title: Pharmacokinetics of mitomycin C in non-oat cell carcinoma of the lung.
abstract: The disposition kinetics of the cancer chemotherapeutic agent mitomycin C have been studied in six male patients receiving mitomycin C in combination with cisplatin and vinblastine for non-oat cell carcinoma of the lung. Following rapid IV administration of mitomycin C (10 mg/m2), serum concentration-time course data were biexponential, with biologic half-lives of 46.2 +/- 12.1 min (mean +/- SD). Pharmacokinetic analysis of data by the CSTRIP and NONLIN digital computer programs generated parameters which suggested extensive distribution (V area = 656.8 +/- 169.8 ml X kg-1, mean +/- SD) and, as reported for other alkylating agents, rapid elimination (total body clearance = 10.3 +/- 3.2 ml X kg-1 X min-1, mean +/- SD). Interpatient variations in pharmacokinetic parameters were relatively small, suggesting that close monitoring of mitomycin C therapy might be unnecessary in patients with normal renal and hepatic function.
mesh_terms: D000903:Antibiotics, Antineoplastic / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000097:blood / Q000378:metabolism*; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000378:metabolism*; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D002945:Cisplatin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D003201:Computers; D006801:Humans; D007700:Kinetics; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male; D008657:Metabolic Clearance Rate; D016685:Mitomycin; D008937:Mitomycins / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000097:blood / Q000378:metabolism*; D014747:Vinblastine / Q000008:administration & dosage
chemical_list: D000903:Antibiotics, Antineoplastic; D008937:Mitomycins; D016685:Mitomycin; D014747:Vinblastine; D002945:Cisplatin