Chemotherapy | Class | Reported LD50 in Literature [49] | Single dose MTD | Common murine in vivo single dose | Clinical Dose* |
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5-Fluorouracil | Antimetabolite | 100Â mg/kg | 125Â mg/kg | 71Â mg/kg divided over 2Â days (a bolus of 400Â mg/m2 plus continuous infusion of 2400Â mg/m2) [63] | |
Bleomycin | Antitumour antibiotic | 35Â mg/kg | 30Â mg/kg | 30Â mg (irrespective of weight) [67] | |
Cisplatin | Platinum compound | 6.6Â mg/kg | 6Â mg/kg | 2.5Â mg/kg (100Â mg/m2) [68] | |
Cyclophosphamide | Alkylating agent | 420Â mg/kg | 300Â mg/kg | 60Â mg/kg/day for 2Â days [71] | |
Docetaxel | Taxane | 156Â mg/kg IV | 130Â mg/kg | 2.5Â mg/kg (100Â mg/m2) [72] | |
Doxorubicin | Anthracycline | 10.7Â mg/kg | 10Â mg/kg | 1.9Â mg/kg (75Â mg/m2) [73] | |
Etoposide | Topoisomerase inhibitor | 64Â mg/kg | 75Â mg/kg | 5Â mg/kg (200Â mg/m2) [77] | |
Gemcitabine | Antimetabolite | 2000Â mg/kg [78] | 700Â mg/kg | 25Â mg/kg (1000Â mg/m2) [80] | |
Irinotecan | Topoisomerase inhibitor | 177Â mg/kg | 240Â mg/kg | 8.9Â mg/kg (350Â mg/m2) [84] | |
Vinorelbine | Vinca Alkaloid | 26Â mg/kg | 10Â mg/kg | 0.63Â mg/kg (25Â mg/m2) [85] |