title: New techniques in the pharmacokinetic analysis of cancer drugs. II. The ultratrace determination of platinum in biological samples by inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry.
abstract: The use of ICP-MS and its various sample introduction techniques has great potential in extending the time scale of study for the pharmacokinetics of platinum containing anti-tumour drugs. Electrothermal vaporization ICP-MS can be used to measure very small samples with very low concentrations. Speciation studies of platinum in tissues can be carried out with HPLC-ICP-MS over longer time periods. Finally, LA-ICP-MS is potentially useful for studying the spatial distribution of platinum in tissues and tumours.
authors.affiliation: Scottish Universities Research and Reactor Centre, East Kilbride, Glasgow.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: McKay
mesh_terms: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000032:analysis*; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D006801:Humans; D013058:Mass Spectrometry / Q000379:methods; D009944:Organoplatinum Compounds / Q000032:analysis* / Q000493:pharmacokinetics
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D009944:Organoplatinum Compounds