Amifostine (Ethyol(R)): Dosing, administration and patient management guidelines

被引:36
作者
Bukowski, RM
机构
[1] Experimental Therapeutics Program, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Department of Hematology/Oncology, Cleveland, OH 44195-5237
关键词
amifostine; administration guidelines; cancer;
D O I
10.1016/S0959-8049(96)00328-0
中图分类号
R73 [肿瘤学];
学科分类号
100214 ;
摘要
Cytoprotection utilising amifostine (Ethyol(R), WR-2721) is an evolving strategy to protect normal cells from the toxicity of chemotherapy. The dosing and administration guidelines are reviewed. The recommended dose of amifostine is 910 mg/m(2) as a 15-min infusion prior to chemotherapy. Toxicity of this agent is moderate with hypotension and nausea/vomiting being observed in variable numbers of patients. Administration of amifostine with chemotherapy is simple and is associated with acceptable toxicity. Copyright (C) 1996 Elsevier Science Ltd
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