical Oncology · University of Pittsburgh Magee Womens Hospital
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This is a great question and there is a lovely discussion above. I think the key summary point is that the weekly carbo-paclitaxel (Mito-7) regimen is clearly not inferior, and can be used if the clinical scenario indicates. Many had raised concerns that the pharmacokinetics of this regimen would no...

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