Therapeutic Drug Monitoring of 5-Fluorouracil in Head and Neck Cancer Patients: An Interventional Pilot Study

Introduction 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) is a crucial agent in treating various types of cancer, particularly recurrent head and neck cancers (HNCs). According to prior studies, individuals who underwent therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) based 5-FU dosage adjustments showed significantly higher...

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Main Authors: P. Sharmila Nirojini, N.K. Bhuvaneshwari, N. Dharsshini, S. Dhivya Bharathi, K. Velavan
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Published: Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 2024-04-01
Series:Indian Journal of Medical and Paediatric Oncology
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Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0043-1776294
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description Introduction 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) is a crucial agent in treating various types of cancer, particularly recurrent head and neck cancers (HNCs). According to prior studies, individuals who underwent therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) based 5-FU dosage adjustments showed significantly higher response rates and experienced fewer adverse events compared with those who received the standard 5-FU administration. This study aims to enhance our understanding of the overall clinical outcomes in patients with recurrent HNCs who received 500 mg of 5-FU through a pharmacokinetic (PK) analysis.
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spelling doaj-art-3537d6f2c055471d845fc890f57e5f212025-08-20T03:21:06ZengThieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd.Indian Journal of Medical and Paediatric Oncology0971-58510975-21292024-04-01450213414110.1055/s-0043-1776294Therapeutic Drug Monitoring of 5-Fluorouracil in Head and Neck Cancer Patients: An Interventional Pilot StudyP. Sharmila Nirojini0N.K. Bhuvaneshwari1N. Dharsshini2https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8728-068XS. Dhivya Bharathi3K. Velavan4Department of Pharmacy Practice, Swamy Vivekanandha College of Pharmacy (Affiliated to the Dr. M.G.R. Medical University), Namakkal, Tamil Nadu, IndiaPharm D Intern, Swamy Vivekanandha College of Pharmacy (Affiliated to the Dr. M.G.R. Medical University), Namakkal, Tamil Nadu, IndiaPharm D Intern, Swamy Vivekanandha College of Pharmacy (Affiliated to the Dr. M.G.R. Medical University), Namakkal, Tamil Nadu, IndiaPharm D Intern, Swamy Vivekanandha College of Pharmacy (Affiliated to the Dr. M.G.R. Medical University), Namakkal, Tamil Nadu, IndiaRadiation Oncologist, Erode Cancer Centre, Erode, Tamil Nadu, India Introduction 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) is a crucial agent in treating various types of cancer, particularly recurrent head and neck cancers (HNCs). According to prior studies, individuals who underwent therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) based 5-FU dosage adjustments showed significantly higher response rates and experienced fewer adverse events compared with those who received the standard 5-FU administration. This study aims to enhance our understanding of the overall clinical outcomes in patients with recurrent HNCs who received 500 mg of 5-FU through a pharmacokinetic (PK) analysis.http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0043-17762945-fluorouraciltherapeutic drug monitoringhead and neck cancerdosage adjustments
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Therapeutic Drug Monitoring of 5-Fluorouracil in Head and Neck Cancer Patients: An Interventional Pilot Study
Indian Journal of Medical and Paediatric Oncology
5-fluorouracil
therapeutic drug monitoring
head and neck cancer
dosage adjustments
title Therapeutic Drug Monitoring of 5-Fluorouracil in Head and Neck Cancer Patients: An Interventional Pilot Study
title_full Therapeutic Drug Monitoring of 5-Fluorouracil in Head and Neck Cancer Patients: An Interventional Pilot Study
title_fullStr Therapeutic Drug Monitoring of 5-Fluorouracil in Head and Neck Cancer Patients: An Interventional Pilot Study
title_full_unstemmed Therapeutic Drug Monitoring of 5-Fluorouracil in Head and Neck Cancer Patients: An Interventional Pilot Study
title_short Therapeutic Drug Monitoring of 5-Fluorouracil in Head and Neck Cancer Patients: An Interventional Pilot Study
title_sort therapeutic drug monitoring of 5 fluorouracil in head and neck cancer patients an interventional pilot study
topic 5-fluorouracil
therapeutic drug monitoring
head and neck cancer
dosage adjustments
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