The Optimal Therapeutic Range
Posted by Claire Sojda on Fri, Dec 16, 2011 @ 02:05 PM
Achieving and maintaining the optimal therapeutic range through administering the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) is often not followed by physicians. Though MTD is the widely accepted standard for chemotherapy treatment, what concerns physicians are the severe toxic side effects that may result. Consequently patients receive dosages that are often either too high or too low. Neither result is beneficial or promising. Too high of a dosage can result in toxicity, compromised immunity, and higher treatment costs while too low of a dosage can mean a lack of therapeutic response, continued growth of cancer, and higher cost of reoccurrence.
With Saladax's My5-FU blood test, oncologists can determine the optimal dose of chemotherapy for each individual cancer patient. Many fields of medicine practice dose optimization. The time is right for oncology to get on board!