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Marcel Bekkenk
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Disparate mechanisms of antifolate resistance provoked by methotrexate and its metabolite 7-hydroxymethotrexate in leukemia cells: implications for efficacy of methotrexate therapy
Alan Fotoohi
Blood, 2004
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Pharmacokinetics of high-dose methotrexate in infants treated for acute lymphoblastic leukemia
myriam campbell
Pediatric Blood & Cancer, 2009
BackgroundInterfant-99 was an international collaborative treatment protocol for infants with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL).Interfant-99 was an international collaborative treatment protocol for infants with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL).ProcedureWe collected data on 103 infants at the time of their first treatment with high-dose methotrexate (HD MTX), 5 g/m2. Children <6 months of age received two-third of the calculated dose based on body surface area (BSA), children 6–12 months three-fourth of the calculated dose, and children >12 months full dose.We collected data on 103 infants at the time of their first treatment with high-dose methotrexate (HD MTX), 5 g/m2. Children <6 months of age received two-third of the calculated dose based on body surface area (BSA), children 6–12 months three-fourth of the calculated dose, and children >12 months full dose.ResultsThe median steady-state MTX concentration at the end of the 24-hr infusion was 57.8 µM (range 9.5–313). The median systemic clearance was 6.22 L/hr/m2 BSA, and tended to increase with age (P = 0.099). Boys had higher clearance than girls, 6.77 and 5.28 L/hr/m2 (P = 0.030), and tended to have lower median MTX concentration at 24 hr. Eight infants had MTX levels below 20 µM, a level judged to be sufficient in B-lineage ALL in children >1 year of age. All infants tolerated the dose well enough to receive a second dose of HD MTX without dose reduction. We found no significant effect on disease-free survival for MTX steady-state concentration, MTX clearance, or time to MTX below 0.2 µM.The median steady-state MTX concentration at the end of the 24-hr infusion was 57.8 µM (range 9.5–313). The median systemic clearance was 6.22 L/hr/m2 BSA, and tended to increase with age (P = 0.099). Boys had higher clearance than girls, 6.77 and 5.28 L/hr/m2 (P = 0.030), and tended to have lower median MTX concentration at 24 hr. Eight infants had MTX levels below 20 µM, a level judged to be sufficient in B-lineage ALL in children >1 year of age. All infants tolerated the dose well enough to receive a second dose of HD MTX without dose reduction. We found no significant effect on disease-free survival for MTX steady-state concentration, MTX clearance, or time to MTX below 0.2 µM.ConclusionsOur data provide no support for a change in the dosing rules for MTX used in Interfant-99. However, in view of the poor treatment results for infants, one might consider increase in the dose for patients who reach plasma levels below median after the first MTX dose. Pediatr Blood Cancer 2009;52:596–601. © 2009 Wiley-Liss, Inc.Our data provide no support for a change in the dosing rules for MTX used in Interfant-99. However, in view of the poor treatment results for infants, one might consider increase in the dose for patients who reach plasma levels below median after the first MTX dose. Pediatr Blood Cancer 2009;52:596–601. © 2009 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
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Joseph Bertino
Cancer research, 1986
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Elevated dihydrofolate reductase and impaired methotrexate transport as elements in methotrexate resistance in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia
Jeffrey Taub
Blood, 1995
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