title: Time dependency of adriamycin and adriamycinol kinetics.
abstract: Adriamycin was administered by IV injection to seven patients with various solid tumors at a dose of 30 mg/m2 during successive courses. Extraction was carried out by the SEP-PAK method for plasma and by solvents for urine. Plasma and urinary levels of adriamycin and adriamycinol were determined by high-performance liquid chromatography over 72-h period after injection. Pharmacokinetic parameters for adriamycin and adriamycinol were calculated for each course of treatment. The results show significant inter- and intra-individual variations in the kinetics and elimination of both compounds. The analysis of pharmacokinetic data reveals a wide variability in the fluctuations observed during the successive courses in different patients. This study confirms the time-dependency of ADR kinetics.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000410:Alanine Transaminase / Q000097:blood; D000469:Alkaline Phosphatase / Q000097:blood; D001219:Aspartate Aminotransferases / Q000097:blood; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D004317:Doxorubicin / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000627:therapeutic use / Q000652:urine; D005260:Female; D006207:Half-Life; D006801:Humans; D007700:Kinetics; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D004317:Doxorubicin; D001219:Aspartate Aminotransferases; D000410:Alanine Transaminase; D000469:Alkaline Phosphatase; C010013:adriamycinol