Effects of Gastrectomy on Pharmacokinetic Profiles and Side Effects of Oral Etoposide in Lung Cancer Patients.

Accession number;99A0800275
Title;Effects of Gastrectomy on Pharmacokinetic Profiles and Side Effects of Oral Etoposide in Lung Cancer Patients.
Author; MAEDA YORINOBU (Chugoku Rosai Hosp.) KONISHI TOSHIO (Chugoku Rosai Hosp.) YAMATO HIROYUKI (Chugoku Rosai Hosp.) OMODA KEI (Chugoku Rosai Hosp.) ONE TERUMASA (Chugoku Rosai Hosp.) TSUYA TAKAFUMI (Chugoku Rosai Hosp.) TSUKIAI SATSUKI (Chugoku Rosai Hosp.)
Journal Title;Japanese Journal of Hospital Pharmacy
Journal Code:Y0888A
ISSN:0389-9098
VOL.25;NO.4;PAGE.368-375(1999)
Figure&Table&Reference;FIG.5, TBL.3, REF.13
Pub. Country;Japan
Language;Japanese
Abstract;Nineteen patients with lung cancer were given a combination treatment of etoposide and carboplatin: the former was administered orally once a day at a dosage of 50mg/body/day for 21 consecutive days, and the latter was administered intravenously over a period of 1 hour in doses ranging from 300 to 400mg/m2 on day 1. In addition, a pharmacokinetic study of etoposide on day 1 and an assessment of any side effects were performed. These patients were all classified by the experience of gastrectomy. In patients with gastrectomies (n=5), etoposide had to be discontinued after 13-17 days, due to the fact that the side effects such as vomiting, and hematological toxicity in patients with gastrectomies were more pronounoed than that of non-gastrectomy group (n=14). Forthermore, in patients with gastrectomies, the maximum serum concentration (Cmax) of etoposide, was significantly higher (p<0.05) namely about 1.6 times, and the area under the curve from zero to .INF.(AUC0-.INF.) was also significantly greater (p<0.05) namely about 1.7 times the values for the non-gastrectomy group (n=14). These observations indicate that the extent of side effects in patients with gastrectomies appears to be correlated with the serum concentration of etoposide. Accordingly, when etoposide is orally administered in patients with gastrectomies, it may thus be necessary to determine the serum concentration of etoposide, as well as carefully monitoring any side effects, and as a result, it may be necessary to reduce the dosage of etoposide. (author abst.)