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Is there any outpatient protocol for cisplatin/doxorubicin neoadjuvant chemotherapy for osteosarcoma?

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Medical Oncology · University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Not really. The full dose of cisplatin (120 mg/m²) is difficult (not to mention cruel) to deliver as an outpatient, given the need for fluids, antiemetics, and supportive care.

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Pediatric Hematology/Oncology · Roswell Park Cancer Institute

Outpatient administration of cisplatin/doxorubicin (albeit at a slightly reduced cisplatin dosage of 100 mg/m²) protocol is documented in the BC Cancer out in Vancouver, British Columbia. We offer this at Roswell, with the addition of mannitol, but it is a long 8-hour day, and close follow-up is rec...

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