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Pharmacokinetic parameters of gefitinib predict efficacy and toxicity in patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer harboring EGFR mutations.
Cancer chemotherapy and pharmacology - 1 Aug 2016
Mizoguchi Kosuke, Nakamura Yoichi, Sano Kazumi, Sato Shuntaro, Ikegami Yoji, Motoshima Kohei, Takemoto Shinnosuke, Ogawara Daiki, Senju Hiroaki, Sugasaki Nanae, Ikeda Takaya, Yamaguchi Hiroyuki, Nakatomi Katsumi, Fukuda Minoru, Izumikawa Koichi, Mukae Hiroshi
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PURPOSE: The relationship between plasma concentration and antitumor activity of gefitinib was assessed in patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) harboring epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutations. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Plasma trough levels of gefitinib were measured on days 2 (D2) and 8 (D8) by high-performance liquid chromatography in 31 patients. Plasma concentrations of gefitinib...
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