Table 2.
Estimates of plasma concentration (C) values recorded for capecitabine and its metabolites at tmax (2 h) with or without high dose rabeprazole.
Ctmax (μg/mL) | T1 (4 Weeks) | T2 (8 Weeks) | ||||
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mCAP+rabe (22) | mCAP (20) | p Value | mCAP+rabe (22) | mCAP (20) | p Value | |
(Mean ± Std.dev.) | (Mean ± Std.dev.) | |||||
Capecitabine | 0.58 ± 0.67 | 0.38 ± 0.46 | 0.315 | 0.38 ± 0.64 | 0.41 ± 0.32 | 0.160 |
5-DFUR | 1.85 ± 1.52 | 1.43 ± 2.01 | 0.168 | 1.41 ± 1.25 | 1.26 ± 0.65 | 0.018 |
5-FU | 0.29 ± 0.32 | 0.33 ± 0.62 | 0.270 | 0.31 ± 0.30 | 0.26 ± 0.34 | 0.968 |
Abbreviations: mCAP: metronomic capecitabine; rabe: rabeprazole; 5′-DFUR: 5‘-deoxy-5,-fluorouridine; 5-FU: 5-fluoruracil.