Textbook and Publication Errata

Lexi-Comp monographs for Ibritumomab in the Drug Information Handbook 12th Edition, (February 2004) and Drug Information Handbook for Oncology 4th Edition, (June 2004) contain dosing error

Under the section on dosing, there is a typographical error in which a decimal was omitted. In addition, the unit specification is also incomplete. The section previously read (error is in bold):

Platelet count >150,000 cells/mm3: Inject 4 mCi (14.8 MBq/kg actual body weight) over 10 minutes Platelet count between 100,000-149,000 cells/mm3: Inject 3 mCi (11.1 MBq/kg actual body weight) over 10 minutes.........

It has been corrected/changed to:

Platelet count >150,000 cells/mm3: Inject 0.4 mCi/kg (14.8 MBq/kg actual body weight) over 10 minutes Platelet count between 100,000-149,000 cells/mm3:
Inject 0.3 mCi/kg (11.1 MBq/kg actual body weight) over 10 minutes.........