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SUBMITTER: Takeuchi M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7894007 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Takeuchi Masashi M Imamura Chiyo K CK Booka Eisuke E Takeuchi Hiroya H Mizukami Takuro T Kawakami Takeshi T Funakoshi Taro T Wakuda Kazushige K Aoki Yu Y Hamamoto Yasuo Y Kitago Minoru M Kawakubo Hirofumi H Boku Narikazu N Tanigawara Yusuke Y Kitagawa Yuko Y
Cancer science 20210106 2
In patients with impaired renal function, S-1-related toxicities increase due to higher exposure of 5-fluorouracil (5-FU). Our previous pharmacokinetic study in 16 cancer patients with various renal functions developed an S-1 dosage formula based on individual creatinine clearance (CLcr) and body surface area (BSA). To evaluate and refine the formula, this prospective study was conducted. Thirty-three patients with various renal functions received S-1 for 4 weeks at doses determined by the nomog ...[more]