Abstract

1,3-Bis(tetrahydro-2-furanyl)-5-fluoro-2,4-pyrimidinedione has been developed clinically as an antitumor agent. A high-pressure liquid chromatographic method was developed with which it could be measured in plasma with a sensitivity of 0.05 μg/ml. Two of its metabolites, 1-(tetrahydro-2-furanyl)-5-fluoro-2,4-pyrimidinedione and 3-(tetrahydro-2-furanyl)-5-fluoro-2,4-pyrimidinedione, could be determined at the same time with a sensitivity of 0.025 μg/ml. A gas chromatographic—mass fragmentographic method was developed for the specific determination of the third metabolite, 5-fluoro-2,4-pyrimidinedione, as its silylated derivative with a sensitivity of 0.001 μg/ml. The precision and sensitivity of the essay appear to be satisfactory for determination of the plasma level of the drug.

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