Quantitative determination of erlotinib and O-desmethyl erlotinib in human EDTA plasma and lung tumor tissue.

Abstract

RESULTS

A method with HPLC-MS/MS was validated over a linear range from 5 to 2500 ng/ml in plasma and from 5.0 to 500 ng/ml for lung tumor tissue homogenate (50-5000 ng/g for lung tumor). Calibration curves in plasma were used to quantify analytes in lung tumor tissue homogenate. Lung tumor tissue of 15 patients has been collected and analyzed with the presented method.

CONCLUSION

This method has been successfully validated and applied to determine plasma and lung tumor tissue concentrations of erlotinib and O-desmethyl erlotinib in patients with non-small-cell lung cancer.

BACKGROUND

To increase knowledge about lung tumor tissue levels of erlotinib and its primary active metabolite, and about erlotinib plasma levels in intercalated dosing schedules, a sensitive and accurate method for determination of erlotinib and O-desmethyl erlotinib (OSI-420) in human plasma and lung tumor tissue has been developed.

More about this publication

Bioanalysis
  • Volume 4
  • Issue nr. 21
  • Pages 2563-77
  • Publication date 01-11-2012

This site uses cookies

This website uses cookies to ensure you get the best experience on our website.