Active Ingredient: Epirubicin
For this indication, competent medicine agencies globally authorize below treatments:
Intravenous
60 - 120 mg per m² of body surface area (BSA)
From 60 To 120 mg per m² of body surface area (BSA) once every 21 day(s)
In the adjuvant treatment of early breast cancer patients with positive lymph nodes, intravenous doses of epirubicin ranging from 100 mg/m² (as a single dose on day 1) to 120 mg/m² (in two divided doses on days 1 and 8) every 3-4 weeks, in combination with intravenous cyclophosphamide and 5-fluorouracil and oral tamoxifen (in accordance with local guidelines) are recommended.
Lower doses (60-75 mg/m² for conventional treatment and 105-120 mg/m² for high dose treatment) are recommended for patients whose bone marrow function has been impaired by previous chemotherapy or radiotherapy, by age, or neoplastic bone marrow infiltration. The total dose per cycle may be divided over 2-3 successive days.
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