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Yang X, Gao H, Qian F, Zhao C, Liao X. Internal standard method for the measurement of doxorubicin and daunorubicin by capillary electrophoresis with in-column double optical-fiber LED-induced fluorescence detection. J Pharm Biomed Anal 2015; 117:118-24. [PMID: 26350558 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpba.2015.08.037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2015] [Revised: 08/25/2015] [Accepted: 08/27/2015] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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An internal standard method has been developed for the simultaneous determination of anthracycline antibiotics, doxorubicin (DOX) and daunorubicin (DAN), in rabbit plasma using capillary electrophoresis (CE) with in-column double optical-fiber LED-induced fluorescence detection (CE-ICDOF-LED-FLD). Rhodamine B (RhB) was selected as an internal standard because its emission wavelength is similar to that of the anthracycline antibiotics. Parameters including buffer pH, buffer concentration, organic solvents and separation voltage have been investigated to explore the sensitivity and separation efficiency of DOX and DAN. The optimal electrophoretic separation conditions were a borate buffer (15 mM, pH 9.0) containing 50% acetonitrile (v/v), 10 s hydrodynamic injection at a height of 20 cm and a separation voltage of 15 kV. The developed CE-ICDOF-LED-FLD method provides limits of detection of 18 and 13 ng/mL for DOX and DAN in rabbit plasma samples, respectively. The recoveries ranging from 93.7 to 104.8% and the relative standard deviations at 1.1-1.7% were achieved for DOX and DAN in spiked rabbit plasma samples.
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- Xiupei Yang
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chemical Synthesis and Pollution Control Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, China West Normal University, Nanchong 637000, PR China.
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chemical Synthesis and Pollution Control Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, China West Normal University, Nanchong 637000, PR China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chemical Synthesis and Pollution Control Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, China West Normal University, Nanchong 637000, PR China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chemical Synthesis and Pollution Control Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, China West Normal University, Nanchong 637000, PR China
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- Exposure and Biomonitoring Division, Health Canada, 50Colombine Driveway, Ottawa K1A 0K9, Canada.
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Liu H, Duan Y, Jia Y, Gu Y, Li J, Yan C, Yang G. On-line simultaneous deproteinization of biological samples and trace enrichment of three dipine series using a poly(N-isopropylacrylamide-co-ethyleneglycol dimethacrylate) monolith. J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci 2012; 889-890:55-60. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jchromb.2012.01.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2011] [Revised: 01/19/2012] [Accepted: 01/25/2012] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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Maudens KE, Stove CP, Lambert WE. Quantitative liquid chromatographic analysis of anthracyclines in biological fluids. J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci 2011; 879:2471-86. [PMID: 21840776 DOI: 10.1016/j.jchromb.2011.07.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2011] [Revised: 07/01/2011] [Accepted: 07/07/2011] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Anthracyclines are amongst the most widely used drugs in oncology, being part of the treatment regimen in most patients receiving systemic chemotherapy. This review provides a comprehensive summary of the sample preparation techniques and chromatographic methods that have been developed during the last two decades for the analysis of the 4 most administered anthracyclines, doxorubicin, epirubicin, daunorubicin and idarubicin in plasma, serum, saliva or urine, within the context of clinical and pharmacokinetic studies or for assessing occupational exposure. Following deproteinization, liquid-liquid extraction, solid phase extraction or a combination of these techniques, the vast majority of methods utilizes reversed-phase C18 stationary phases for liquid chromatographic separation, followed by fluorescence detection, or, more recently, tandem mass spectrometric detection. Some pros and cons of the different techniques are addressed, in addition to potential pitfalls that may be encountered in the analysis of this class of compounds.
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- Kristof E Maudens
- Toxicological Centre, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Antwerp, Universiteitsplein 1, 2610 Wilrijk-Antwerp, Belgium
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Stokvis E, Rosing H, Beijnen JH. Liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry for the quantitative bioanalysis of anticancer drugs. MASS SPECTROMETRY REVIEWS 2005; 24:887-917. [PMID: 15599948 DOI: 10.1002/mas.20046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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The monitoring of anticancer drugs in biological fluids and tissues is important during both pre-clinical and clinical development and often in routine clinical use. Traditionally, liquid chromatography (LC) in combination with ultraviolet (UV), fluorescence, or electrochemical detection is employed for this purpose. The successful hyphenation of LC and mass spectrometry (MS), however, has dramatically changed this. MS detection provides better sensitivity and selectivity than UV detection and, in addition, is applicable to a significantly larger group of compounds than fluorescence or electrochemical detection. Therefore, LC-MS has now become the method of first choice for the quantitative bioanalysis of many anticancer agents. There are still, however, a lot of new developments to be expected in this area, such as the introduction of more sensitive and robust mass spectrometers, high-throughput analyses, and further optimization of the coupled LC systems. Many articles have appeared in this field in recent years and are reviewed here. We conclude that LC-MS is an extremely powerful tool for the quantitative analysis of anticancer drugs in biological samples.
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- Ellen Stokvis
- Department of Pharmacy & Pharmacology, The Netherlands Cancer Institute/Slotervaart Hospital, Louwesweg 6, 1066 EC Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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Chen CL, Thoen KK, Uckun FM. High-performance liquid chromatographic methods for the determination of topoisomerase II inhibitors. JOURNAL OF CHROMATOGRAPHY. B, BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES AND APPLICATIONS 2001; 764:81-119. [PMID: 11817045 DOI: 10.1016/s0378-4347(01)00314-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Various methods for separating eleven different types of topoisomerase II (TOPO-2) inhibitors, including epipodophyllotoxins, anthracyclines, anthracenediones, anthrapyrazoles, anthracenebishydrazones, indole derivatives, aminoacridines, benzisoquinolinediones, isoflavones, bisdioxopiperazines and thiobarbituric acids, are summarized. Proper sample preparation and storage is critical to the successful analysis of some TOPO-2 inhibitors due to difficulties associated with adsorption, instability and complex biological components. Solid-phase and liquid-liquid extractions are widely used to separate TOPO-2 inhibitors from biological samples, although simple deproteinization followed by direct analysis of the supernatant is preferable to extraction based on its speed and simplicity. High-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) is the favored method for the bioanalysis of TOPO-2 inhibitors. UV or diode array detection is generally employed for early pharmacokinetic studies, while fluorescence or electrochemical detection is used more frequently for analytes with fluorescent or oxidative-reductive properties. For analyses requiring highly sensitive and/or specific detection, electrospray mass spectrometry (ESI-MS or ESI-MS-MS) provides a suitable alternative. A comprehensive compilation of the HPLC techniques currently used to separate TOPO-2 inhibitors will aid the future development of analytical methods for new TOPO-2 inhibitors.
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- C L Chen
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Parker Hughes Cancer Center, Parker Hughes Institute, St. Paul, MN 55113, USA
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Lachâtre F, Marquet P, Ragot S, Gaulier JM, Cardot P, Dupuy JL. Simultaneous determination of four anthracyclines and three metabolites in human serum by liquid chromatography-electrospray mass spectrometry. JOURNAL OF CHROMATOGRAPHY. B, BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES AND APPLICATIONS 2000; 738:281-91. [PMID: 10718646 DOI: 10.1016/s0378-4347(99)00529-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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A sensitive and very specific method, using liquid chromatography-electrospray mass spectrometry (LC-ES-MS), was developed for the determination of epirubicin, doxorubicin, daunorubicin, idarubicin and the respective active metabolites of the last three, namely doxorubicinol, daunorubicinol and idarubicinol in human serum, using aclarubicin as internal standard. Once thawed, 0.5-ml serum samples underwent an automated solid-phase extraction, using C18 Bond Elut cartridges (Varian) and a Zymark Rapid-Trace robot. After elution of the compounds with chloroform-2-propanol (4:1, v/v) and evaporation, the residue was reconstituted with a mixture of 5 mM ammonium formate buffer (pH 4.5)-acetonitrile (60:40, v/v). The chromatographic separation was performed using a Symmetry C18, 3.5 microm (150 x 1 mm I.D.) reversed-phase column, and a mixture of 5 mM ammonium formate buffer (pH 3)-acetonitrile (70:30, v/v) as mobile phase, delivered at 50 microl/min. The compounds were detected in the selected ion monitoring mode using, as quantitation ions, m/z 291 for idarubicin and idarubicinol, m/z 321 for daunorubicin and daunorubicinol, m/z 361 for epirubicin and doxorubicin, m/z 363 for doxorubicinol and m/z 812 for aclarubicin (I.S.). Extraction recovery was between 71 and 105% depending on compounds and concentration. The limit of detection was 0.5 ng/ml for daunorubicin and idarubicinol, 1 ng/ml for doxorubicin, epirubicin and idarubicin, 2 ng/ml for daunorubicinol and 2.5 ng/ml for doxorubicinol. The limit of quantitation (LOQ) was 2.5 ng/ml for doxorubicin, epirubicin and daunorubicinol, and 5 ng/ml for daunorubicin, idarubicin, doxorubicinol and idarubicinol. Linearity was verified from these LOQs up to 2000 ng/ml for the parent drugs (r > or = 0.992) and 200 ng/ml for the active metabolites (r > or = 0.985). Above LOQ, the within-day and between-day precision relative standard deviation values were all less than 15%. This assay was applied successfully to the analysis of human serum samples collected in patients administered doxorubicin or daunorubicin intravenously. This method is rapid, reliable, allows an easy sample preparation owing to the automated extraction and a high selectivity owing to MS detection.
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- F Lachâtre
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University Hospital, Limoges, France
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Hempel G, Schulze-Westhoff P, Flege S, Laubrock N, Boos J. Therapeutic drug monitoring of doxorubicin in paediatric oncology using capillary electrophoresis. Electrophoresis 1998; 19:2939-43. [PMID: 9870393 DOI: 10.1002/elps.1150191624] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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A method for the determination of doxorubicin and its main metabolite doxorubicinol in human plasma is described. Two different sample preparation procedures are applied depending on the expected concentration: To monitor the peak plasma levels, 10 microL of plasma are deproteinated with acetonitrile. After centrifugation, the supernatant is directly applied to the capillary by hydrodynamic injection. For the determination of lower amounts of doxorubicin and its main metabolite doxorubicinol 100 microL of plasma is extracted by liquid-/liquid extraction with chloroform. After evaporation of the organic phase, the sample is reconstituted in acetonitrile/water (95/5 v/v) and injected into the capillary by electrokinetic injection. Idarubicin serves as the internal standard. Laser-induced fluorescence detection with an Ar-ion laser emitting at 488 nm and a 520 nm cut-off filter is used for detection. The accuracy of the method was calculated to be 3.0% at higher concentrations and 15.0% at the limit of quantification. Reproducibility data are in accordance to the generally accepted criteria for bioanalytical methods. The limit of quantification is 2 microg/L, enabling us to monitor doxorubicin plasma levels for several days after application. Noninvasive blood sampling (from the fingertip) using heparinized capillaries was found to be a simple and convenient procedure and provides reproducible data. Initial results show high interindividual variability in doxorubicin peak plasma levels.
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- G Hempel
- Universitäts-Kinderklinik, Abt. Hämatologie/Onkologie, Münster, Germany.
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Hempel G, Haberland S, Schulze-Westhoff P, Möhling N, Blaschke G, Boos J. Determination of idarubicin and idarubicinol in plasma by capillary electrophoresis. JOURNAL OF CHROMATOGRAPHY. B, BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES AND APPLICATIONS 1997; 698:287-92. [PMID: 9367219 DOI: 10.1016/s0378-4347(97)00299-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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A rapid and sensitive capillary electrophoretic method for the determination of idarubicin and its metabolite idarubicinol in plasma has been developed and validated. Plasma is extracted by liquid-liquid extraction using chloroform. Idarubicin, idarubicinol and the internal standard daunorubicin can be separated in less than 5 min using a phosphate buffer of pH 5 with 70% acetonitrile. Laser-induced fluorescence detection with an Ar ion laser operated at 488 nm provides a sensitive and selective detection method without interferences from biological fluids. The small sample volume of 100 microl is of particular advantage for studies in pediatric oncology. The reproducibility of the method has been shown to be sufficient for drug monitoring or pharmacokinetic studies. The limit of quantification for idarubicin in plasma is 0.5 ng/ml.
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- G Hempel
- Universitäts-Kinderklinik, Abt. Hämatologie/Onkologie, Münster, Germany
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Rudolphi A, Vielhauer S, Boos KS, Seidel D, Bäthge IM, Berger H. Coupled-column liquid chromatographic analysis of epirubicin and metabolites in biological material and its application to optimization of liver cancer therapy. J Pharm Biomed Anal 1995; 13:615-23. [PMID: 9696577 DOI: 10.1016/0731-7085(95)01317-e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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A specific, sensitive and fully automated coupled-column LC method for the determination of the anthracycline cytostatic epirubicin and four metabolites in the biological materials human plasma, liver homogenate and liver tumour homogenate has been developed. System-integrated sample processing was achieved using a new restricted access silica precolumn packing. This porous Alkyl-Diol Silica (ADS) was specially designed for the direct and repetitive injection of proteinaceous samples. It consists of a hydrophilic and electroneutral external particle surface (glyceryl-residues) and a hydrophobic reversed-phase internal surface (butyryl-, octanoyl- or octadecyl-residues). These bimodal chromatographic properties allow retention of low molecular analytes by classical RP-chromatography exclusively at the lipophilic pore surface. Macromolecular constituents of the sample matrix (e.g. proteins) are size-excluded by 5 nm pores and quantitatively eliminated in the interstitial void volume. On-line analysis was performed by coupling a C4-Alkyl-Diol precolumn (20 x 4 mm i.d., particle size 25 microns) and LiChrospher RP Select B analytical column (250 x 4 mm i.d., particle size 5 microns) via an electrically driven six-port valve. Separation of the parent compound and its metabolites was achieved with a mobile phase consisting of water (0.1% triethylamine, v/v, pH 2.0 adjusted with trichloroacetic acid)-acetonitrile (70:30, v/v) at a flow rate of 1 ml min-1. The analytes were detected using their natural fluorescence (excitation 445 nm, emission 560 nm). The method described is used for the determination of pharmacokinetics of epirubicin and its metabolites in order to evaluate and optimize treatment regimen of liver cancer chemoembolization therapy.
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- A Rudolphi
- Institut für Klinische Chemie, Klinikum Grosshadern, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, München, Germany
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Nicholls G, Clark BJ, Brown JE. Solid-phase extraction and optimized separation of doxorubicin, epirubicin and their metabolites using reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography. J Pharm Biomed Anal 1992; 10:949-57. [PMID: 1298402 DOI: 10.1016/0731-7085(91)80104-h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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A reversed-phase isocratic high-performance liquid chromatographic method is described in which a formal structured procedure was applied to predict the mobile phase composition giving optimal baseline resolution of the clinically important anticancer agents doxorubicin and 4'-epidoxorubicin (epirubicin), their principal metabolites, and daunorubicin (internal standard). These formal statistical procedures included the simultaneous techniques of solvent selectivity triangle and factorial design for range-finding preliminary studies, followed by use of the modified simplex, a sequential procedure. These were used to select the parameters of organic modifier, buffer strength and pH necessary for use with a Spherisorb ODS 1 column, to achieve optimal separation of eight anthracycline solutes. Ultraviolet and fluorescence detection was used (lambda ex = 254 nm, lambda em = 560 nm), and the latter gave a low detection limit for doxorubicin in serum of 1 ng ml-1. The optimal mobile phase composition was determined to be acetonitrile-0.06 M Na2 HPO4 containing 0.05% (v/v) triethylamine adjusted to pH 4.6 with 0.03 M citric acid (35:65, v/v). A solid-phase extraction method was developed to enable the selective isolation of anthracyclines by adsorption onto C8 Bond-Elut cartridges, and is based on extraction of serum spiked with a mixture of the anthracycline solutes. The anthracyclines were eluted using acetonitrile-0.2 M Na2 HPO4 containing 0.05% (v/v) triethylamine adjusted to pH 3.6 with 0.1 M citric acid (67.5:32.5, v/v). Reproducible recoveries for doxorubicin (94 +/- 8%) and for epirubicin (96 +/- 8%) were obtained (n = 5). In particular, recoveries for the 7-deoxyaglycone metabolite (99%) were higher than other extraction methods cited.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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- G Nicholls
- Pharmaceutical Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, University of Bradford, West Yorkshire, UK
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Morjani H, Pignon B, Millot JM, Debal V, Lamiable D, Potron G, Etienne JC, Manfait M. Intranuclear concentration measurements of doxorubicin in living leucocytes from patients treated for a lympho-proliferative disorder. Leuk Res 1992; 16:647-53. [PMID: 1635383 DOI: 10.1016/0145-2126(92)90015-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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The accumulation of doxorubicin (DOX) in white blood cells of treated patients has been studied by quantitative microspectrofluorometry. From blood samples of treated patients, leucocyte subpopulations were separated by the gradient method. Emission fluorescence spectra from a microvolume of a single living cell nucleus were analysed in terms of spectral shape and fluorescence yield between free and DNA-bound doxorubicin. With this non-destructive analysis technique, intranuclear doxorubicin concentrations were determined within +/- 10%. Doxorubicin concentrations were measured in patients treated with bolus injection. After an accumulation of DOX in leucocytes during the first 30 min, intranuclear doxorubicin concentration did not vary significantly for 24 h, whereas its concentration in plasma decreased. Despite large differences between patients, monocytes accumulated significantly more doxorubicin than granulocytes or lymphocytes did.
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- H Morjani
- Laboratoire de Spectroscopie Biomoléculaire, GIBSA, UFR de Pharmacie, Reims, France
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Jacquet JM, Galtier M, Bressolle F, Jourdan J. A sensitive and reproducible HPLC assay for doxorubicin and pirarubicin. J Pharm Biomed Anal 1992; 10:343-8. [PMID: 1511036 DOI: 10.1016/0731-7085(92)80050-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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A high-performance liquid chromatographic method with spectrofluorometric detection has been developed for the analysis of doxorubicin (DOX), pirarubicin (PIRA) and their metabolite, doxorubicinol, in plasma. The detection was performed at 480 nm for excitation, and 590 nm for emission. The proposed technique is selective, reliable, and sensitive. The limit of quantification was 2 ng ml-1 for DOX and 5 ng ml-1 for PIRA. The reproducibility of the analytical method through statistical coefficients is approximately 5%. The accuracy of the method is good; the relative error is less than 5%.
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- J M Jacquet
- Laboratoire Universitaire de Thérapeutique, Faculté de Médecine, CHRU Nîmes, France
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Beijnen JH, Meenhorst PL, van Gijn R, Fromme M, Rosing H, Underberg WJ. HPLC determination of doxorubicin, doxorubicinol and four aglycone metabolites in plasma of AIDS patients. J Pharm Biomed Anal 1991; 9:995-1002. [PMID: 1822225 DOI: 10.1016/0731-7085(91)80036-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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A high-performance liquid chromatographic (HPLC) assay has been developed for the determination of the anticancer drug doxorubicin and the metabolites doxorubicinol, doxorubicinone, 7-deoxydoxorubicinone, doxorubicinolone and 7-deoxydoxorubicinolone in plasma of AIDS patients. Samples can be heated at 60 degrees C for 30 min to inactivate the human immunodeficiency virus. The sample pre-treatment involves a liquid-liquid extraction of the buffered plasma sample (pH 9) with a chloroform-1-propanol (4:1, v/v) mixture. The chromatographic analysis is performed on a Lichrosorb RP-8 (5 microns) column and by isocratic elution with a mobile phase of acetonitriletetrahydrofuran-phosphate buffer (pH 2.2) (800:5:200, w/w/w) with fluorescence detection (excitation wavelength: 460 nm; emission wavelength: 550 nm). The proposed method has been validated and, subsequently, implemented in a pharmacokinetic study of doxorubicin in AIDS patients with Kaposi's sarcoma who are treated with the combination regimen doxorubicin, vincristine and bleomycin.
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- J H Beijnen
- Department of Pharmacy, Slotervaart Hospital/Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam
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