Class | Chemotherapy | Carrier solution | Area under curve (AUC) ratio* | Tissue penetration (mm) | Adverse effects |
Platinum-based chemotherapy | Cisplatin | 0.9% sodium chloride | 7.8 | 1 to 3 |
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Oxaliplatin | 5% dextrose | 16 | 1 to 2 |
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Carboplatin | 0.9% sodium chloride | 18 | 1 |
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Non-platinum-based chemotherapy | Mitomycin (alkylating tumor antibiotic) | 1.5% dextrose dialysis solution | 23.5 | 2 |
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Doxorubicin (anthracycline antibiotic) | 1.5% dextrose dialysis solution | 230 | 4 to 6 |
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Paclitaxel | 1.5% dextrose dialysis; 6% hetastarch | 1000 | N/A |
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Flurorouracil | 0.9% sodium chloride | 280 | 0.2 |
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