High-performance liquid chromatographic method for the simultaneous measurement of floxuridine and fluorouracil in human body fluids

Joyce A. Smith-Rogers, William P. Tong, Mary E. Duafala, Maurie Markman, Joseph R. Bertino

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Abstract

A method for the simultaneous measurement of floxuridine (5-fluorodeoxyuridine) and fluorouracil in human plasma and peritoneal fluid has been developed. This method utilizes high-performance liquid chromatographic analysis with a Zorbax RX column (25 cm × 4.6 mm I.D.) plus a guard cartridge of the same material. The sensitivity limits for this assay are 0.25 μmol/l in a 20-μl sample. The detection limit at a signal-to-noise ratio of 3 is 2.5 nmol/l. This procedure has been used to quantitatively measure concentration versus time profiles of floxuridine and fluorouracil in plasma and peritoneal fluid of human patients after receiving intraperitoneal administration of floxuridine.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)147-154
Number of pages8
JournalJournal of Chromatography B: Biomedical Sciences and Applications
Volume566
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - May 3 1991

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Chemistry

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