Therapeutic Drug Monitoring in Oncology: International Association of Therapeutic Drug Monitoring and Clinical Toxicology Recommendations for 5-Fluorouracil Therapy

Jan H. Beumer, Edward Chu, Carmen Allegra, Yusuke Tanigawara, Gerard Milano, Robert Diasio, Tae Won Kim, Ron H. Mathijssen, Li Zhang, Dirk Arnold, Katsuki Muneoka, Narikazu Boku, Markus Joerger

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Abstract

5-Fluorouracil (5-FU) is dosed by body surface area, a practice unable to reduce the interindividual variability in exposure. Endorsed by the International Association of Therapeutic Drug Monitoring and Clinical Toxicology (IATDMCT), we evaluated clinical evidence and strongly recommend TDM for the management of 5-FU therapy in patients with colorectal or head-and-neck cancer receiving common 5-FU regimens. Our systematic methodology provides a framework to evaluate published evidence in support of TDM recommendations in oncology.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)598-613
Number of pages16
JournalClinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics
Volume105
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 2019
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Pharmacology
  • Pharmacology (medical)

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