Determination of paclitaxel in human plasma following the administration of Genaxol or Genetaxyl by liquid chromatography/tandem mass spectrometry

Erin R. Gardner, Chi Ting Liau, Zyting E. Chu, William D. Figg*, Alex Sparreboom

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Abstract

A sensitive and specific assay for paclitaxel in plasma has been developed to overcome limitations in previously published assays, using liquid chromatography with tandem mass spectrometric detection. Plasma samples (100 μL) were subjected to liquid-liquid extraction with 1-chlorobutane/ acetonitrile (4:1, v/v), with [2H5]paclitaxel employed as the internal standard. Chromatography was carried out with a Waters SymmetryShield C8 column (50 X 2.1 mm, 3.5 μm). The total run time, including equilibration, was 8 min, using a gradient of acetonitrile and 10 mM ammonium formate, pH 4.0. The assay is accurate and precise over the range of 2-2500 ng/mL and has been successfully applied to study the clinical pharmacokinetics of two formulations of paclitaxel, Genaxol and Genetaxyl, given orally and intravenously.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2170-2174
Number of pages5
JournalRapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry
Volume20
Issue number14
DOIs
StatePublished - 2006
Externally publishedYes

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