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. 2011 Feb 15;104(4):605–612. doi: 10.1038/bjc.2011.17

Table 4. Pharmacokinetic parameters of 5-FU, FT, and CDHP according to CYP2A6 genotype.

  CYP2A6 *1 homozygote Single-variant of CYP2A6 Double-variant of CYP2A6 Point estimate ratio (90% confidence interval) a
5-FU
 Cmax (ng ml−1) 218.1±95.88 144.5±43.35 138.1±70.03 0.70 (0.55–0.88)
 AUC0–24 h (hng ml−1) 1295±590.4 875.5±303.0 1154±1262 0.74 (0.56–0.98)
         
FT
 Cmax (ng ml−1) 2095±497.0 2398±559.1 2691±948.2 1.17 (1.02–1.33)
 AUC0–24 h (hng ml−1) 20770±6831 27060±5101 32380±14650 1.37 (1.19–1.58)
         
CDHP
 Cmax (ng ml−1) 28.23±10.44 30.32±15.62 39.73±24.55 1.06 (0.80–1.40)
 AUC0–24 h (hng ml−1) 203.4±46.83 213.5±125.6 208.1±132.4 0.93 (0.72–1.20)
         
5-FU/FT
 Cmax 0.1083±0.0494 0.0618±0.0195 0.0526±0.0205 1.67 (1.31–2.13)
 AUC0–24 h 0.0710±0.0433 0.0327±0.0100 0.0348±0.0315 1.85 (1.37–2.49)

Abbreviations: FT=tegafur; Cmax=maximum plasma concentration; AUC0–24 h=area under the plasma concentration-time curve from time 0–24 h; 5-FU/FT=ratio between the pharmacokinetic parameters of 5-FU and FT.

a

Point estimate ratio between single or double variant and *1 homozygote. Individual pharmacokinetic parameters are expressed as means±s.d.