TABLE 2

Comparison of pharmacokinetic parameters for anticancer drugs in wild-type and BCN mice

DrugsParameterUnitsWTBCNP valuea
CyclophosphamideAUClastmin*μg/ml1659 ± 2872589 ± 367n.s.
AUCinfinmin*μg/ml1678 ± 6412605 ± 821n.s.
Cmaxμg/ml17.0 ± 1.626.4 ± 2.7*
Clearanceml/min per kilogram135 ± 24.582.5 ± 9.9n.s.
Terminal half-lifemin42.5 ± 5.260.1 ± 2.5*
PaclitaxelAUClastmin*μg/ml318 ± 67.4292 ± 67.4n.s.
AUCinfinmin*μg/ml381 ± 213349 ± 168n.s.
Cmaxμg/ml1.9 ± 0.402.2 ± 0.54n.s.
Clearanceml/min per kilogram51.2 ± 13.158.7 ± 20.1n.s.
Terminal half-lifemin148 ± 37.1149 ± 24.9n.s.
TamoxifenAUClastmin*μg/ml16.4 ± 6.277.2 ± 16.5***
Cmaxμg/ml0.06 ± 0.030.2 ± 0.04***
AnastrozoleAUClastmin*μg/ml22.4 ± 14.548.1 ± 10.0*
AUCinfinmin*μg/ml22.6 ± 14.550.4 ± 11.1*
Cmaxμg/ml0.19 ± 0.130.23 ± 0.04n.s.
Clearanceml/min per kilogram29.3 ± 36.66.2 ± 1.4*
Terminal half-lifemin62.3 ± 6.7101 ± 18.1**
GefitinibAUClastmin*μg/ml162 ± 26.9145 ± 62.1n.s.
Cmaxμg/ml0.5 ± 0.040.5 ± 0.20n.s.
  • n.s., Not significant.

  • a P values relate to comparison between BCN and wild-type groups; *P ≤ 0.05, **P ≤ 0.01, ***P ≤ 0.001.