title: Pharmacological data and technical feasibility of intraperitoneal 5-fluorouracil administration.
abstract: Via a surgically implanted Tenckhoff catheter, 5-fluorouracil was intraperitoneally administered to patients with malignant disease confined to abdominal space. Treatment was well tolerated without local complications. Peritoneal and plasmatic drug levels were measured, showing that: 1) peritoneal drug levels declined as a first order function; 2) plasmatic levels were very close to those reported for continuous i.v. administration, but peritoneal concentrations were much higher (log 1 to 3); 3) concentration x time product had a peritoneum: plasma ratio ranging from 120 to 1350. The hypothesized role of intraperitoneal 5-fluorouracil administration and the questions still to be answered are summarized.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005472:Fluorouracil / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D007274:Injections, Intraperitoneal; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy*
chemical_list: D005472:Fluorouracil