Pharmacokinetics of pegylated liposomal doxorubicin: Review of animal and human studies

Clinical Pharmacokinetics

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 419-436

  Gabizon, Alberto ^a,b   Shmeeda, Hilary ^a   Barenholz, Yechezkel ^b  

^a SHAARE ZEDEK MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOXORUBICIN; LIPOSOME; MACROGOL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ALOPECIA; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; BONE MARROW SUPPRESSION; BREAST CARCINOMA; CARDIOTOXICITY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISTRIBUTION VOLUME; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ACCUMULATION; DRUG CLEARANCE; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG DISTRIBUTION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG HALF LIFE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KAPOSI SARCOMA; NONHUMAN; OVARY CARCINOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CARCINOMA; RABBIT; REVIEW; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; TUMOR XENOGRAFT;

ANIMALS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; CLINICAL TRIALS; DOXORUBICIN; DRUG EVALUATION, PRECLINICAL; EXCIPIENTS; HUMANS; LIPOSOMES; NEOPLASMS; PARTICLE SIZE; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0037681850     PISSN: 03125963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/00003088-200342050-00002     Document Type: Review

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