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Evaluation of Therapeutic Drug Monitoring of Methotrexate in Saliva of Children with Rheumatic Diseases

Authors :
J, Press
M, Berkovitch
R, Laxer
E, Giesbrecht
Z, Verjee
E, Silverman
J, Klein
G, Koren
Source :
Therapeutic Drug Monitoring. 17:247
Publication Year :
1995
Publisher :
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), 1995.

Abstract

Pediatric patients with leukemia, other malignancies, and rheumatological disease receive methotrexate chronically. Because of the documented correlation between methotrexate levels of compliance and clinical outcome, it is conceivable to verify appropriate systemic exposure to the drug. Saliva sampling may be of potential interest, especially in children, in whom blood sampling is ethically limited. Our study shows poor correlation between serum total/free methotrexate concentrations and saliva levels, precluding the clinical use of this test.

Details

ISSN :
01634356
Volume :
17
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Therapeutic Drug Monitoring
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....cb8610091802beff140d15cefc43d42c
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1097/00007691-199506000-00006