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Relationship of imatinib-free plasma levels and target genotype with efficacy and tolerability.
British journal of cancer - 20 May 2008
Widmer N, Decosterd L A, Leyvraz S, Duchosal M A, Rosselet A, Debiec-Rychter M, Csajka C, Biollaz J, Buclin T
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Imatinib has revolutionised the treatment of chronic myeloid leukaemia (CML) and gastrointestinal stromal tumours (GIST). Using a nonlinear mixed effects population model, individual estimates of pharmacokinetic parameters were derived and used to estimate imatinib exposure (area under the curve, AUC) in 58 patients. Plasma-free concentration was deduced from a model incorporating plasma levels of alpha(1)-acid...
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