Pharmacokinetic Properties of Anticancer Agents for the Treatment of Central Nervous System Tumors: Update of the Literature

Clinical Pharmacokinetics

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 297-311

  Jacus, Megan O ^a   Daryani, Vinay M ^a   Harstead, K Elaine ^a   Patel, Yogesh T ^a   Throm, Stacy L ^a   Stewart, Clinton F ^a  

^a ST JUDE CHILDREN S RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKYLATING AGENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; FOLIC ACID ANTAGONIST; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; NUCLEOSIDE ANALOG; PROTEIN TYROSINE KINASE INHIBITOR; TOPOTECAN; VISMODEGIB;

BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER; BLOOD CEREBROSPINAL FLUID BARRIER; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM TUMOR; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; DRUG PENETRATION; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PHASE 1 CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; ANIMAL; BRAIN; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM NEOPLASMS; METABOLISM;

ANIMALS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; BRAIN; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM NEOPLASMS; HUMANS;

EID: 84959084955     PISSN: 03125963     EISSN: 11791926     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s40262-015-0319-6     Document Type: Review

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