Cycle length: 21 days. | |||
Drug | Dose and route | Administration | Given on days |
Nabpaclitaxel* | 100 mg/m2 IV | Administer undiluted over 30 minutes. | Days 1, 8, 15 |
Carboplatin | AUC¶ = 6 mg/mL per min IV | Dilute in 250 mL NSΔ and administer over 30 minutes. The carboplatin should be given immediately after the nabpaclitaxel. | Day 1 |
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Emesis risk |
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Prophylaxis for infusion reactions |
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Dose adjustment for baseline liver or kidney dysfunction |
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Suggested dose modifications for toxicity: | |||
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If there is a change in body weight of at least 10%, doses should be recalculated. |
ANC: absolute neutrophil count; AST: aspartate aminotransferase; AUC: area under the concentration × time curve; CBC: complete blood count; GFR: glomerular filtration rate; IV: intravenous; NCCN: National Comprehensive Cancer Network; NS: normal saline; ULN: upper limit of normal.
* Do not substitute paclitaxel for nabpaclitaxel.
¶ AUC is converted to a patient-specific carboplatin dose (in mg) according to kidney function by using the Calvert formula. The Calvert Formula is total dose (mg) = (target AUC) × (GFR + 25). If using measured serum creatinine, limit the maximal GFR for the calculation to 125 mL/min. Refer to UpToDate topics on dosing of anticancer agents in adults.
Δ Diluent solutions should not be modified without consulting a detailed reference due to potential incompatibility(ies).
◊ Consensus-based guidelines from the NCCN classify higher carboplatin doses (AUC ≥4) as highly emetogenic; by contrast, the American Society of Clinical Oncology and the Multinational Association for Supportive Care in Cancer guidelines consider all carboplatin doses to be moderately emetogenic. Although many institutions classify carboplatin-containing regimens as moderately emetogenic, a benefit for adding a neurokinin 1 receptor antagonist on day 1 has been shown in many studies; additional prophylaxis beyond day 1 for delayed emesis is not needed for most patients. Refer to UpToDate topics on prevention of chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting in adults.