The nurse on an oncology unit prepares to administer the fourth cycle of docetaxel [Taxotere] to a patient with breast cancer. Which clinical finding would cause the nurse to withhold the dose and call the prescriber?
A) Alanine transaminase (ALT) 1.2 times the upper limit
B) Alkaline phosphatase 2 times the upper limit
C) Neutrophil count below 1500/mm3
D) Creatinine clearance of 130 mL/min/1.73 m2
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