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. 2019 Dec 3;5:26. doi: 10.1186/s40780-019-0155-1

Table 4.

Prediction of absorption changes in oral antineoplastic drugs for which the food effects are unknown

Prediction Generic name Usage logP lnFaSSGF lnFaSSIF lnFeSSIF

absorption

increase

(logP ≥4.34)

toremifene citrate 6.73 − 2.23 −4.34 −0.73
tamoxifen citrate 6.64 −2.11 −4.20 −0.58
tretinoin postprandial 6.07 −6.91 −3.44 −1.13
mitotane 6.06 −6.91 −4.42 −1.06
mepitiostane 6.01 −7.83 −4.51 −2.56
tamibarotene postprandial 5.80 −5.81 −3.06 −1.13
cytarabine ocfosphate hydrate postprandial 4.56 −4.02 −5.81 −5.81
no prediction medroxyprogesterone acetate 3.94 −5.30 −4.27 −2.59
estramustine phosphate sodium hydrate 3.92 −3.30 −1.20 −1.56
flutamide postprandial 2.90 −2.69 − 2.15 −1.72
anastrozole 2.67 −2.90 −3.54 −1.48

absorption

invariant

(logP < 1.59)

cyclophosphamide hydrate 0.77 2.47 1.96 2.84
etoposide 0.76 −2.00 −1.80 −1.51
sobuzoxane 0.46 −0.11 −3.04 −1.94
tegafur −0.12 1.35 1.49 2.28
tegafur/gimeracil/oteracil potassium postprandial −0.12 1.35 1.49 2.28
melphalan −0.34 2.27 1.29 0.77
mercaptopurine hydrate −0.52 0.91 −1.14 −0.46
fluorouracil −0.81 1.49 1.66 2.67
busulfan −0.81 3.35 7.89 5.01
doxifluridine −1.08 2.50 3.57 3.36
methotrexate −1.11 3.02 1.06 −1.86
hydroxycarbamide −1.66 3.90 3.74 3.12
ubenimex −1.67 3.33 2.26 1.72