 Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 3,552 | Cindy, I know of only a few patients who have required a hospital stay for infusion of Cisplatin. For most of us it was an outpatient peocedure that took about 3-4 hours at most. Yes is it very toxic and vital to maintain adequate hydration. Here's a link to the latest guidelines for ct http://www.nccn.org/professionals/physician_gls/PDF/head-and-neck.pdf Here's a link for Cisplatin (from NZ) which is actually a nice short, easy to comprehend, description http://www.medsafe.govt.nz/Profs/Datasheet/c/Cisplatininj.htm
Gary Allsebrook
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Dx 11/22/02, SCC, 6 x 3 cm Polypoid tumor, rt tonsil, Stage III/IVA, T3N0M0 G1/2
Tx 1/28/03 - 3/19/03, Cisplatin ct x2, IMRT, bilateral, with boost, x35(69.96Gy)
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