The dose and dosing schedule depends on the type of cancer. The pump and the antineoplaston bags are small and light enough to be carried around by a young child. The length of treatment depends on the patient's response. When patients achieve a complete response of long duration, intravenous therapy is discontinued. Patients then take antineoplastons in capsule form.
Treatment is expensive because there are many services included in the monthly case management fee.
In addition, most patients have failed conventional therapies and are in the end stages of cancer. Therefore, they require a great deal of care. See Treatment expenses. Some health insurance companies do pay for treatment with antineoplastons. Once Special Exception status is granted, treatment can begin.