HIGH BIOAVAILABILITY ORAL PICOPLATIN ANTI-CANCER THERAPY

The invention provides a method of treatment of cancer, wherein a individual doses of picoplatin, each of less than about 200 mg picoplatin content, the individual doses having high oral bioavailability, are administered to a patient in need thereof. The oral bioavailability can be greater than about 50%, or greater than about 75%, or greater than about 90%, depending upon the particular dosage form and dosing regimen used. The invention provides a quasi-metronomic dosing schedule including drug dosing intervals and drug intermission intervals, optionally including fasting periods prior to and following administration of each individual dose of picoplatin.