Therapeutic drug monitoring of methotrexate on the pediatric oncology ward: can blood sampling from central venous accesses substitute for capillary finger punctures?

Ritzmo, Carina; Albertioni, Freidoun; Cosic, Karin; Söderhäll, Stefan; Eksborg, Staffan

Ritzmo, Carina; Albertioni, Freidoun; Cosic, Karin; Söderhäll, Stefan; Eksborg, Staffan.

Affiliation

Ritzmo C; Karolinska Pharmacy, Childhood Cancer Research Unit, Department of Woman and Child Health, Karolinska Institutet, SE-171 76 Stockholm, Sweden. carina.ritzmo@apoteket.se

Ther Drug Monit ; 29(4): 447-51, 2007 Aug.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-17667799

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Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic/blood; Blood Specimen Collection/methods; Catheterization, Central Venous; Fingers/blood supply; Methotrexate/blood; Adolescent; Adult; Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic/administration & dosage; Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic/therapeutic use; Capillaries; Child; Child, Preschool; Drug Monitoring; Female; Fluorescence Polarization Immunoassay; Humans; Male; Methotrexate/administration & dosage; Methotrexate/therapeutic use; Neoplasms/drug therapy; Oncology Service, Hospital; Pediatrics

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Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Catheterization, Central Venous / Blood Specimen Collection / Methotrexate / Fingers / Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic Limits: Adolescent / Adult / Child / Child, preschool / Female / Humans / Male Language: En Journal: Ther Drug Monit Year: 2007 Type: Article Affiliation country: Sweden

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