40-60 mg/day PO in single daily dose or divided q12hr for 3-10 days Giant Cell Arteritis 40-60 mg PO qDay (1-2 years usual duration of treatment) Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura 1-2 mg/kg/day PO Dose Tapering Day 1: 10 mg PO before breakfast, 5 mg after lunch and after din...
Patients with resistant or recurrent acute lymphoblastic leukemia were treated with vindesine 3 mg/m 2 /IV weekly x 4, daunomycin 25 mg/m 2 /IV weekly x 4, and prednisone 40 mg/m 2 /PO daily x 28.Seventeen (44%) of 38 evaluable patients achieved complete remission. Fifty-one percent...
The optimal glucocorticoid maintenance regimen is hydrocortisone 15 to 25 mg/day or cortisone acetate 20 to 35 mg/day. This should be divided into twice daily or three times daily doses with the highest dose in the morning and the lowest in the afternoon (not later than 4 to 6 hours befo...
The antitumor dosage ofprednisoneis 2 mg/kg given once daily by mouth or by infection. This dosage is gradually reduced and the drug eventually is discontinued when it is used in combination protocols.65,135Prednisone hasantitumor activityagainst lymphoma,mast cell tumors, andplasma cell tumors.65...
2 mg/kg once daily in AM by oral administration (PO) x 4 days maximum for acute flare-ups involving major joints. Flare-ups often result from over-use and soft tissue injuries. Prednisone – 1-2 mgs/kg, (per oral) once daily for 3-4 days to prevent flare-up after severe soft-tiss...
The recommended daily dose of abiraterone was 1,000 mg; this was the dose received by ≥ 98% of patients in all analysis groups. Treatment duration was longer for patients receiving first-line AAP than for those receiving AAP-PD; within the cohorts, the treatment duration was similar for ...
Methods Double‐blinded, placebo‐controlled randomized trial of dogs administered placebo, aspirin (2 mg/kg q24h), prednisone (2 mg/kg q24h), or combination treatment PO for 28?days. Clinical signs were recorded daily, with laboratory work performed at baseline and day 28. Gastrointestinal ...
PO daily, with diminishing doses in the remission induction period, followed by a maintenance regimen of cyclophosphamide 100 mg/m 2 PO on days 1–15, methotrexate 20 mg/m 2 IV on days 1, 8, and 15, 5-fluorouracil 500 mg/m 2 IV on days 1, 8, and 15, and prednisone 20 mg/m ...
Prednisone dose was 30 mg po daily cycle 1 tapered by 10 mg after each cycle to 5 mg po every other day for responders beyond cycle 6. The primary objective was best response (HI-E) by IWG 2006 criteria within 24 weeks.Results Twenty five pts were enrolled. Baseline characteristics are ...