How much and how often? My chemo dosage

Temodar. Oral chemo for peeps with brain cancer.

I talk about my treatment all the time in this blog and some of my readers have asked me what my chemo schedule/dosage is like. Just to be clear for those who aren't familiar with this drug, there are a few different ways it can be prescribed.

According to Temodar.com:

Different dosing schedules are used for taking Temodar. ... One schedule you may be prescribed is Temodar taken for 42 days (up to 49 days) with radiotherapy. Another schedule you may be prescribed is Temodar taken for 5 consecutive days only, then you must stop taking Temodar for the next 23 days. Your dose is based on your height and weight, and the number of treatment cycles will depend on how you respond to and tolerate this treatment. Your doctor may have prescribed a treatment regimen that is different...

I am on the 5 days on/23 days off dosing schedule. I will be doing this for 2 years, and will most likely be on it longer if my body continues to respond well to the treatment.

Since the amount of Temodar you take is based off of your height and weight it is a little different for everyone. When it is my chemo week I take 270mg a day.

Want to know how much Temodar you'd have to take (if you had brain cancer)? Check out the handy dosing calculator on the Temodar Web site.

Shoot--now we can all be neuro-oncologists.

Viva la Temodar.