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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2008 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: Eur J Cancer. 2006 Nov 3;43(1):78–86. doi: 10.1016/j.ejca.2006.09.006

Table 1.

Threshold concentrations of BPU and metabolites for continuation of therapy on 150 mg dose level. Patients would have study drug held for >3 weeks, and then re-started at 50% (75 mg) if any of the following were exceeded a:

Week BPU mmBPU
Cmin
(nM)
AUC
(μg*h/mL)
Cmin
(nM)
AUC
(μg*h/mL)
2-4 >60 >400
4 >15 >100
5-12 >60 >600
>12b - - - -
a

IRB-approved thresholds were empirically chosen based on visual inspection of figures 2-3 for the protocol amendment subsequent to the grade 5 event at the 320 mg dose level.

b

Patients would not be discontinued from the study for PK thresholds after 12 weeks since by definition some type of clinical benefit (even stable disease) would have been achieved.