desdimethyltamoxifen and Neoplasm-Metastasis

desdimethyltamoxifen has been researched along with Neoplasm-Metastasis* in 1 studies

Trials

1 trial(s) available for desdimethyltamoxifen and Neoplasm-Metastasis

ArticleYear
The steady-state pharmacokinetics of tamoxifen and its metabolites in breast cancer patients.
    The Journal of international medical research, 1986, Volume: 14, Issue:3

    The steady-state pharmacokinetics of tamoxifen and its metabolites was studied in sixteen patients with advanced mammary cancer. Patients were randomized to receive tamoxifen given as Tamofen, Leiras, or as Nolvadex, ICI, 20 mg twice daily for 16 weeks in a cross-over study. Plasma and urine samples were analyzed during one dose interval (12 h) after treatment for 8 and 16 weeks. The concentrations of tamoxifen, N-desmethyltamoxifen, N,N-desdimethyltamoxifen, and metabolite Y were determined in plasma and the areas under the plasma level curves were calculated. 4-Hydroxytamoxifen was not found in plasma. In urine samples only tamoxifen and N-desmethyltamoxifen were above the detection limits even though metabolite Y was also analyzed after acid hydrolysis. There were no statistically significant differences in the concentrations of tamoxifen and its metabolites between the two preparations. The results of nonresponders did not differ from those of responders. Liver metastases had no effect on the metabolism of tamoxifen.

    Topics: Aged; Breast Neoplasms; Clinical Trials as Topic; Female; Humans; Kinetics; Middle Aged; Neoplasm Metastasis; Random Allocation; Tamoxifen

1986