title: Pharmacokinetics of ifosfamide are changed by combination with docetaxel: results of a phase I pharmacologic study.
abstract: The pharmacokinetics of the combination of docetaxel and ifosfamide were studied in a phase I study. Docetaxel was given to cancer patients as a 1-hour infusion followed by a 24-hour infusion of ifosfamide (schedule A). After the dose-limiting toxicity of the combination was reached, ifosfamide was administered as a 24-hour infusion followed after 24 hours by a 1-hour infusion of docetaxel (schedule B). Cycle duration was 21 days. Docetaxel was determined by high-performance liquid chromatography, and ifosfamide and its metabolites, by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. Twenty-seven patients were treated according to schedule A, and 6 according to schedule B. Combining the two drugs did not change their respective plasma half-lives. The sequence of drug administration did not affect the clearance and the area under the curve (AUC) of docetaxel. There was a decrease in the AUC of ifosfamide in schedule A compared with schedule B, resulting from an increase in the clearance of ifosfamide. The pharmacokinetics of docetaxel are not influenced by combination with ifosfamide, regardless of the drug sequence, but ifosfamide pharmacokinetics are changed by docetaxel, depending on the sequence of administration. The increase of clearance in schedule A may be due to the pretreatment with corticosteroids.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Oncology, University Hospital Antwerp, Edegem, Belgium. Dirk.Schrijvers@uza.uia.ac.be
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Schrijvers
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Pronk
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Highley
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bruno
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Locci-Tonelli
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: De Bruijn
authors.forename: A T
authors.initials: AT
authors.lastname: Van Oosterom
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Verweij
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D018906:Antineoplastic Agents, Alkylating / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000097:blood / Q000493:pharmacokinetics*; D000972:Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000097:blood; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000097:blood / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D019540:Area Under Curve; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D016001:Confidence Intervals; D003907:Dexamethasone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000077143:Docetaxel; D004334:Drug Administration Schedule; D004347:Drug Interactions; D005260:Female; D008401:Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006207:Half-Life; D006801:Humans; D007069:Ifosfamide / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000097:blood / Q000493:pharmacokinetics*; D007262:Infusions, Intravenous; D008297:Male; D008657:Metabolic Clearance Rate; D008775:Methylprednisolone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008875:Middle Aged; D017239:Paclitaxel / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000097:blood; D043823:Taxoids
chemical_list: D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D018906:Antineoplastic Agents, Alkylating; D000972:Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic; D005938:Glucocorticoids; D043823:Taxoids; D000077143:Docetaxel; D003907:Dexamethasone; D017239:Paclitaxel; D007069:Ifosfamide; D008775:Methylprednisolone