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Remember that example order sets that may contain additional information about supportive medications, suggestions for monitoring, hydration, and pre-treatment screening information for chemotherapy regimens are purely anecdotal, provided only as examples of what some other providers may be using, and are typically not based on references in the primary literature. | Remember that example order sets that may contain additional information about supportive medications, suggestions for monitoring, hydration, and pre-treatment screening information for chemotherapy regimens are purely anecdotal, provided only as examples of what some other providers may be using, and are typically not based on references in the primary literature. | ||
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'''28-day cycle''' | '''28-day cycle''' | ||
| − | ====Supportive | + | ====Supportive therapy==== |
| − | *Acetaminophen (Tylenol) 650 mg PO once | + | *Acetaminophen (Tylenol) 650 mg PO once; 30 minutes prior to cetuximab |
*Diphenhydramine (Benadryl) 50 mg IV 30 minutes prior to cetuximab | *Diphenhydramine (Benadryl) 50 mg IV 30 minutes prior to cetuximab | ||
Hydration: | Hydration: | ||
| − | *500 ml NS at KVO rate as running IV for chemotherapy infusion. | + | *500 ml NS at KVO rate as running IV for chemotherapy infusion. Give up to 500 ml NS. |
Monitoring: | Monitoring: | ||
| − | *Hold if ANC | + | *Hold if ANC less than 1000 or platelets less than 100 and notify physician. |
For cycle 2 and later: | For cycle 2 and later: | ||
*[[Cetuximab (Erbitux)]] 250 mg/m<sup>2</sup> IV over 60 minutes on days 1, 8, 15, 22 | *[[Cetuximab (Erbitux)]] 250 mg/m<sup>2</sup> IV over 60 minutes on days 1, 8, 15, 22 | ||
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'''28-day cycles''' | '''28-day cycles''' | ||
| − | ====Supportive | + | ====Supportive therapy==== |
| − | *Acetaminophen (Tylenol) 650 mg PO once | + | *Acetaminophen (Tylenol) 650 mg PO once; 30 minutes prior to cetuximab |
*Diphenhydramine (Benadryl) 50 mg IV 30 minutes prior to cetuximab | *Diphenhydramine (Benadryl) 50 mg IV 30 minutes prior to cetuximab | ||
Hydration: | Hydration: | ||
| − | *500 ml NS at KVO rate as running IV for chemotherapy infusion. | + | *500 ml NS at KVO rate as running IV for chemotherapy infusion. Give up to 500 ml NS. |
Monitoring: | Monitoring: | ||
| − | *Hold if ANC | + | *Hold if ANC less than 1000 or platelets less than 100 and notify physician. |
'''Comments:''' | '''Comments:''' | ||
Latest revision as of 02:03, 1 June 2023
Remember that example order sets that may contain additional information about supportive medications, suggestions for monitoring, hydration, and pre-treatment screening information for chemotherapy regimens are purely anecdotal, provided only as examples of what some other providers may be using, and are typically not based on references in the primary literature.
Cetuximab (Erbitux)
Original references may be found at Cetuximab (Erbitux)
Example regimen #1
For cycle 1:
- Cetuximab (Erbitux) 400 mg/m2 IV over 2 hours on day 1
- Use non-DEHP/paclitaxel tubing.
- Cetuximab (Erbitux) 250 mg/m2 IV over 60 minutes on days 8, 15, 22
- Use non-DEHP/paclitaxel tubing.
28-day cycle
Supportive therapy
- Acetaminophen (Tylenol) 650 mg PO once; 30 minutes prior to cetuximab
- Diphenhydramine (Benadryl) 50 mg IV 30 minutes prior to cetuximab
Hydration:
- 500 ml NS at KVO rate as running IV for chemotherapy infusion. Give up to 500 ml NS.
Monitoring:
- Hold if ANC less than 1000 or platelets less than 100 and notify physician.
For cycle 2 and later:
- Cetuximab (Erbitux) 250 mg/m2 IV over 60 minutes on days 1, 8, 15, 22
- Use non-DEHP/paclitaxel tubing.
28-day cycles
Supportive therapy
- Acetaminophen (Tylenol) 650 mg PO once; 30 minutes prior to cetuximab
- Diphenhydramine (Benadryl) 50 mg IV 30 minutes prior to cetuximab
Hydration:
- 500 ml NS at KVO rate as running IV for chemotherapy infusion. Give up to 500 ml NS.
Monitoring:
- Hold if ANC less than 1000 or platelets less than 100 and notify physician.
Comments:
- My institution uses 28-day cycles for Cetuximab (Erbitux) regimens.