The optimization of 5-fluorouracil (5FU) dose by pharmacokinetic (PK) monitoring in Asian patients with advanced-stage gastrointestinal (GI) cancer.
Soh I, Mogro M, Soo R, Pang A, Tan C, Chuah B, Zee Y, Wong A, Ow S, Sundar R, Lim J, Huang Y, Ling W, Yong W. The optimization of 5-fluorouracil (5FU) dose by pharmacokinetic (PK) monitoring in Asian patients with advanced-stage gastrointestinal (GI) cancer. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2015, 33: 770-770. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2015.33.3_suppl.770.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTarget area-under-the-curveArea under the curveArea under the curve levelsAsian patientsDose adjustmentPK samplingPK sampling time pointsPK-guided dose adjustmentMedian area-under-the-curveGastrointestinal (GI) cancersRates of toxicityProportion of patientsHeterogeneous tumor typesSystemic plasma levelsBody surface areaCorrelation of response ratesG3/4 neutropeniaG3/4 toxicitiesTumor typesGI cancersPlasma levelsMFOLFOX6 regimenColorectal cancerGastric cancerPatients