title: Food and oral antineoplastics: more than meets the eye.
abstract: Food can alter the bioavailability of orally administered drugs. Description of food effects in product labels and information about administration in relation to food are influenced by a variety of factors. Because food effects can change drug efficacy and toxicity, it is important that physicians and patients be aware of them.
authors.forename: Rajul K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Jain
authors.forename: Satjit S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Brar
authors.forename: Lawrence J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Lesko
mesh_terms: D000284:Administration, Oral; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000493:pharmacokinetics; D019540:Area Under Curve; D001682:Biological Availability; D004348:Drug Labeling / Q000592:standards*; D005215:Fasting; D005502:Food; D018565:Food-Drug Interactions; D006801:Humans; D007408:Intestinal Absorption; D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations / Q000008:administration & dosage*
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations