A robust and rapid liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometric method for the quantitative analysis of 5-azacytidine.

ABSTRACT: The DNA methyltransferase inhibitor 5-azacytidine is being evaluated clinically as an oral formulation to treat various solid tumors. A sensitive, reliable method was developed to quantitate 5-azacytidine using LC-MS/MS to perform detailed pharmacokinetic studies. The drug of interest was extracted from plasma using Oasis MCX ion exchange solid-phase extraction 96-well plates. Chromatographic separation was achieved with a YMC J'sphere M80 C18 column and isocratic elution with a methanol-water-formic acid (15:85:0.1, v/v/v) mobile phase over a 7 min total analytical run time. An AB Sciex 5500 triple quadrupole mass spectrometer operated in positive electrospray ionization mode was used for the detection of 5-azacytidine. The assay range was 5-500 ng/mL and proved to be accurate (97.8-109.1

SUBMITTER: Anders NM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4713385 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature