TABLE 2

Pharmacokinetic parameters of irofulven and radioactivity in humans (mean ± S.D.)


Parameter

Total Radioactivity

Irofulven
Cmax (ng/ml) 1130 ± 174 82.7 ± 46.0
1120 a 71.4 a
Tmax (h) 0.72 ± 0.12 0.29 ± 0.10
AUC(0-t) (ng · h/ml) 15,000 ± 634 30.6 ± 25.8
15,000 a 17.7 a
AUC(0-∞) (ng · h/ml) 24,400 ± 1780 65.5 ± 2.4
24,300 a 65.4 a
t1/2 (h) terminal half-life 116.5 ± 27.1 0.3 ± 0.1
CLP (l/h/kg) 8.48 ± 0.14
Vdss (l/kg) 3.12 ± 1.99
AUC(0-t) ratiob 0.00209 ± 0.00180
14C-AUC(0-t) blood/plasma ratio 1.58 ± 0.737
14C-Cmax blood/plasma ratio
0.820 ± 0.205

  • a Geometric mean.

  • b Ratio of irofulven to radioactivity.