A liquid chromatography with tandem mass spectrometry method for quantitating total and unbound ceritinib in patient plasma and brain tumor

A rapid, sensitive, and robust reversed-phase liquid chromatography with tandem mass spectrometry method was developed and validated for the determination of total and unbound ceritinib, a second-generation ALK inhibitor, in patient plasma and brain tumor tissue samples. Sample preparation involved...

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Main Authors: Xun Bao, Jianmei Wu, Nader Sanai, Jing Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-02-01
Series:Journal of Pharmaceutical Analysis
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2095177917300953
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author Xun Bao
Jianmei Wu
Nader Sanai
Jing Li
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Jianmei Wu
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Jing Li
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description A rapid, sensitive, and robust reversed-phase liquid chromatography with tandem mass spectrometry method was developed and validated for the determination of total and unbound ceritinib, a second-generation ALK inhibitor, in patient plasma and brain tumor tissue samples. Sample preparation involved simple protein precipitation with acetonitrile. Chromatographic separation was achieved on a Waters ACQUITY UPLC BEH C18 column using a 4-min gradient elution consisting of mobile phase A (0.1% formic acid in water) and mobile phase B (0.1% formic acid in acetonitrile), at a flow rate of 0.4 mL/min. Ceritinib and the internal standard ([13C6]ceritinib) were monitored using multiple reaction monitoring mode under positive electrospray ionization. The lower limit of quantitation (LLOQ) was 1 nM of ceritinib in plasma. The calibration curve was linear over ceritinib concentration range of 1–2000 nM in plasma. The intra- and inter-day precision and accuracy were within the generally accepted criteria for bioanalytical method (<15%). The method was successfully applied to assess ceritinib brain tumor penetration, as assessed by the unbound drug brain concentration to unbound drug plasma concentration ratio, in patients with brain tumors.
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spelling doaj.art-b9329cb85ffd4998b41cf930a1abd8902022-12-21T22:51:19ZengElsevierJournal of Pharmaceutical Analysis2095-17792018-02-0181202610.1016/j.jpha.2017.07.007A liquid chromatography with tandem mass spectrometry method for quantitating total and unbound ceritinib in patient plasma and brain tumorXun Bao0Jianmei Wu1Nader Sanai2Jing Li3Karmanos Cancer Institute, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI 48201, USAKarmanos Cancer Institute, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI 48201, USABarrow Neurological Institute, St. Joseph's Hospital&Medical Center, Phoenix, AZ 85013, USAKarmanos Cancer Institute, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI 48201, USAA rapid, sensitive, and robust reversed-phase liquid chromatography with tandem mass spectrometry method was developed and validated for the determination of total and unbound ceritinib, a second-generation ALK inhibitor, in patient plasma and brain tumor tissue samples. Sample preparation involved simple protein precipitation with acetonitrile. Chromatographic separation was achieved on a Waters ACQUITY UPLC BEH C18 column using a 4-min gradient elution consisting of mobile phase A (0.1% formic acid in water) and mobile phase B (0.1% formic acid in acetonitrile), at a flow rate of 0.4 mL/min. Ceritinib and the internal standard ([13C6]ceritinib) were monitored using multiple reaction monitoring mode under positive electrospray ionization. The lower limit of quantitation (LLOQ) was 1 nM of ceritinib in plasma. The calibration curve was linear over ceritinib concentration range of 1–2000 nM in plasma. The intra- and inter-day precision and accuracy were within the generally accepted criteria for bioanalytical method (<15%). The method was successfully applied to assess ceritinib brain tumor penetration, as assessed by the unbound drug brain concentration to unbound drug plasma concentration ratio, in patients with brain tumors.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2095177917300953CeritinibReversed-phase liquid chromatography with tandem mass spectrometry (LC–MS/MS)Fraction unbound in plasmaFraction unbound in brain tissueBrain tumor penetrationUnbound brain-to-plasma partition coefficient
spellingShingle Xun Bao
Jianmei Wu
Nader Sanai
Jing Li
A liquid chromatography with tandem mass spectrometry method for quantitating total and unbound ceritinib in patient plasma and brain tumor
Journal of Pharmaceutical Analysis
Ceritinib
Reversed-phase liquid chromatography with tandem mass spectrometry (LC–MS/MS)
Fraction unbound in plasma
Fraction unbound in brain tissue
Brain tumor penetration
Unbound brain-to-plasma partition coefficient
title A liquid chromatography with tandem mass spectrometry method for quantitating total and unbound ceritinib in patient plasma and brain tumor
title_full A liquid chromatography with tandem mass spectrometry method for quantitating total and unbound ceritinib in patient plasma and brain tumor
title_fullStr A liquid chromatography with tandem mass spectrometry method for quantitating total and unbound ceritinib in patient plasma and brain tumor
title_full_unstemmed A liquid chromatography with tandem mass spectrometry method for quantitating total and unbound ceritinib in patient plasma and brain tumor
title_short A liquid chromatography with tandem mass spectrometry method for quantitating total and unbound ceritinib in patient plasma and brain tumor
title_sort liquid chromatography with tandem mass spectrometry method for quantitating total and unbound ceritinib in patient plasma and brain tumor
topic Ceritinib
Reversed-phase liquid chromatography with tandem mass spectrometry (LC–MS/MS)
Fraction unbound in plasma
Fraction unbound in brain tissue
Brain tumor penetration
Unbound brain-to-plasma partition coefficient
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2095177917300953
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