Phenytoin (DFH), is an anticonvulsant widely used for the treatment of different types of seizures.(1) Therapeutic monitoring (TDM) is required for DFH due to its narrow therapeutic range and nonlinear pharmacokinetics, among other characteristics. Monitoring is frequently done on plasma or serum (total drug) through immunological methods. DFH can also be monitored in saliva, which shows a good correlation with plasma. The concentration of DFH in saliva reflects the concentration of free drug and due to the simplicity in its collection, it leads to a less stressful process for the patient. The aim of this study was to validate the immunological method of kinetic interaction of microparticles in solution (KIMS) for the determination of DFH using saliva as biological matrix. Linearity, precision, detection and quantification limit, accuracy and interference were analyzed. Infostat 8.0 student version software was used for statistical analysis. The method was linear in a range between 0.41 and 5ug/ml. The detection and quantification limits were 0.14 and 0.45ug/ml, respectively. The equation of the straight line obtained based on the method comparison between KIMS and HPLC-UV was DFHKIMS= 0,81* DFHHPLC – 0,03. The KIMS method proved to have the necessary analytical characteristics to be applied as a useful and practical tool for the follow-up of those patients with difficult venous access and/or children with chronic DFH treatments.
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From the National Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowel Project (NSABP) Foundation (C.E.G., E.P.M., N.W., P.R., I.L.W., A.M.B.) and University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine-UPMC Hillman Cancer Center (C.E.G., N.W., P.R., A.M.B.) - both in Pittsburgh; AGO-B and Helios Klinikum Berlin-Buch, Berlin (M.U.), the National Center for Tumor Diseases, Heidelberg University Hospital, and German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg (A.S.), Evangelische Kliniken Gelsenkirchen, Gelsenkirchen (H.H.F.), Arbeitsgemeinschaft Gynäkologische Onkologie-Breast and Sana Klinikum Offenbach, Offenbach (C.J.), the Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, University Hospital Erlangen, Comprehensive Cancer Center Erlangen-EMN, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen (P.A.F.), German Breast Group, Neu-Isenburg (P.W., S.L.), and the Center for Hematology and Oncology Bethanien, Goethe University, Frankfurt (S.L.) - all in Germany; National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan (C.-S.H.); Instituto do Câncer do Estado de São Paulo, São Paulo (M.S.M.); Orlando Health Cancer Institute, Orlando, FL (E.P.M.); Hospital Universitario La Paz-Instituto de Investigación del Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid (A.R.); L'Institut du Cancer de Montpellier-Val d'Aurelle, Montpellier (V.D.), Institut Bergonié, INSERM Unité 1312, and Université de Bordeaux UFR Sciences Médicales, Bordeaux (H.R.B.) - all in France; Providence Cancer Institute, Portland, OR (A.K.C.); the Department of Surgery, Oncology, and Gastroenterology, University of Padua, and Oncology 2, Istituto Oncologico Veneto IRCCS, Padua (V.G.), and the Cancer Center Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo (E.R.C.) - all in Italy; Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA (I.L.W.); the National Cancer Institute, Mexico City (C.A.-S.); Yale University School of Medicine, Yale Cancer Center, and Smilow Cancer Hospital, New Haven, CT (M.P.D.); the All-Ireland Cooperative Oncology Research Group (J.P.C.), and the Oncology Unit, Cancer Clinical Trials and Research Unit, Beaumont RCSI Cancer Centre, and Cancer Trials Ireland (B.T.H.) - all in Dublin; Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, China (Z.S.); Institute for Oncology and Radiology of Serbia, Belgrade (L.S.); Grupo Médico Ángeles, Guatemala City, Guatemala (H.C.-S.); Roche Products, Welwyn Garden City, United Kingdom (A.K., A.S.); and F. Hoffmann-La Roche, Basel, Switzerland (C.L., T.B., B.N., E.R.).
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