title: Lack of effect of cisplatin on i.v. L-PAM plasma pharmacokinetics in ovarian cancer patients.
abstract: Melphalan (L-PAM) pharmacokinetics were investigated in nine ovarian cancer patients before and after cisplatin (DDP) treatment. When L-PAM was given 24 h before DDP, the elimination half-life (t 1/2 beta), plasma clearance (Clp), and volume of distribution (Vd beta) of L-PAM were, respectively: 46.4 +/- 6.7 min, 20.5 +/- 3.7 l/m2, and 306.8 +/- 34.4 ml/min per square meter. When L-PAM was inoculated 24 h after DDP, t 1/2 beta, Clp, and Vd beta were 47.5 +/- 6.3 min, 20.4 +/- 2.8 l/m2, and 322.0 +/- 54.1 ml/min per square meter. Thus, DDP pretreatment does not significantly affect L-PAM pharmacokinetics. Regression analysis showed a significant correlation between the L-PAM elimination rate constant (beta) and renal function assessed by creatinine clearance. One patient who received this sequence of treatment for six courses showed a threefold decrease of L-PAM Clp after the last treatment. The reported high myelotoxicity of the combination of DDP and L-PAM when DDP was given 24 h before L-PAM cannot be attributed to DDP-induced changes in L-PAM kinetics but might to some extent be related to a loss of renal function consequent to many courses of treatment.
authors.affiliation: Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri, Milano, Italy.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zucchetti
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: D'Incalci
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Willems
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Cavalli
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sessa
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002945:Cisplatin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007275:Injections, Intravenous; D008558:Melphalan / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000493:pharmacokinetics*; D008657:Metabolic Clearance Rate; D008875:Middle Aged; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D002945:Cisplatin; D008558:Melphalan