Return to search

Precision pharmacology: Mass spectrometry imaging and pharmacokinetic drug resistance

Yes / Failure of systemic cancer treatment can be, at least in part, due to the drug not being delivered to the tumour at sufficiently high concentration and/or sufficiently homogeneous distribution; this is termed as “pharmacokinetic drug resistance”. To understand whether a drug is being adequately delivered to the tumour, “precision pharmacology” techniques are needed. Mass spectrometry imaging (MSI) is a relatively new and complex technique that allows imaging of drug distribution within tissues. In this review we address the applicability of MSI to the study of cancer drug distribution from the bench to the bedside. We address: (i) the role of MSI in pre-clinical studies to characterize anti-cancer drug distribution within the body and the tumour, (ii) the application of MSI in pre-clinical studies to define optimal drug dose or schedule, combinations or new drug delivery systems, and finally (iii) the emerging role of MSI in clinical research. / Spanish Medical Oncology Society (SEOM) for contribution with a grant for research abroad of Dr. Jove, “Instituto Carlos III” for contribution with a “Río Hortega” Grant (nº CM17/00008) for Dr. Jove

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:BRADFORD/oai:bradscholars.brad.ac.uk:10454/17170
Date10 July 2019
CreatorsJove, M., Spencer, Jade A., Clench, M., Loadman, Paul, Twelves, C.
Source SetsBradford Scholars
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeArticle, Accepted manuscript
RightsCrown Copyright © 2019 Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. Reproduced in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. This manuscript version is made available under the CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 license., CC-BY-NC-ND

Page generated in 0.002 seconds