Activated oxazaphosphorines are transported predominantly by erythrocytes

Annals of Oncology : Official Journal of the European Society for Medical Oncology
M S HighleyM B Edelstein

Abstract

Oxazaphosphorines are metabolised by a variety of pathways, one of which leads to activation and the formation of alkylating compounds. However, the transport forms conveying activated oxazaphosphorines to the tumour cell have not been fully characterised. There is increasing recognition of the importance of the erythrocyte as a carrier of compounds in the circulation, and we have recently described higher concentrations of 4-hydroxycyclophosphamide within the erythrocyte compartment compared to plasma. We have now determined the concentrations of ifosfamide and seven of its metabolites in the plasma and erythrocytes of patients receiving a six-hour intravenous infusion of ifosfamide. Red cells from five patients, receiving a total of eight cycles of ifosfamide, were separated from plasma using the MESED instrument, and analysis of red cells and plasma performed using Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (GC/MS). The concentration of all compounds in the erythrocyte compartment was higher than or equal to those in plasma, and isophosphoramide mustard and carboxyifosfamide showed a particular affinity for the erythrocyte. The red cell fraction can contain as much as 77% of the total blood concentration of isophosphoramide mustar...Continue Reading

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