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3.

c. Less than 30 mL/min, reduce dose by
25%.38
Bevacizumab:
a. Creatinine clearance, no adjustment necessary.1-5
b. Proteinuria:
1. Patients with greater than grade 2 proteinuria without nephrotic syndrome,
additional bevacizumab doses should be
held until resolution.1,2,4,39
2. The manufacturer recommends:
a. Patients demonstrating a 2+ or
greater dipstick reading should
undergo further assessment with a
24-hour urine collection.40
b. Bevacizumab should be held in
patients demonstrating 2 g or greater
proteinuria in a 24-hour period
until proteinuria is less than 2 g in a
24-hour collection.40

B. Liver Function
1. Capecitabine:
a. No information available.36
b. No dosage adjustment required.41
2. Oxaliplatin:
a. No information available.38
b. Dosage adjustments for elevated AST, ALT,
and total bilirubin are not required, but regular assessments of liver function to monitor
for oxaliplatin-induced hepatic injury are
advised.42,43
3. Bevacizumab:
a. No dosage adjustment required.1
b. No information available.40
C. Myelosuppression
1. Capecitabine and oxaliplatin:
a. Nadir ANC less than or equal to 500 cells/
mcL or nadir platelet count less than or equal
to 50 000 cells/mcL, decrease capecitabine
dose by 25% to 50%1 and oxaliplatin dose
by 25% to 35%.1
b. Delay treatment1,4 for ANC less than 1500
cells/mcL and platelets less than 75 000
cells/mcL
a. If ANC and platelets recover in 1 week,
give original dose4
b. If ANC and platelets recover in 2 weeks,
decrease dose by 25%4
2. Bevacizumab: No dosage adjustment required1,4
D. Nausea/Vomiting/Diarrhea
1. Capecitabine
a. Grade 3 or 4:
1. Do not give drug.5

2. Decrease dose by 25%.1,4
3. Decrease dose by 50%.1
E. Hypertension
1. According to the manufacturer, if the patient
develops hypertension, treat with appropriate
antihypertensive therapy.40
2. Further administration of bevacizumab should
be temporarily suspended if hypertension cannot
be medically controlled.2,4
3. Bevacizumab should be discontinued in those
patients with hypertensive crisis or hypertensive encephalopathy. Blood pressure should be
monitored at regular intervals in patients with
bevacizumab-induced or bevacizumab-exacerbated hypertension after discontinuation of
bevacizumab.40
F.

Other
1. Oxaliplatin
a. Persistent grade 2 neuropathy (lasting
greater than or equal to 15 days) or temporary grade 3 neuropathy (lasting 8-14 days),
reduce dose to 25% to 35%.1
2. Capecitabine
a. Grade 3 or 4 hand-foot syndrome, reduce
dose by 25%.4
b. Grade 3 or 4 stomatitis, reduce dose 25%.4

Declaration of Conflicting Interests
The author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect
to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.

Funding
The author(s) received no financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.

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