Dosage question !!

[whatsinaname]

Could anyone tell me what 100 mg of docetaxel (taxotere) works out to in mg/m2 ??

Also, please give me the equation or calculation.

Thank you very much indeed.

[Tall_Allen]

it's the other way around - It depends on your size - they got to 100 mg by multiplying 75 mg X your surface area (m^2)

[whatsinaname in reply to Tall_Allen]

Thanks, Tall_Allen.

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Based on a 75 mg per square meter dose, your surface area would be 1.333 square meters. Are you getting 75 mg per square meter or 50mg per square meter?

Here's an online calculator: calculator.net/body-surface...

[whatsinaname in reply to Hidden]

My BSA is 1.88 and the dosage I am getting is 100mg.

Based on the two inputs above what is the mg/m2 ?

Is it 100/1.88 =53.19 ? If yes, that is the dosage I am getting.

Probably one of the reasons why one of my team MO's said

that I was being underdosed.

Thanks, gregg57, I finally got it thanks to you.

[Hidden in reply to whatsinaname]

This is a good exercise to go through so you know what your normal dose should be. I calculated mine before my first chemo so that when they showed me the bag with the dose written on it, I knew it was correct. My dose was 147mg. There are several reasons why it might have to be lowered. Something to ask your doctor.