Is it reasonable to offer 3-days BEP regimen to a patient with high risk mixed germ cell tumor due to compliance issues?
Answer from: Medical Oncologist at Academic Institution
There is data from an old EORTC study comparing standard 5 day BEP to 3 day courses. However, 3 caveats:1. Only for good risk disease2. More ototoxicity and probably more nauseaThe regimen has cisplatin 50mg/m2 x 2 and etoposide 165mg/ m2 x 3 as outlined here from the abstract:"A cycle of BEP consis...
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Medical Oncologist at The START Center for Cancer Care Is doing a 4-day BEP cycle reasonable at all for t...
Answer from: Medical Oncologist at Academic Institution
There are weeks of treatment where we have historically had to reduce due to holidays 5 days to 4 days of treatment as outpatient, but that would usually only apply to a single 5-day cycle during a 3 cycle regimen.
Is doing a 4-day BEP cycle reasonable at all for t...