Approaching an individual methotrexate regimen in leptomeningeal carcinomatosis.
J Neurol Sci
; 236(1-2): 37-41, 2005 Sep 15.
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| ID: mdl-15961112
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Chemotherapeutic effects in leptomeningeal carcinomatosis (LC) vary widely between patients, presumably in part because drug elimination from cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) differs between individuals. An individual dosing, adapted to elimination, may improve treatment efficacy.OBJECTIVE:
To discuss the feasibility of easily accessible elimination parameters for an individual dosing of chemotherapy in LC. MATERIALS ANDMETHODS:
The elimination of intrathecally applied methotrexate (Mtx) was tested in 14 LC patients and compared to the literature data. Plasma drug levels and CSF albumin levels are suggested as elimination parameters. RESULTS ANDDISCUSSION:
Mtx disappeared from CSF and appeared in plasma with an expected wide variation (interindividual range of coefficients of variation (CV) of CSF Mtx levels 158-189%, intraindividual range of CV of plasma Mtx levels 35-64%). Our data together with reported data suggest that plasma Mtx levels mirror closely the Mtx elimination from CSF. The levels of CSF albumin and of plasma Mtx at defined sample times correlated negatively (r=-0.7), which reflects their largely common elimination from CSF.CONCLUSION:
Both parameters seem appropriate to describe the Mtx elimination from CSF. They should allow to individually adapt Mtx dosing towards an improvement of Mtx availability in CSF and of treatment efficacy.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Carcinoma
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Metotrexato
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Imunossupressores
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Neoplasias Meníngeas
Limite:
Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Neurol Sci
Ano de publicação:
2005
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Alemanha