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Radwan AS, El Hamd MA, El-Maghrabey M, Mansour FR, Mahdi WA, Alshehri S, Alsehli BR, Magdy G. A highly sensitive first derivative synchronous spectrofluorimetric approach for the simultaneous analysis of the anti-breast cancer co-administered drugs, letrozole and tramadol in dosage forms and human plasma at nanogram levels. SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA. PART A, MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY 2024; 319:124532. [PMID: 38820815 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2024.124532] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2024] [Revised: 05/11/2024] [Accepted: 05/24/2024] [Indexed: 06/02/2024]
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Letrozole is an anticancer medication prescribed for the management of estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer in postmenopausal women. Chronic pain is prevalent in patients receiving chemotherapy, leading to the use of adjuvant analgesics such as tramadol. This work introduces the first analytical approach for the concurrent quantification of letrozole and tramadol, two co-administered drugs, employing a rapid, highly sensitive, eco-friendly, and cost-effective first derivative synchronous spectrofluorimetric technique. The fluorescence of tramadol and letrozole was measured at wavelengths of 235.9 nm and 241.9 nm, respectively using a wavelength difference (Δλ) of 60.0 nm. The developed approach demonstrated exceptional linearity (r ˃ 0.999) within the specified concentration ranges for tramadol (10.0-1200.0 ng/mL) and letrozole (1.0-140.0 ng/mL). The results demonstrated that the proposed technique exhibits a high level of sensitivity, with detection limits of 0.569 and 0.143 ng/mL for tramadol and letrozole, respectively, indicating the good bioanalytical applicability. The within-run precisions, both intra-day and inter-day, for both analytes, were less than 0.71 % RSD. The developed approach was effectively applied to simultaneously estimate the mentioned drugs in their tablets and human plasma samples, achieving high percentage recoveries and low % RSD values. In order to assess the environmental sustainability of the developed approach, Analytical GREEnnessNNESS (AGREE) and the Green Analytical Procedure Index (GAPI) metric tools were employed. Both tools revealed that the developed approach is excellent green, suggesting its usage as an environmentally-friendly alternative for the routine assayof the investigated pharmaceuticals. The developed approach was validated according to the ICHQ2 (R1) requirements.
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- Aya Saad Radwan
- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Horus University-Egypt, New Damietta, Egypt.
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, Shaqra University, Shaqra 11961, Saudi Arabia; Department of Pharmaceutical Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, South Valley University, Qena 83523, Egypt.
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Mansoura University, Mansoura 35516, Egypt.
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- Pharmaceutical Analytical Chemistry Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tanta University, Tanta 31111, Egypt
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Taibah University, Al-Madinah Al-Munawarah 30002, Saudi Arabia
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- Pharmaceutical Analytical Chemistry Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Kafrelsheikh University, Kafrelsheikh 33511, Egypt.
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Taheri H, Jin Y, Ahmed E, Hu P, Li Y, Sparreboom A, Hu S. Quantification of the aromatase inhibitor letrozole and its carbinol metabolite in mouse plasma by UHPLC-MS/MS. J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci 2024; 1238:124106. [PMID: 38636136 DOI: 10.1016/j.jchromb.2024.124106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2023] [Revised: 03/17/2024] [Accepted: 03/25/2024] [Indexed: 04/20/2024]
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A liquid chromatography - electrospray ionization-mass spectrometry (LC-ESI-MS) method was developed for the quantification of letrozole, a third-generation aromatase inhibitor, and its main carbinol metabolite (CM) in support of murine pharmacokinetic studies. Using polarity switching, simultaneous ESI-MS measurement of letrozole and CM was achieved in positive and negative mode, respectively. The assay procedure involved a one-step protein precipitation and extraction of all analytes from mouse plasma requiring only 5 μL of sample. Separation was optimized on an Accucore aQ column with gradient elution at a flow rate of 0.4 mL/min in 5 min. Two calibration curves per day over four consecutive measurement days showed satisfactory linear responses (r2 > 0.99) over concentration ranges of 5-1000 ng/mL and 20-2000 ng/mL for letrozole and CM, respectively. No matrix effect was found, and the mean extraction recoveries were 103-108 % for letrozole and 99.8-107 % for CM. Precision and accuracy within a single run and over four consecutive measurement days were verified to be within acceptable limits. Application of the developed method to preclinical pharmacokinetic studies in mice receiving oral letrozole at a dose 1 or 10 mg/kg revealed that the systemic exposure to letrozole was dose-, formulation-, and strain-dependent. These findings may inform the future design of preclinical studies aimed at refining the pharmacological profile of this clinically important drug.
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- Hanieh Taheri
- Division of Outcomes and Translational Sciences, College of Pharmacy, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Division of Pharmaceutics and Pharmacology, College of Pharmacy, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Division of Outcomes and Translational Sciences, College of Pharmacy, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Division of Outcomes and Translational Sciences, College of Pharmacy, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Division of Outcomes and Translational Sciences, College of Pharmacy, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Division of Pharmaceutics and Pharmacology, College of Pharmacy, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Division of Outcomes and Translational Sciences, College of Pharmacy, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA.
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Turković L, Bočkor L, Ekpenyong O, Silovski T, Lovrić M, Crnković S, Nigović B, Sertić M. Development and Validation of a Novel LC-MS/MS Method for the Simultaneous Determination of Abemaciclib, Palbociclib, Ribociclib, Anastrozole, Letrozole, and Fulvestrant in Plasma Samples: A Prerequisite for Personalized Breast Cancer Treatment. Pharmaceuticals (Basel) 2022; 15:ph15050614. [PMID: 35631440 PMCID: PMC9147789 DOI: 10.3390/ph15050614] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2022] [Revised: 05/12/2022] [Accepted: 05/13/2022] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Palbociclib, ribociclib and abemaciclib were recently approved as chemotherapeutic agents and are currently in the post-marketing surveillance phase. They are used in combination with aromatase inhibitors anastrozole and letrozole or antiestrogen fulvestrant for HR+, HER2− breast cancer treatment. Here, a novel bioanalytical LC-ESI-MS/MS method was developed for the quantitation of these six drugs in human plasma. The samples were prepared by simple protein precipitation followed by solvent evaporation. A Kinetex biphenyl column (150 × 4.6 mm, 2.6 µm) used for chromatographic analysis adequately resolved even the closely eluting aromatase inhibitors’ peaks. The mobile phase consisted of 0.1% formic acid in water and in ACN, in a linear gradient. An additional gradient step was added to eliminate the observed carry-over. The proposed method was fully validated in the relevant linear ranges covering the expected plasma concentrations of all six drugs (correlation coefficients between 0.9996 and 0.9931). The intra-day method precision (CV) ranged from 3.1% to 15%, while intra-day accuracy (%bias) was between −1.5% and 15.0%. The inter-day precision ranged from 1.6% to 14.9%, with accuracy between −14.3% and 14.6%, which is in accordance with the EMA and ICH guidelines on bioanalytical method validation. The method was successfully applied to samples from patients treated for HR+, HER2− breast cancer.
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- Lu Turković
- Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis, Faculty of Pharmacy and Biochemistry, University of Zagreb, Ante Kovacica 1, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia; (L.T.); (B.N.)
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- Centre for Applied Bioanthropology, Institute for Anthropological Research, Ljudevita Gaja 32, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia;
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- ADME & Discovery Toxicology, Merck & Co., Inc., South San Francisco, CA 94080, USA;
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- Department of Oncology, University Hospital Centre Zagreb, Kispaticeva 12, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia;
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- Department of Laboratory Diagnostics, University Hospital Centre Zagreb, Kispaticeva 12, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia;
- Faculty of Pharmacy and Biochemistry, University of Zagreb, Ante Kovacica 1, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
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- Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Lung and Vascular Research, Neue Stiftingtalstrasse 6/V, 8010 Graz, Austria;
- Division of Physiology, Medical University of Graz, 8010 Graz, Austria
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis, Faculty of Pharmacy and Biochemistry, University of Zagreb, Ante Kovacica 1, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia; (L.T.); (B.N.)
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis, Faculty of Pharmacy and Biochemistry, University of Zagreb, Ante Kovacica 1, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia; (L.T.); (B.N.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +385-1-6394-473
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Bertelsen BE, Viste K, Helland T, Hagland M, Søiland H, Geisler J, Lende TH, Lønning PE, Sagen JV, Mellgren G, Almås B. Simultaneous Quantification of Aromatase Inhibitors and Estrogens in Postmenopausal Breast Cancer Patients. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2022; 107:1368-1374. [PMID: 34958096 PMCID: PMC9016448 DOI: 10.1210/clinem/dgab923] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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CONTEXT Currently there are no assays that can simultaneously quantify serum levels of the third-generation aromatase inhibitors (AIs): letrozole, anastrozole, and exemestane, and the ultra-low levels of estrogens in postmenopausal breast cancer patients on AI treatment. Such measurements may be pivotal for the determination of optimal and individualized treatment regimens. We aimed at developing a liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (MS/MS) method for simultaneous assessment of letrozole, anastrozole, exemestane, and 17-hydroxyexemestane as well as subpicomolar levels of estradiol and estrone. METHODS Internal standards, calibrators, serum samples, and quality controls were in fully automated steps transferred to a deep-well plate for a 2-step liquid-liquid extraction. The extracts were reconstituted and analytes were separated chromatographically using 2 serially coupled columns, then subject to MS/MS in electrospray ionization mode. The method was thoroughly validated and is traceable to 2 accredited estrogen methods. RESULTS The measurement range for estrone and estradiol was 0.2 to 12 000 pmol/L and 0.8 to 13 000 pmol/L, and covered the expected therapeutic range for the AIs. All analytes had a precision of less than or equal to 13%, and accuracies within 100 ± 8%. As proof of concept, AI and estrogen levels were determined in serum samples from postmenopausal breast cancer patients under treatment. CONCLUSION We present here an assay suitable for the simultaneous measurement of serum levels of all third-generation AIs and ultra-low levels of estrogens, providing a powerful new tool to study drug efficacy and compliance. The method is highly valuable for postmenopausal patients whose pretreatment estradiol levels are below the threshold of detection for most routine assays, but still require suppression.
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- Bjørn-Erik Bertelsen
- Hormone Laboratory, Department of Medical Biochemistry and Pharmacology, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Vestland, 5009, Norway
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- Hormone Laboratory, Department of Medical Biochemistry and Pharmacology, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Vestland, 5009, Norway
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- Hormone Laboratory, Department of Medical Biochemistry and Pharmacology, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Vestland, 5009, Norway
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- Department of Clinical Science, University of Bergen, Bergen, 5021, Norway
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- Department of Clinical Science, University of Bergen, Bergen, 5021, Norway
- Department of Breast and Endocrine Surgery, Stavanger University Hospital, Stavanger 4011, Norway
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- Department of Oncology, Akershus University Hospital, Lørenskog 1478, Norway
- Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Campus AHUS 0318, Norway
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- Department of Breast and Endocrine Surgery, Stavanger University Hospital, Stavanger 4011, Norway
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- Department of Clinical Science, University of Bergen, Bergen, 5021, Norway
- Department of Oncology, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen 5021, Norway
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- Hormone Laboratory, Department of Medical Biochemistry and Pharmacology, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Vestland, 5009, Norway
- Department of Clinical Science, University of Bergen, Bergen, 5021, Norway
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- Hormone Laboratory, Department of Medical Biochemistry and Pharmacology, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Vestland, 5009, Norway
- Department of Clinical Science, University of Bergen, Bergen, 5021, Norway
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- Hormone Laboratory, Department of Medical Biochemistry and Pharmacology, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Vestland, 5009, Norway
- Correspondence: Bjørg Almås, PhD, Hormone Laboratory, Department of Medical Biochemistry and Pharmacology, Haukeland University Hospital, Haukelandsbakken, Bergen, Vestland, 5009 Norway.
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Characterization of letrozole in human hair using LC-MS/MS and confirmation by LC-HRMS: Application to a doping case. J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci 2021; 1162:122495. [PMID: 33360417 DOI: 10.1016/j.jchromb.2020.122495] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2020] [Revised: 12/04/2020] [Accepted: 12/06/2020] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Letrozole is a reversible aromatase inhibitor, used in the treatment of hormone-dependent woman cancer. No indication for medical use is available for men. In recent years, several cases of doping with letrozole have been observed, especially among high level athletes. Aromatase inhibitors reverse the harmful effects (feminizing) of the abuse of anabolic androgenic steroids. Letrozole is included on the list of products prohibited in- and out-competition by the World Anti-Doping Agency, under section S4.1. The aim of the present work was to develop a specific method to identify letrozole in human hair of a male amateur athlete by LC-MS/MS and confirmation by LC-HRMS, after incubation of 20 mg of matrix in 1 mL of methanol. The chromatographic separation was performed using a reverse phase column HSS C18 with a gradient elution of 15 min (from 87% to 5% of formate buffer adjusted to pH 3). Linearity was observed from 1 to 1000 pg/mg (r2 = 0.9999), after spiking blank hair with the corresponding amounts of letrozole. The limit of detection was estimated at 0.5 pg/mg and the lower limit of quantification was the first point of the calibration curve, i.e. 1 pg/mg. The precision was lower than 20% and there was no interference with the analytes by chemicals or any extractable endogenous materials present in hair. Letrozole was identified in the male amateur athlete hair at 310 pg/mg (segment 0-2 cm) and 245 pg/mg (segment 2-4 cm).
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Al-Shehri M, Hefnawy M, Abuelizz H, Alzamil A. Evaluation of the pharmacokinetics of the simultaneous quantification of letrozole and palbociclib in rat plasma by a developed and validated HPLC–PDA. ACTA CHROMATOGR 2020. [DOI: 10.1556/1326.2019.00635] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has affirmed the use of letrozole (LTZ) combined with palbociclib (PLB) to treat breast malignant tumor growth in postmenopausal women. A straightforward and extremely sensitive reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography method with photodiode array detection (RP-HPLC–PDA) was created and validated for the simultaneous determination of LTZ and PLB in rat plasma. The parameters used to give the best separation were a C18 column (150 mm × 4.6 mm, 3.5 μm) as the stationary phase with an isocratic mobile phase composed of methanol–30 mM ammonium acetate at a ratio of 60:40 (v/v), pH = 5.5, a flow rate of 0.8 mL/min, and detection wavelengths of 240 and 220 nm for LTZ and PLB, respectively. The developed method was assessed by the FDA rules over a range of 10–600 ng/mL for LTZ and PLB. The mean of %recovery of LTZ and PLB extracted from rat plasma by acetonitrile-based deproteinization was 91.06 ± 2.73 and 90.30 ± 1.95%, respectively, and the limits of detection were 5 ng/mL for LTZ and 7 ng/mL for PLB in rat plasma. The mean values of Tmax and Cmax were 6 ± 0.00 h and 266.96 ± 21.23 ng/mL for LTZ and 4 ± 0.00 h and 508.75 ± 61.56 ng/mL for PBL, respectively, after intraperitoneal administration of both drugs to rats. The developed HPLC–PDA method was demonstrated to be robust and was effectively applied to study the pharmacokinetics of LTZ and PLB in rat plasma.
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- Mona Al-Shehri
- 1 Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2457, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- 1 Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2457, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
- 2 Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Mansoura University, Mansoura 35516, Egypt
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- 1 Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2457, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- 1 Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2457, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
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Galla VK, Jinka R, Sahu PK. Separate quantification of anastrozole and letrozole by a novel stability‐indicating ultra‐fast LC method. SEPARATION SCIENCE PLUS 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/sscp.202000018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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- Vamsi Krishna Galla
- Department of BiochemistryAcharya Nagarjuna University Guntur Andhra Pradesh India
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- Department of BiochemistryAcharya Nagarjuna University Guntur Andhra Pradesh India
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- Department of Pharmaceutical AnalysisRaghu College of Pharmacy Dakamarri Visakhapatnam Andhra Pradesh India
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Groenland SL, van Nuland M, Verheijen RB, Schellens JHM, Beijnen JH, Huitema ADR, Steeghs N. Therapeutic Drug Monitoring of Oral Anti-Hormonal Drugs in Oncology. Clin Pharmacokinet 2020; 58:299-308. [PMID: 29862467 DOI: 10.1007/s40262-018-0683-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
Abstract
Oral anti-hormonal drugs are essential in the treatment of breast and prostate cancer. It is well known that the interpatient variability in pharmacokinetic exposure is high for these agents and exposure-response relationships exist for many oral anti-hormonal drugs. Yet, they are still administered at fixed doses. This could lead to underdosing and thus suboptimal efficacy in some patients, while other patients could be overdosed resulting in unnecessary side effects. Therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM), individualized dosing based on measured blood concentrations of the drug, could therefore be a valid option to further optimize treatment. In this review, we provide an overview of relevant clinical pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic characteristics of oral anti-hormonal drugs in oncology and translate these into practical guidelines for TDM. For some agents, TDM targets are not well established yet and as a reference the median pharmacokinetic exposure could be targeted (exemestane: minimum plasma concentration (Cmin) 4.1 ng/mL and enzalutamide: Cmin 11.4 mg/L). However, for most drugs, exposure-efficacy analyses could be translated into specific targets (abiraterone: Cmin 8.4 ng/mL, anastrozole: Cmin 34.2 ng/mL, and letrozole: Cmin 85.6 ng/mL). Moreover, prospective clinical trials have shown TDM to be feasible for tamoxifen, for which the exposure-efficacy threshold of its active metabolite endoxifen is 5.97 ng/mL. Based on the available data, we therefore conclude that individualized dosing based on drug concentrations is feasible and promising for oral anti-hormonal drugs and should be developed further and implemented into clinical practice.
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- Stefanie L Groenland
- Division of Medical Oncology, Department of Clinical Pharmacology, The Netherlands Cancer Institute-Antoni van Leeuwenhoek, Plesmanlaan 121, 1066 CX, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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- Department of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, The Netherlands Cancer Institute-Antoni van Leeuwenhoek and MC Slotervaart, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, The Netherlands Cancer Institute-Antoni van Leeuwenhoek and MC Slotervaart, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Division of Medical Oncology, Department of Clinical Pharmacology, The Netherlands Cancer Institute-Antoni van Leeuwenhoek, Plesmanlaan 121, 1066 CX, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.,Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, The Netherlands Cancer Institute-Antoni van Leeuwenhoek and MC Slotervaart, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.,Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, The Netherlands Cancer Institute-Antoni van Leeuwenhoek and MC Slotervaart, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.,Department of Clinical Pharmacy, University Medical Center, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Division of Medical Oncology, Department of Clinical Pharmacology, The Netherlands Cancer Institute-Antoni van Leeuwenhoek, Plesmanlaan 121, 1066 CX, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Posocco B, Buzzo M, Poetto AS, Orleni M, Gagno S, Zanchetta M, Iacuzzi V, Guardascione M, Puglisi F, Basile D, Pelizzari G, Marangon E, Toffoli G. Simultaneous quantification of palbociclib, ribociclib and letrozole in human plasma by a new LC-MS/MS method for clinical application. PLoS One 2020; 15:e0228822. [PMID: 32032379 PMCID: PMC7006908 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0228822] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2019] [Accepted: 01/23/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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A novel LC-MS/MS method was developed for the quantification of the new cyclin dependent kinase inhibitors (CDKIs) palbociclib and ribociclib and the aromatase inhibitor letrozole used in combinatory regimen. The proposed method is appropriate to be applied in clinical practice due to the simple and fast sample preparation based on protein precipitation, the low amount of patient sample necessary for the analysis (10 μL) and the total run time of 6.5 min. It was fully validated according to FDA and EMA guidelines on bioanalytical method validation. The linearity was assessed (R2 within 0.9992-0.9983) over the concentration ranges of 0.3-250 ng/mL for palbociclib, 10-10000 ng/mL for ribociclib and 0.5-500 ng/mL for letrozole that properly cover the therapeutic plasma concentrations. A specific strategy was implemented to reduce the carryover phenomenon, formerly known for these CDKIs. This method was applied to quantify the Cmin of palbociclib, ribociclib and letrozole in plasma samples from patients enrolled in a clinical study. The same set of study samples was analysed twice in separate runs to assess the reproducibility of the method by means of the incurred samples reanalysis. The results corroborated the reliability of the analyte concentrations obtained with the bioanalytical method, already proved by the validation process. The percentage differences were always within ±10% for all the analytes and the R2 of the correlation graph between the two quantifications was equal to 0.9994.
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- Bianca Posocco
- Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology Unit, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico di Aviano (CRO) IRCCS, Aviano, Italy
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- Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology Unit, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico di Aviano (CRO) IRCCS, Aviano, Italy
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- Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology Unit, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico di Aviano (CRO) IRCCS, Aviano, Italy
- Doctoral School in Pharmacological Sciences, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology Unit, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico di Aviano (CRO) IRCCS, Aviano, Italy
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- Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology Unit, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico di Aviano (CRO) IRCCS, Aviano, Italy
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- Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology Unit, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico di Aviano (CRO) IRCCS, Aviano, Italy
- Department of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy
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- Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology Unit, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico di Aviano (CRO) IRCCS, Aviano, Italy
- Doctoral School in Nanotechnology, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy
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- Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology Unit, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico di Aviano (CRO) IRCCS, Aviano, Italy
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- Department of Medicine (DAME), University of Udine, Udine, Italy
- Department of Medical Oncology, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico di Aviano (CRO) IRCCS, Aviano, Italy
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- Department of Medicine (DAME), University of Udine, Udine, Italy
- Department of Medical Oncology, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico di Aviano (CRO) IRCCS, Aviano, Italy
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- Department of Medicine (DAME), University of Udine, Udine, Italy
- Department of Medical Oncology, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico di Aviano (CRO) IRCCS, Aviano, Italy
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- Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology Unit, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico di Aviano (CRO) IRCCS, Aviano, Italy
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- Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology Unit, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico di Aviano (CRO) IRCCS, Aviano, Italy
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van Nuland M, Rosing H, Schellens JHM, Beijnen JH. Bioanalytical LC-MS/MS validation of therapeutic drug monitoring assays in oncology. Biomed Chromatogr 2019; 34:e4623. [PMID: 31215049 DOI: 10.1002/bmc.4623] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2019] [Revised: 05/13/2019] [Accepted: 06/07/2019] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
Abstract
Therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) has shown to benefit patients treated with drugs of many drug classes, among which is oncology. With an increasing demand for drug monitoring, new assays have to be developed and validated. Guidelines for bioanalytical validation issued by the European Medicines Agency and US Food and Drug Administration are applicable for clinical trials and toxicokinetic studies and demand fully validated bioanalytical methods to yield reliable results. However, for TDM assays a limited validation approach is suggested based on the intended use of these methods. This review presents an overview of publications that describe method validation of assays specifically designed for TDM. In addition to evaluating current practice, we provide recommendations that could serve as a guide for future validations of TDM assays.
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- Merel van Nuland
- Department of Pharmacy & Pharmacology, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.,Division of Pharmacology, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pharmacy & Pharmacology, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Division of Pharmacoepidemiology and Clinical Pharmacology, Utrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pharmacy & Pharmacology, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.,Division of Pharmacology, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.,Division of Pharmacoepidemiology and Clinical Pharmacology, Utrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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van Nuland M, Venekamp N, de Vries N, de Jong KAM, Rosing H, Beijnen JH. Development and validation of an UPLC-MS/MS method for the therapeutic drug monitoring of oral anti-hormonal drugs in oncology. J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci 2019; 1106-1107:26-34. [PMID: 30639947 DOI: 10.1016/j.jchromb.2019.01.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2018] [Revised: 12/31/2018] [Accepted: 01/02/2019] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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A liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry assay was developed and validated for simultaneous quantification of anti-hormonal compounds abiraterone, anastrozole, bicalutamide, Δ(4)-abiraterone (D4A), N-desmethyl enzalutamide, enzalutamide, Z-endoxifen, exemestane and letrozole for the purpose of therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM). Plasma samples were prepared with protein precipitation. Analyses were performed with a triple quadrupole mass spectrometer operating in the positive and negative ion-mode. The validated assay ranges from 2 to 200 ng/mL for abiraterone, 0.2-20 ng/mL for D4A, 10-200 ng/mL for anastrozole and letrozole, 1-20 ng/mL for Z-endoxifen, 1.88-37.5 ng/mL for exemestane and 1500-30,000 ng/mL for enzalutamide, N-desmethyl enzalutamide and bicalutamide. Due to low sensitivity for exemestane, the final extract of exemestane patient samples should be concentrated prior to injection and a larger sample volume should be prepared for exemestane patient samples and QC samples to obtain adequate sensitivity. Furthermore, we observed a batch-dependent stability for abiraterone in plasma at room temperature and therefore samples should be shipped on ice. This newly validated method has been successfully applied for routine TDM of anti-hormonal drugs in cancer patients.
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- M van Nuland
- Department of Pharmacy & Pharmacology, The Netherlands Cancer Institute and MC Slotervaart, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Division of Pharmacology, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
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- Department of Pharmacy & Pharmacology, The Netherlands Cancer Institute and MC Slotervaart, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Pharmacy & Pharmacology, The Netherlands Cancer Institute and MC Slotervaart, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Pharmacy & Pharmacology, The Netherlands Cancer Institute and MC Slotervaart, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Division of Pharmacology, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Pharmacy & Pharmacology, The Netherlands Cancer Institute and MC Slotervaart, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Pharmacy & Pharmacology, The Netherlands Cancer Institute and MC Slotervaart, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Division of Pharmacology, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Division of Pharmacoepidemiology and Clinical Pharmacology, Utrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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Letrozole Determination by Capillary Zone Electrophoresis and UV Spectrophotometry Methods. ACTA MEDICA MARISIENSIS 2017. [DOI: 10.1515/amma-2017-0022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Objective: Letrozole is a highly potent oral nonsteroidal aromatase inhibitor triazole derivative. The aim of this study was to quantify letrozole from bulk, pharmaceutical formulation, and spiked urine samples by developing a simple, rapid and cost effective capillary electrophoresis method. Methods: A capillary zone electrophoresis method was optimized and validated. Additionally, an UV spectrophotometry method was used for comparing results. Results:The capillary zone electrophoresis method using a 90 mM sodium tetraborate background electrolyte proved to be an efficient method for determination of letrozole in a very short time, less than 2 minutes, using 20 kV voltage, 50 mbar/2 seconds pressure and 50°C temperature as optimum parameters. Additionally, the UV spectrophotometry method proved to be simple and efficient to quantify letrozole from bulk material and pharmaceutical formulation with linearity of response between 5 to 20 μg·mL-1 concentrations. For both methods, validation parameters, including linearity, detection and quantification limits were determined. Also we proved that our electrophoretic method has potential in analyzing letrozole from biological samples, obtaining encouraging results on estimation of letrozole from spiked urine samples without any special treatment. Conclusions: To quantify letrozole from bulk material, pharmaceutical preparations, and spiked urine samples the capillary zone electrophoresis method using a tetraborate sodium background electrolyte has proven to be simple and appropriate. Also a simple UV spectrophotometric method has been developed and validated for the same purposes.
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Vanol PG, Singhal P, Shah PA, Shah JV, Shrivastav PS, Sanyal M. SPE-UPLC-MS/MS assay for determination of letrozole in human plasma and its application to bioequivalence study in healthy postmenopausal Indian women. J Pharm Anal 2016; 6:276-281. [PMID: 29403993 PMCID: PMC5762604 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpha.2016.05.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2016] [Revised: 05/18/2016] [Accepted: 05/20/2016] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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A rapid and sensitive ultra performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (UPLC-MS/MS) method is described for determination of letrozole in human plasma. Following solid phase extraction (SPE) of letrozole and letrozole-d4 on Orochem DVB-LP cartridges, chromatography was performed on Acquity UPLC BEH C18 (50 mm×2.1 mm, 1.7 µm) column using methanol-0.1% formic acid in water (85:15, v/v) as the mobile phase. Detection was carried out on a triple quadrupole mass spectrometer with an electrospray source, operated under positive ionization mode. Quantitation of letrozole and letrozole-d4 was done using multiple reaction monitoring (MRM) following the transitions at m/z 286.2→217.0 and m/z 290.2→221.0, respectively. The calibration plots were linear through the concentration range of 0.10-100 ng/mL (r2≥0.9990) using 100 µL human plasma. The extraction recovery of letrozole ranged from 94.3% to 96.2% and the intra-batch and inter-batch precision was ≤5.2%. The method was successfully applied to a bioequivalence study of letrozole after oral administration of 2.5 mg tablet formulation to 16 healthy postmenopausal Indian women. The assay reproducibility was also established through incurred sample reanalysis (ISR) of 74 subject samples.
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- Pravin G Vanol
- Chemistry Department, St. Xavier's College, Navrangpura, Ahmedabad 380009, India
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- Bioanalytical Department, Alkem Laboratories Ltd., Lower Parel, Mumbai 400013, India
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Sciences, Gujarat University, Ahmedabad 380009, India
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Sciences, Gujarat University, Ahmedabad 380009, India
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Sciences, Gujarat University, Ahmedabad 380009, India
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- Chemistry Department, St. Xavier's College, Navrangpura, Ahmedabad 380009, India
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