Pharmacokinetics of gallium nitrate in man. Academic Article uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • Gallium nitrate is a new antineoplastic agent that has shown activity in a number of in vitro tumor systems. During a Phase I clinical trial, the pharmacokinetics of two methods of administration of gallium nitrate were studied: a seven-day continuous intravenous infusion, and a weekly rapid intravenous infusion. During the continuous infusion of 200 mg/M2 of gallium nitrate, plasma gallium concentrations of 0.9 +/- 0.2 microgram/ml in one patient, and 1.9 +/- 0.4 microgram/ml in a second were noted. Urine excretion of gallium approximated the daily administered dose by day 2-3. Overall, 68-107% of the total administered dose was recovered in the urine. Following a rapid intravenous infusion, a biphasic curve was generated. The T1/2 alpha ranged from 8.3-26 minutes; the T1/2 beta from 6.3-196 hours. From 69-91% of the administered dose was recovered in the urine. The effects of gallium nitrate on tissue localization and body retention of 67Ga are also presented.

publication date

  • November 1, 1980

Research

keywords

  • Antineoplastic Agents
  • Gallium
  • Neoplasms

Identity

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 0018972011

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1002/1097-0142(19801101)46:9<2009::aid-cncr2820460919>3.0.co;2-a

PubMed ID

  • 7427907

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 46

issue

  • 9