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What is your experience with liposomal-encapsulated daunorubicin and cytarabine (CPX-351) for first line treatment of therapy-related AML or AML with myelodysplasia-related changes in elderly patients?

Do you have experience administering these agents in the outpatient setting?
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Medical Oncology · Thomas Jefferson University
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Our center has been administering CPX-351 to outpatients for the last few months. We monitor the patient closely in the first week for tumor lysis. Since the neutropenic fever rate is the same as 7&3 we have need to admit many of the patients at some point in the cycle but overall it has gone very w...

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Medical Oncology · Cancer Care Specialists/Renown Oncology/UNR
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Outpatient therapy feasible, but practically difficult in elderly patients with transfusion requirements, invariable NF and some delay in count recovery. Had trouble even with consolidation doses.

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