Effects of food on the clinical pharmacokinetics of anticancer agents: Underlying mechanisms and implications for oral chemotherapy

Clinical Pharmacokinetics

Volumn 43, Issue 15, 2004, Pages 1127-1156

  Singh, Brahma N ^a,c   Malhotra, Bimal K ^a,b  

^a ST JOHN'S UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PFIZER INC   (United States)

^c Emisphere Technologies Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

1 [4 (5 BROMO 2 PYRIMIDINYLOXY) 3 CHLOROPHENYL] 3 (2 NITROBENZOYL)UREA; 4 [3 [3 [BIS(4 ISOBUTYLPHENYL)METHYLAMINO]BENZOYL] 1H INDOL 1 YL]BUTYRIC ACID; 4 N ACETYLDINALINE; 5 AMINO 1 [3,5 DICHLORO 4 (4 CHLOROBENZOYL)BENZYL] 1H 1,2,3 TRIAZOLE 4 CARBOXAMIDE; ALTRETAMINE; ANASTROZOLE; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; APO TAMOX; AZATHIOPRINE; BICALUTAMIDE; BUSULFAN; CANERTINIB; CAPECITABINE; CGS 27023A; CHLORAMBUCIL; CLADRIBINE; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; CYPROTERONE ACETATE; CYTOTOXIC AGENT; DANAZOL; ESTRAMUSTINE; ESTRAMUSTINE PHOSPHATE; ESTRAMUSTINE PHOSPHATE SODIUM; ETOPOSIDE; ETRETIN; ETRETINATE; EXEMESTANE; FADROZOLE; FINASTERIDE; FLORINEL; FLUOROURACIL; FLUOXYMESTERONE; FLUTAMIDE; FOLINATE CALCIUM; FOSFESTROL; HYDROXYUREA; IMATINIB; ISOTRETINOIN; LENALIDOMIDE; LETROZOLE; LEVAMISOLE; LOMUSTINE; MEDROXYPROGESTERONE ACETATE; MEGESTROL ACETATE; MELPHALAN; MERCAPTOPURINE; MESNA; METHOTREXATE; MIPROXIFENE PHOSPHATE; MITOTANE; NILUTAMIDE; NOLATREXED; NOVOTAMOXIFEN; OC 144093; PROCARBAZINE; RETINOIC ACID; RETINOID; TAMONE; TAMOXIFEN CITRATE; TAMSULOSIN; TEGAFUR; TEMOZOLOMIDE; TIOGUANINE; TOPOTECAN; UFT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG;

CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; DIZZINESS; DRUG ABSORPTION; DRUG BIOAVAILABILITY; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG HALF LIFE; DRUG INDICATION; DRUG METABOLISM; FOOD DRUG INTERACTION; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; NONHUMAN; ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION; PHARMACODYNAMICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; BIOLOGICAL AVAILABILITY; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE; FOOD-DRUG INTERACTIONS; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HUMANS; INTESTINAL ABSORPTION; P-GLYCOPROTEIN;

EID: 10944253706     PISSN: 03125963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/00003088-200443150-00005     Document Type: Review

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