The effect of echinacea purpurea on the pharmacokinetics of docetaxel

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 467-474

  Goey, Andrew K L ^a   Meijerman, Irma ^a   Rosing, Hilde ^b   Burgers, Jacobus A ^b   Mergui Roelvink, Marja ^b   Keessen, Marianne ^b   Marchetti, Serena ^b   Beijnen, Jos H ^a,b   Schellens, Jan H M ^a,b  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b NETHERLANDS CANCER INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Clinical trial; CYP3A4; Docetaxel; Echinacea purpurea; Herb drug interactions; Pharmacokinetics

Indexed keywords

CYTOCHROME P450 3A4; DEXAMETHASONE; DOCETAXEL; ECHINACEA PURPUREA EXTRACT;

ADULT; AGED; ALLERGIC REACTION; ALOPECIA; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; BLADDER CANCER; BREAST CANCER; CANCER PATIENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DRUG ELIMINATION; DRUG HALF LIFE; ESOPHAGUS CANCER; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HUMAN; LUNG NON SMALL CELL CANCER; MALE; MAXIMUM PLASMA CONCENTRATION; ORAL DROPS; OVARY CANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; RASH; RECOMMENDED DRUG DOSE; STOMACH CANCER; SUPPLEMENTATION;

CLINICAL TRIAL; CYP3A4; DOCETAXEL; ECHINACEA PURPUREA; HERB-DRUG INTERACTIONS; PHARMACOKINETICS;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADULT; AGED; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; CYTOCHROME P-450 CYP3A; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; DRUG INTERACTIONS; ECHINACEA; ENZYME INDUCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; METABOLIC CLEARANCE RATE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PLANT EXTRACTS; TAXOIDS;

EID: 84882617694     PISSN: 03065251     EISSN: 13652125     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/bcp.12159     Document Type: Article

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