VML osteosarcoma(109)
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vincristine..... 2.0 mg/sqm (maximum sungle dose 2.0 mg) IV on
day 1.
methotrexate.... 3,000 to 7,500 mg/sqm IV over 6 h beginning 30
minutes after vincristine.
leucovorin...... 15 mg IV every 3 h times 8, then 15 mg orally
every 6 h times 8, beginning 3 h after
methotrexate infusion is completed.
FREQUENCY....... Repeat cycle every 21 days.
reference...
Jaffe N. Frei E 3d. Watts H. Traggis D. High-dose
methotrexate in osteogenic sarcoma: a 5-year experience.
Cancer Treatment Reports. 62(2):259-64, 1978 Feb.
abstract...
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