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Pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic evaluation of the topoisomerase inhibitor irinotecan in cancer patients.
Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology - 1 Apr 1997
Gupta E, Mick R, Ramirez J, Wang X, Lestingi T M, Vokes E E, Ratain M J
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PURPOSE: We conducted a pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic evaluation of irinotecan (CPT-11) and determined the effect of race and sex on disposition and toxicity of CPT-11. We tested the efficacy of acetaminophen (AAP) to phenotype SN-38 glucuronidation. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Forty patients received a dose of 145 mg/m2 of CPT-11 as a 90-minute infusion. Total CPT-11, SN-38, and SN-38G were quantitated in plasma...
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