Do you have more information about "low dose" chemo?
As I understand it, docetaxel chemotherapy is usually administered every three weeks for 10 cycles if the patient can tolerate it. A fixed formula sets the dosage at 75 mg/m2. A fellow I knew had degarelix plus 25 mg/m2 = 1/ 3 the usual dose of docetaxel, but administered every week instead of every 3 weeks. This was under the care of the "Compassionate Oncology" group in Los Angeles in the U.S. In his particular case, he claimed that the treatment was effective and he experienced no serious side effects. I have also seen references to 35 mg/m2 weekly, or 50 mg/m2 every two weeks
In one sense, his treatments were "low dose" because each infusion was 1/3 the usual dose. In another sense it was standard dose since he received the same total amount in the same total time. Is that what you are contemplating? Or are you thinking of getting less than the usual total amount of drug? Is a doctor advising you to do this?
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