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 ADDIKD Carboplatin dosing:

For dosing carboplatin, ADDIKD recommends that:

  • Directly measured glomerular filtration rate (mGFR) is the preferred kidney function value in the Calvert formula​, especially where estimated kidney function may be unreliable for accurate therapeutic dosing.
  • Where mGFR is unavailable, eGFR adjusted to an individual’s body surface area (BSA-adjusted eGFR) is a suitable alternative for use in the Calvert formula.
  • Kidney function should not be capped at 125 mL/min for use in the Calvert formula.
  • Recalculation of carboplatin doses at each cycle is unnecessary, except when baseline kidney function (e.g., eGFR) alters by > 20% or when there is a change in the clinical status of the patient.

For further information refer the eviQ Factsheet around carboplatin dosing and the carboplatin drug monograph within the ADDIKD guideline. To assist with calculations, use the eviQ Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate (eGFR) and carboplatin dose calculators.

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The anticancer drug(s) in this protocol may have been included in the ADDIKD guideline. Dose recommendations in kidney dysfunction have yet to be updated to align with the ADDIKD guideline. Recommendations will be updated once the individual protocol has been evaluated by the reference committee. For further information refer to the ADDIKD guideline. To assist with calculations, use the eviQ Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate (eGFR) calculator.

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29 Mar 2024