The chemotherapeutic agent, most commonly administered by continuous infusion is ?: (A) Ara - C, (B) F - FU, (C) Cisplatin, (D) Etoposide
Answer is A. Ans. is 'a' i.e., Ara-c o Cytosine Arabinoside Ara 'c' is administered at doses of 100mg/m2 per day qd x 7 by continuous infusion. o Cytosine Arabinoside is not effective orally because it is metabolised in the intestine by deaminase.