| Literature DB >> 9166035 |
D Lancaster1, L Lennard, J S Lilleyman.
Abstract
A nationwide study of intracellular drug metabolite concentrations in children prescribed 6-mercaptopurine for the treatment of lymphoblastic leukaemia was carried out to assess interpatient variability at a standardised dose. Nine children (2% of the total) had completely undetectable metabolites, indicative of non-compliance. Five were adolescents, but otherwise they had no obvious distinguishing characteristics. Not taking any 6-mercaptopurine at all is uncommon, but the problem cannot be predicted. The total number of children who do not comply cannot be determined from this study, but the nine children described represent only a fraction of these.Entities:
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Year: 1997 PMID: 9166035 PMCID: PMC1717135 DOI: 10.1136/adc.76.4.365
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Arch Dis Child ISSN: 0003-9888 Impact factor: 3.791