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Suzhou Evermed Biomedical Co., Ltd
We are professional supplier of Therapeutic Drug Monitoring (TDM),Life Insurance Testing,Steroid / Endocrine Testing,Veterinary / Companion Animal Testing.
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Evermed Methotrexate Homogeneous Enzyme Immunoassay | |
* CLINICAL IPLICATIONS | |
Methotrexate is an antineoplastic drug used solely or in combination with other antineoplastic drugs for the treatment of leukemia and other diseases [1-2]. Relatively low doses of methotrexate (approximately 7.5-25 mg/week) have been used in the treatment of nonmalignant diseases such as severe psoriasis, asthma, rheumatoid arthritis sarcoidosis, and transplantation therapy[3-4]. Intermediate to high doses of methotrexate (approximately 35mg/m2 -12g/m2) with leucovorin (citrovorum-factor) rescue have been used with favorable results in the treatment of osteogenic sarcoma, leukemia, non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, lung and breast cancer [5]. The efficacy of methotrexate in the treatment of other tumors such as prostatic cancer is being investigated. | |
* TEST SAMPLE | |
Serum, Plasma | |
* KEY POINTS | |
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* REFERENCES | |
[1] Jonsson OG, Kamen BA. Methotrexate and childhood leukemia, Cancer Investigation 1991; 9(1):53-60. [2] Bleyer WA. The clinical pharmacology of methotrexate: New applications of an old drug. Cancer 1978; 41:36-51. [3] Hosenpud JD, et al. Methotrexate for the treatment of patients with multiple episodes of acute cardiac allograft rejection. J Heart Lung Transplant 1992; 11: 739-45. [4] Baughman RP, Lower EE. The effect of corticosteroid or methotrexate therapy on lung lymphocytes and macrophages in sarcoidosis. Am Rev Respir Dis 1990; 142: 1268-71. [5] Abromowitch M, et al. High-dose methotrexate improves clinical outcome in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia: St. Jude total therapy study X. Medical and Pediatric Oncology 1988; 16: 297-303. |