Improved HPLC methodology for monitoring thiopurine metabolites in patients on thiopurine therapy

Clinical Biochemistry

Volumn 37, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 764-771

  Stefan, Cristiana ^a   Walsh, Warren ^a   Banka, Tibor ^a   Adeli, Khosrow ^a   Verjee, Zulfikarali ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

6 Mercaptopurine; 6 Methylmercaptopurine thiopurine drugs; 6 Thioguanine; Azathioprine; HPLC; Thiopurine metabolite testing; Thiopurine therapy monitoring

Indexed keywords

6 MERCAPTOPURINE DERIVATIVE; ACETONITRILE; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; BUFFER; DITHIOTHREITOL; DRUG METABOLITE; MERCAPTOPURINE; MERCURY; PHOSPHATE; THIOGUANINE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL PROCEDURES; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HYDROLYSIS; MONITORING; NEOPLASM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSED PHASE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

6-MERCAPTOPURINE; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; DITHIOTHREITOL; DRUG MONITORING; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS;

EID: 4344614388     PISSN: 00099120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2004.05.025     Document Type: Article

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