Typical dosage for Kepivance
This medication is an intravenous (IV) injection that's administered by a healthcare provider. Your provider will calculate the dose based on your body weight each time you receive treatment. In general, the typical dose is 60 mcg/kg of body weight injected into a vein once a day.
Kepivance (palifermin) treatment is made up of 6 doses. The first 3 doses are given as one dose once a day for 3 days in a row before you receive chemotherapy. The last 3 doses are given after you complete chemotherapy as one dose once a day for 3 days in a row, starting on the day of your stem cell transplant.
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