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randychub

06/24/05 11:54 AM

#12517 RE: io_io #12516

ymi - infusions - Correct your in a private room or in a curtained off area where you can relax or watch tv, read etc..

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cooldrinkh2o

06/24/05 4:17 PM

#12532 RE: io_io #12516

<As for a 6-hour infusion - is this a fact ?>

The entire protocol is longer than that. Read the NCIC phase III study. That issue was discussed in the study.

< My knowledge on inufsions procedures is poor, but I think that this just needs a chair plus nurse in an infusion center/clinic, not necessarily the doctor's office.>

Yes...bloodwork needs to be done prior to admin to make sure the patient is eligible that day...most clinics mix their own drugs (pharm or onc nurse). The issue is that any protocol that ties up chair time for a long time is at a disadvantage to one that is quicker for a busy practice....ie carbo vs. cisplatin....carbo is much shorter and easier infusion, so US oncs prefer it for most (not all) platinum based therapies.