Before my chemo #3, would be authorised because of my liver function results the oncologist reduced my chemo dose to 75% (docetaxel and carboplatin). Will this dose stay the same now or will it increase again?
Looking in as I have the same question re a reduction to 75% of paclitaxel due to liver function.
For both of us posting here, how does this affect the impact of the treatment on any possible cancer cells? - mine is post clearance surgery.
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Hi warrior1
Thanks for your post.
As you know, while you’re having chemotherapy treatment you have regular blood tests to check any side effects the chemotherapy might be having. It’s not uncommon for some chemotherapy drugs like carboplatin to affect an individual’s liver function results and for the treatment plan to be changed because of this.
Like @brambles1, many people wonder what affect this might have on any possible cancer cells. This is an understandable question and you can read more about this here.
When the chemotherapy dose has been reduced it will usually continue for the rest of your chemotherapy treatment plan. This change in your treatment plan will hopefully mean your liver is able to cope better with the side effects of chemotherapy and allow you to complete your treatment without any unnecessary delays. The treatment team look at the dose to make sure the reduction won’t impact how effective the treatment is. Do talk to your treatment team about your concerns, they are best placed to answer this based on your individual situation.
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