Abstract
5-Fluorouracil (5-FU) is dosed by body surface area, a practice unable to reduce the interindividual variability in exposure. Endorsed by the International Association of Therapeutic Drug Monitoring and Clinical Toxicology (IATDMCT), we evaluated clinical evidence and strongly recommend TDM for the management of 5-FU therapy in patients with colorectal or head-and-neck cancer receiving common 5-FU regimens. Our systematic methodology provides a framework to evaluate published evidence in support of TDM recommendations in oncology.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 598-613 |
Number of pages | 16 |
Journal | Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics |
Volume | 105 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Mar 2019 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:Supported in part by grant P30-CA47904 from the National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health (NCI-NIH). The content of this position paper and its main conclusions was presented to, and endorsed by, the Therapeutic Drug Monitoring (TDM) in Oncology Scientific Committee of the International Association of Therapeutic Drug Monitoring and Clinical Toxicology (IATDMCT) at the 15th annual meeting in Kyoto, Japan, 2017, and the main conclusions were presented at the IATDMCT 2017 annual meeting. We thank Dr. Salvatore Salamone and Dr. William Clarke for valuable contributions and insights provided to the TDM in Oncology Scientific Committee and to our 5-FU working group. This working group was charged by the TDM in Oncology Scientific Committee of the IATDMCT.
Funding Information:
Supported in part by grant P30-CA47904 from the National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health (NCI-NIH).
Publisher Copyright:
© 2018 American Society for Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics
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