Cancer Science & Therapy

Alhaji Muhammadu Ndakotsu

Publications

• Research Article
  Standardization and Scoring of the Body Surface Area (BSA) Formulas for Calculation of the Doses of Anticancer Agents for Cancer Patients from the North-Western Nigeria
  Author(s): Saganuwan Alhaji Saganuwan and Alhaji Muhammadu NdakotsuSaganuwan Alhaji Saganuwan and Alhaji Muhammadu Ndakotsu
  
  Background: Allometric scaling is an empirical examination of the relationship between the pharmacokinetic parameters and body size. Because of the importance of body surface area formulas for calculation of anticancer agents, there is need to standardize and score all the existing body surface area formulas with a view to obtaining the best and most efficient formula that can be adopted for use by our hospitals. Methods: A total of 33 (10.3%) out of 319 presented to the Haematology Department of Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto, Nigeria were diagnosed of Leukaemia and lymphoma. Cyclophosphamide, daunorubicin, vincristine, adriamyin and chlorambucil were used for the treatments. Eleven (11) of the affected 33 patients were randomly selected for calculation of their body surface areas .. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/1948-5956.1000319

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