Abstract |
In 8 postoperative patients with gastric cancer the effectiveness of fat emulsification of tegafur as a means of improving the drug distribution in the lymphatic tissue was studied. A water-in-oil type of emulsion of tegafur (FT-w/o) and an oil-in-water type of emulsion of tegafur (FT-o/w) were orally administered. A fistula in the thoracic duct, prepared in advance, was used to collect lymph. The concentrations of tegafur and 5-FU were compared in simultaneously obtained specimens of lymph and peripheral blood. In the case of FT-w/o, the tegafur concentration at 30-60 min after administration was significantly higher in both the lymph and plasma than that found using FT-o/w. In the case of FT-w/o, the 5-FU concentration at 30-120 min after the administration was significantly higher than that found with FT-o/w in both the lymph and the plasma. Thus, FT-w/o shows excellent distribution in both lymph and blood, and is considered useful as an adjuvant chemotherapeutic agent in the postoperative treatment of gastric cancer patients.
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Authors | H Hanaue, T Kurosawa, S Miyakawa, F Horie, A Nemoto, S Nishimura, H Yamoto, H Yasuda, T Asagoe, S Miura |
Journal | Japanese journal of cancer research : Gann
(Jpn J Cancer Res)
Vol. 76
Issue 12
Pg. 1230-5
(Dec 1985)
ISSN: 0910-5050 [Print] Japan |
PMID | 3937835
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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Chemical References |
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Topics |
- Administration, Oral
- Adult
- Combined Modality Therapy
- Emulsions
- Humans
- Lymph
(metabolism)
- Lymphoid Tissue
(metabolism)
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Stomach Neoplasms
(drug therapy, surgery)
- Tegafur
(administration & dosage)
- Time Factors
- Tissue Distribution
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