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Dosage for Hepatic Dysfunction
Dosage for Renal Dysfunction
Calculation of Carboplatin Dose
Dosage for Hepatic Dysfunction

 
Alemtuzumab (Campath)

Altretamine (Hexalen)

 
Unknown

No dose reduction 

Amifostine (Ethyol)
No dose reduction (link to the reference)
Aminoglutethimide (Cytadren)
No dose reduction
Amsacrine (Amsidine)

Anastrozole (Arimidex)
If bilirubine > 2 mg/dL, reduce dose by 25%

No dose reduction (link to the reference)
Arsenic trioxide (As2O3, Trisenox)
No dose reduction
L-Asparaginase (Elspar)

Bendamustine (Treanda)


Bicalutamide (Casodex)
No dose reduction

If SGOT or SGPT 2.5-10 upper normal limit and bilirubin 1.5-3 upper normal limit, or bilirubin > 3 upper normal limit, do not use (link to the reference)

No dose reduction (link to the reference)
Bleomycin (Blenoxane)
No dose reduction
Buserelin (Suprefact)
No dose reduction
Busulfan (Myleran)
No dose reduction
Capecitabine (Xeloda)
No dose reduction (link to the reference)
Carboplatin (Paraplatin)
No dose reduction (link to the reference)
Carmustine (BCNU)
No dose reduction
Chlorambucil (Leukeran) No dose reduction
Cisplatin (CDDP)
No dose reduction
Cladribine (2-CdA)
No dose reduction
Cyclophosphamide (Cytoxan)
If bilirubin 3-5 mg/dL or SGOT > 180 mg/dL, reduce dose by 25%
If bilirubin > 5 mg/dL, do not use (link to the reference)
Cytarabine (Ara-C)


Dacarbazine (DTIC)
If bilirubin 1.5-3 mg/dL, reduce dose by 25%
If bilirubin > 3 mg/dL, reduce dose by 50%

No dose reduction
Dactinomycin (Actinomycin)

Dasatinib (Sprycel)
If bilirubin > 3 mg/dL, reduce dose by 50%

Unknown. Metabolism mainly hepatic (link to the reference)
Daunorubicin (Daunomycin)
If bilurubin 1.5-3 mg/dL, reduce dose by 25%
If bilirubin 3.1-5 mg/dL, reduce dose by 50%
If bilirubin > 5 mg/dL, do not use (link to the reference)
Docetaxel (Taxotere)
If bilirubin > upper normal limit, do not use
If  SGOT and/or SGPT > 1.5 upper normal limit plus alkaline
phosphatase > 2.5 upper normal limit, do not use (link to the reference)
Doxorubicin (Adriamycin) And
Pegylated liposomal doxorubicin (Doxil)
If bilirubin 1.2-3 mg/dL, reduce dose by 50%
If bilirubin 3.1-5 mg/dL, reduce dose by 75%
If bilirubin > 5 mg/dL, do not use (link to the reference)
Erlotinib (Tarceva)


Estramustine (Estracyte)
If AST > 3 upper normal limit, 50 mg
If direct bilirubin 1-7 mg/dL, 75 mg (link to the reference)

No dose reduction
Etoposide (VP-16)
If bilirubin 1.5-3 mg/dL or SGOT 60-180 mg/dL, reduce dose by 50%
If bilirubin > 3 mg/dL or SGOT > 180 mg/dL, do not use (link to the reference)
Exemestane (Aromasin)

Floxuridine (FUDR)
No dose reduction (link to the reference)

No dose reduction
Fludarabine (Fludara)
No dose reduction
Fluorouracil (5-FU)



Fulvestrant (Faslodex)
If bilirubin < 5 mg/dL, no dose reduction
If bilirubin > 5 mg/dL, do not use (link to the reference)
No dose reduction for infusional administration (link to the article)

If SGOT, SGPT, bilirubin and alkaline phosphatase < 2 upper normal limit, no dose reduction
If SGOT, SGPT, bilirubin and alkaline phosphatase > 2 upper normal limit, unknown (link to the reference)
Gemcitabine (Gemzar) No dose reduction (link to the reference)
Goserelin (Zoladex) No dose reduction (link to the reference)
Hydroxyurea (Hydrea)
No dose reduction
Idarubicin (Idamycin)
If bilirubin 1.5-3 mg/dL or SGOT 60-180 mg/dL, reduce dose by 25%
If bilirubin 3.1-5 mg/dL or SGOT > 180 mg/dL, reduce dose by 50%
If bilirubin > 5 mg/dL, do not use (link to the reference)
Ifosfamide (Ifex)
No dose reduction
Imatinib (Gleevec)
If bilirubin < 3 upper normal limit, no dose reduction
If bilirubin > 3 upper normal limit, use with caution (link to the reference)
Interferon –alpha No dose reduction

Interleukin-2

Irinotecan (Camptosar, CPT-11)


Ixabepilone (Ixempra)

Do not use in liver failure

If bilirubin 1-2 mg/dL, may need to reduce the dose
If bilurubin > 2 mg/dL, may not use (link to the reference)

Monotherapy:
If AST and ALT < 2.5 upper normal limit, and bilirubin < 1 upper normal limit, use 40 mg/m2
If AST or ALT < 10 upper normal limit, and bilirubin < 1 upper normal limit, use 32 mg/m2
If AST and ALT < 10 upper normal limit, and bilirubin 1.5-3 upper normal limit, use 20-30 mg/m2
If AST or ALT > 10 upper normal limit, or bilirubin > 3 upper normal limit, do not use

In combination with capecitabine:
If AST and ALT < 2.5 upper normal limit, and bilirubin < 1 upper normal limit, use 40 mg/m2
If AST or ALT > 2.5 upper normal limit, or bilirubin > 1 upper normal limit, do not use (link to the reference)

Lapatinib (Tykerb)

Lenalidomide (Revlimid)

Letrozole (Femara)


Leucovorin (LV)
If Child-Pugh C, reduce dose to 750 mg/d (link to the reference)

Unknown (link to the reference)

If Child-Pugh A or B, no dose reduction
If Child-Pugh C, reduce dose by 50% (link to the reference)

No dose reduction
Leuprolide (Lupron) No dose reduction
Lomustine (CCNU)
No dose reduction
Mechlorethamine (Nitrogen mustard)
No dose reduction
Megestrol acetate (Megace)
No dose reduction
Melphalan (Alkeran)
No dose reduction
6-Mercaptopurine (6-MP)
No dose reduction
Mesna No dose reduction
Methotrexate (MTX)
If bilirubin 3.1-5 mg/dL or SGOT > 180 mg/dL, reduce dose by 25%
If bilirubin > 5 mg/dL, do not use (link to the reference)
Mitomycin-C (Mutamycin)
No dose reduction
Mitoxantrone (Novantrone)

Nilotinib (Tasigna)
If bilirubin > 3 mg/dL, reduce dose by 25%

Unknown (link to the reference)
Paclitaxel (Taxol)

For 3-hour infusion:
If transaminase < 10 upper normal limit and bilirubin < 1.25 upper normal limit, no dose reduction (175mg/m2)
If transaminase < 10 upper normal limit and bilirubin 1.26-2 upper normal limit, reduce to 135 mg/m2
If transaminase < 10 upper normal limit and bilirubin2.01-5 upper normal limit, reduce to 90 mg/m2
If transaminase > 10 upper normal limit or bilirubin > 5 upper normal limit, do not use

For 24-hour infusion:
If transaminase < 2 upper normal limit or bilirubin < 1.5 mg/mL, no dose reduction (135 mg/m2)
If transaminase 2-10 upper normal limit and bilirubin < 1.5 mg/dL, reduce to 100 mg/m2
If transaminase < 10 upper normal limit and bilirubin 1.6-7.5 mg/dL, reduce to 50 mg/m2
If transaminase > 10 upper normal limit or bilirubin > 7.5 mg/dL, do not use (link to the reference)

Pegasparaginase (Oncaspar)
No dose reduction
Pemetrexed (Alimta) No dose reduction (link to the reference)
Pentostatin (Nipent)
No dose reduction
Rituximab (Rituxan)

Sorafenib (Nexavar)
No dose reduction

If Child-Pugh A or B, no dose reduction
If Child-Pugh C, unknown (link to the reference)
Streptozocin (Zanosar)

Sunitinib (Sutent)
No dose reduction

If Child-Pugh A or B, no dose reduction
If Child-Pugh C, unknown (link to the reference)
Tamoxifen (Nolvadex)
No dose reduction

Temozolomide (Temodar)

Temsirolimus (Torisel) 

No dose reduction

Unknown (link to the reference)

Thioguanine (6-TG)
If bilirubin > 5 mg/dL, do not use
Topotecan (Hycamtin)
No dose reduction (link to the reference)
Tretinoin (ATRA)
If bilirubin 3.1-5 mg/mL or SGOT > 180 mg/dL, reduce
dose to a maximum of 25 mg/m2
If bilirubin > 5 mg/dL, do not use
UFT No dose reduction
Vinblastine (Velban)
If bilirubin 1.5-3 mg/dL or SGOT 60-180 mg/dL, reduce
dose by 50%
If bilirubin > 3 mg/dL or SGOT > 180 mg/dL, do not use (link to the reference)
Vincristine (Oncovin, VCR)
If bilirubin 1.5-3 mg/dL or SGOT 60-180 mg/dL, reduce
dose by 50%
If bilirubin > 3 mg/dL or SGOT > 180 mg/dL, do not use (link to the reference)
Vinorelbine (Navelbine)
If bilirubin 2-3 mg/dL, reduce dose by 50%
If bilirubin 3.1-5 mg/dL, reduce dose by 75%
If bilirubin > 5 mg/dL, do not use