Carboplatin

🧮 Dose calculator

Ovarian cancer · Regimen source: FDA Carboplatin · Dosage and Administration

• • Alternative: formula dosing (Calvert: AUC × [GFR + 25]). Do not repeat until neutrophils ≥2,000 and platelets ≥100,000. FDA Carboplatin · Dosage and Administration
• • Only under an oncologist in an equipped centre. Calculator = label mg/m² × BSA (Mosteller); protocol, cycle interval and adjustment for CBC and renal/hepatic function rest with the oncology team. FDA Carboplatin · Dosage and Administration

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👥 Special populations

• 🤰 PregnancyDangerous / avoid

  Label: can cause fetal harm. Dangerous in pregnancy. FDA Carboplatin · Pregnancy

  “Pregnancy Category D See WARNINGS.”

• 🤱 BreastfeedingUse with caution

  Label: use with caution while breastfeeding; see the label text. FDA Carboplatin · Nursing Mothers

  “Because there is a possibility of toxicity in nursing infants secondary to carboplatin treatment of the mother, it is recommended that breast-feeding be discontinued if the mother is treated with carboplatin injection.”

• 👶 ChildrenSafety not established

  Label: safety and effectiveness in children have not been established. FDA Carboplatin · Pediatric Use

  “Safety and effectiveness in pediatric patients have not been established (see WARNINGS : "audiologic toxicity").”

• 👴 Older adultsUse with caution

  Label: use with caution in older adults, usually starting at the low end of the dose range. FDA Carboplatin · Geriatric Use

  “Of the 789 patients in initial treatment combination therapy studies (NCIC and SWOG), 395 patients were treated with carboplatin in combination with cyclophosphamide.”

• ⚥ Females & males of reproductive potentialNo data

  The source for this drug has no section for this group.