Initial dose:
Monotherapy or combination therapy except for biliary tract cancer when combined w/ gemcitabine Adult w/ BSA ≥1.5 m2 60 mg bid,
1.25 to <1.5 m2 50 mg bid,
<1.25 m2 40 mg bid. Monotherapy: Administer bid for 28 consecutive days, followed by 14-day rest. Max treatment duration as post-op adjuvant chemotherapy: 1 yr for gastric cancer, 6 mth for pancreatic & biliary tract cancer.
Gastric cancer Combination w/ cisplatin: Administer bid for 21 consecutive days & cisplatin 60 mg/m
2 IV infusion on day 8, followed by 14-day rest. Repeat every 5 wk. Combination w/ docetaxel: Administer bid for 14 consecutive days & docetaxel 40 mg/m
2 IV infusion on day 1, followed by 7-day rest. Repeat every 3 wk. Post-op adjuvant chemotherapy: Administer as monotherapy on days 1-14 of 3-wk cycle (1st course), then w/ docetaxel for 2nd-7th courses. After the 8th course, continue as monotherapy on days 1-28 of 6-wk cycles for up to 1 yr. Combination w/ oxaliplatin: Administer bid for 14 consecutive days & oxaliplatin 130 mg/m
2 IV infusion in adjuvant setting; 100 mg/m
2 in advanced setting on day 1, followed by 7-day rest. Repeat every 3 wk. Max treatment duration as post-op adjuvant chemotherapy: 6 mth.
NSCLC Combination w/ carboplatin: Administer bid for 14 consecutive days & carboplatin AUC 5 on day 1, followed by 7-day rest. Repeat every 3 wk. Combination w/ cisplatin: Administer bid for 21 consecutive days & cisplatin 60 mg/m
2 IV infusion on day 8, followed by 14-day rest. Repeat every 5 wk.
CRC 1st-line treatment: Administer bid for 14 consecutive days in combination w/ oxaliplatin 130 mg/m
2 as 2-hr IV infusion on day 1, followed by 7-day rest. Repeat every 3 wk. 2nd-line treatment: Administer bid from day 1-14 in combination w/ irinotecan 125 mg/m
2 on days 1 & 15, followed by 14-day rest. Repeat every 4 wk.
Biliary tract cancer Combination w/ gemcitabine: Initial dose:
Adult w/ BSA ≥1.5 m2 50 mg bid,
1.25 to <1.5 m2 40 mg bid,
<1.25 m2 40 mg in the morning, 20 mg in the evening. Administer bid for 14 consecutive days & gemcitabine 1,000 mg/m
2 IV infusion on days 1 & 8, followed by 7-day rest. Repeat every 3 wk. Combination w/ gemcitabine & cisplatin: Administer bid for 7 consecutive days & gemcitabine 1,000 mg/m
2 & cisplatin 25 mg/m
2 IV infusion on day 1, followed by 7-day rest. Repeat every 2 wk.