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. 2008 Dec 20;64(3):509–516. doi: 10.1007/s00280-008-0898-0

Table 3.

Summary of pharmacokinetic data carboplatin-derived unbound platinum in plasma and tissue

Parameter Patient 1 Patient 2 Patient 3 Patient 4 Patient 5 Patient 6
Dose carboplatin (mg) 700 1,150 850 780 700 780
Dose platinum (mg) 368 604 447 410 368 410
Plasma
 Cmax (μg/mL) 25.0 21.7 27.1 23.8 19.3 18.8
 AUC0–inf ((μg h)/mL)a 63.3 57.0 59.6 74.2 41.0 53.1
 CL (L/h) 5.81 10.6 7.50 5.53 8.98 7.72
 T1/2z (h) 4.13 4.02 4.97 5.41 4.04 4.05
Tumor tissue
 Probe recovery (%)b 44.8 ± 2.5 (41.9–46.3; 3) 59.9 ± 2.3 (54.6–60.1; 5) 69.3 ± 1.8 (66.5–71.5; 5) 75.8 ± 4.4 (70.1–80.5; 5) 52.2 ± 2.0 (49.6–53.9; 5) 74.4 ± 4.0 (68.1–77.6; 5)
 Cmax (μg/mL) 21.7 21.3 24.8 13.9 13.4 18.3
 AUC0–inf ((μg h)/mL)a 64.3 62.5 65.6 47.2 33.9 57.4
 T1/2z (h) 3.64 3.85 2.70 5.68 3.71 3.08
Adipocytic normal tissue
 Probe recovery (%)b NAc 25.5 ± 1.2 (24.1–26.9; 4) 62.9 ± 5.4 (53.8–68.2; 5) 49.6 ± 2.7 (46.5–53.9; 5) 17.3 ± 9.9d (10.1–34.5; 5) 10.8 ± 9.8e (21.1 → 0.4; 5)
 Cmax (μg/mL) NA 25.5 19.6 12.5 NA NA
 AUC0–inf ((μg h)/mL)a NA 83.5 51.5 52.9 NA NA
 T1/2z (h) NA 3.50 4.26 4.37 NA NA
Ratio’s
 AUC tumor/plama 1.02 1.10 1.10 0.64 0.83 1.08
 AUC adip. tissue/plasma NA 1.46 0.86 0.71 NA NA

Cmax maximum observed concentration, AUC area under the concentration time curve, CL clearance, T1/2z terminal disposition half-life, NA not available

aCalculated using observed data up to 24 h after start of infusion

bMean ± SD (range; number of observations)

cLeakage of probe observed

dFluctuating and high flow of perfusate

eHighly variable recovery decreasing in subsequent samples