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ReviewDiscover oncology2025

Targeted drug monitoring in oncology for personalized treatment with use of next generation analytics.

Wei Li, Chaoling Wen, Bin Ye, Pranjal Gujarathi, Meghraj Suryawanshi, Kuldeep Vinchurkar, Imtiyaz Bagban, Sudarshan Singh, Opeyemi Joshua Olatunji

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Review in Discover oncology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Wei LiSecond People's Hospital of Wuhu, Wuhu, Anhui, China.
Chaoling WenAnhui College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Wuhu, 241000, Anhui, China.
Bin YeUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, 27599, USA.
Pranjal Gujarathi *Department of Pharmacology, Vidhyadeep Institute of Pharmacy, Vidhyadeep University, Anita, Surat, 394110, Gujarat, India. pranjalgujarathi19@gmail.com.
Meghraj SuryawanshiDepartment of Pharmaceutics, Sandip Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences (SIPS), Affiliated To Savitribai Phule Pune University (SPPU, Pune), Nashik, 422213, Maharashtra, India. suryawanshimeghraj917@gmail.com.
Kuldeep VinchurkarDepartment of Pharmaceutics, Sandip Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences (SIPS), Affiliated To Savitribai Phule Pune University (SPPU, Pune), Nashik, 422213, Maharashtra, India. kuldeepvinchurkar@gmail.com.
Imtiyaz Bagban *Department of Pharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Technology, Krishna School of Pharmacy and Research, Drs. Kiran and Pallavi Patel Global University (KPGU), Varnama, Vadodara, 391243, Gujarat, India.
Sudarshan SinghOffice of Research Administration, Chiang Mai University, Chaing Mai, 50200, Thailand. sudarshan.s@cmu.ac.th.
Opeyemi Joshua OlatunjiAfrican Genome Center, Mohammed VI Polytechnic University, Benguerir, Morocco.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) is a clinical procedure aimed at maintaining plasma drug concentrations within a specific therapeutic range, thereby maximizing the safety and efficacy of pharmacological therapy. Conventional oncology strategies face challenges like non-specific toxicity, drug resistance, incomplete tumor eradication, high costs, and significant side effects that impact quality of life. Moreover, conventional therapy offers limited benefits in advanced stages, pose risks of secondary cancers and immune suppression, and lack personalization, highlighting the need for targeted, innovative approaches. In modern oncology, TDM has gained significant interest due to narrow therapeutic windows, significant inter-individual variability in pharmacokinetics, and the complexity of cancer pharmacotherapy. This study reviews the role of TDM in oncology with more emphasis on pharmacogenetic testing, immunoassays, and liquid-chromatography-mass spectroscopy (LC-MS/MS) techniques, highlighting its applications in optimizing the dose during immunotherapies, targeted therapies, and chemotherapeutics. Moreover, the review discusses the challenges and limitations associated with TDM in oncology, such as the requirement of robust clinical evidence, standardized practices, and integration with personalized medicine approaches. Emerging technologies, including AI and machine learning, are also considered for their potential to enhance TDM in oncology.

Indexed as

CancerImmunoassayLiquid-chromatography-mass spectroscopyOncologyTherapeutic drug monitoring

Identifiers

PMID40788512
PMCPMC12339818

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