Terrence Blaschke
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Pharmacokinetics of high-dose oral CCNU in bone marrow transplant patients.
Cancer Chemother Pharmacol. 1996; (5): 425-30
CCNU (lomustine) and other nitrosourea compounds are rapidly metabolized to alkylating moieties, which are active against various malignancies. In humans, CCNU undergoes biotransformation to the geometric isomers of 4'-hydroxyCCNU. The pharmacokinetics of trans-and cis-4'-hydroxyCCNU were determined in five patients with Hodgkin's or non-Hodgkin's lymphoma receiving sequential doses of CCNU (15 mg/kg), etoposide (60 mg/kg) and cyclophosphamide (100 mg/kg) prior to autologous bone marrow transplantation.
