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Table 1 Plasma and Brain Tumor Concentrations after Administration of Irinotecan or NKTR-102

From: NKTR-102 Efficacy versus irinotecan in a mouse model of brain metastases of breast cancer

Treatment

NKTR-102

Conventional Irinotecan

Time (hr)

6

24

72

168

2

6

12

24

 

Irinotecan Equivalent Concentration ± SEM (ng/mL or ng/g)

Irinotecan Concentration ± SEM (ng/mL or ng/g)

Plasma

72450 ± 48790

210 ± 126

14 ± 7.5

5.0 ± 0.09

1100 ± 306

2.9 ± 1.4

0.7 ± 0.3

2.3 ± 1.8

Tumor

3200 ± 3700

2572 ± 1323

1207 ± 904

833 ± 240

554 ± 667

7.7 ± 5.8

2.8 ± 1.2

7.4 ± 5.2

Tumor/Plasma

0.4

12

80

170

0.5

2.7

3

4

SN38 Concentration ± SEM (ng/mL or ng/g)

Plasma

63 ± 50

34 ± 13

2.2 ± 1.4

0.65 ± 0.08

36 ± 12

2.4 ± 1.3

0.7 ± 0.1

0.4 ± 0.4

Tumor

13 ± 16

208 ± 126

60 ± 78

23 ± 28

29 ± 46

0.8 ± 0.4

0.6 ± 0.4

1.1 ± 1.1

Tumor/Plasma

0.2

6

27

31

0.8

0.3

0.9

2.8

  1. Plasma and brain tumor concentrations for parent drug and active metabolite SN38 after a 50 mg/kg IV bolus injection of either NKTR-102 or irinotecan to NU/NU mice with established, orthotopic MDA-MB-231Br brain tumors. Results are expressed as mean ± SEM (N = 5 per time point)