A high-dose treatment of osteosarcoma includes the use of methotrexate at a starting dose of 12 g/m2 as a 4-hour intravenous infusion. For a patient having a BSA of 1.7 m2 and weighing 162 lb, calculate the dose on the basis of mg/kg/min.

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A high-dose treatment of osteosarcoma includes the use of methotrexate at a starting dose of 12
g/m2 as a 4-hour intravenous infusion. For a patient having a BSA of 1.7 m2 and weighing 162 lb,
calculate the dose on the basis of mg/kg/min.

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