Table 7.

Serum methotrexate concentrations of randomized patients



R1 + R2

R3 + R4
1 g/m2 MTX
5 g/m2 MTX

4 h*
24 h*
4 h*
24 h*
No. MTX courses given   305   318   199   235  
MTX serum concentration at hour 24, μM, median (range)   0.32 (0.1-75.9)   8.17 (0.1-107.0)   0.88 (0.1-31.0)   46.40 (0.3-344.9)  
MTX serum concentration at hour 42 μM, median (range)   0.09 (0-2.6)   0.18 (0-1.0)   0.18 (0-13.0)   0.43 (0-6.5)  
MTX serum concentration at hour 48, μM, median (range)
 
0.06 (0-1.2)
 
0.1 (0-0.7)
 
0.13 (0-4.9)
 
0.24 (0-5.0)
 


R1 + R2

R3 + R4
1 g/m2 MTX
5 g/m2 MTX

4 h*
24 h*
4 h*
24 h*
No. MTX courses given   305   318   199   235  
MTX serum concentration at hour 24, μM, median (range)   0.32 (0.1-75.9)   8.17 (0.1-107.0)   0.88 (0.1-31.0)   46.40 (0.3-344.9)  
MTX serum concentration at hour 42 μM, median (range)   0.09 (0-2.6)   0.18 (0-1.0)   0.18 (0-13.0)   0.43 (0-6.5)  
MTX serum concentration at hour 48, μM, median (range)
 
0.06 (0-1.2)
 
0.1 (0-0.7)
 
0.13 (0-4.9)
 
0.24 (0-5.0)
 
*

Indicates the number of hours over which the infusion was given.

After the beginning of MTX intravenous infusion.

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