Maintenance Dosing
Recurrence and Maintenance Dosing: Patient-Reported Outcomes
Continuing FECO Use:
- Based on PROs, stopping all FECO use after remission may be associated with an increased risk of the cancer returning.
- Continuing to use low doses of FECO after achieving remission may help reduce this risk.
- If cancer recurs despite maintenance dosing, it may be necessary to increase FECO intake back to therapeutic levels.
Maintenance Dose:
- There is no need to maintain treatment-level doses indefinitely.
- Smaller, maintenance doses appear effective for many patients.
Based on Patient-Reported Outcomes:
- THC Maintenance Doses:
- 42.3% of patients reported using 1-3 grams per month of THC FECO (approximately 1-2 rice grains per day).
- CBD Usage:
- 31% of patients included CBD in their maintenance doses.
- Those who specified doses reported taking .1-.25g of CBD FECO per day.
- Given the synergy between THC and CBD, including both in maintenance dosing may be beneficial.
- THC Maintenance Doses: