In this study, an HPLC method with ultraviolet (UV) detection was developed and validated for determination of pazopanib (PAZ), a multi-targeted tyrosine kinase (TK) inhibitor in bulk drug, tablets formulation, and in human plasma. Oxamniquine (OXA) was used as internal standard (IS). The analytical column used for the separation was Nucleosil CN with dimensions (i.d. 250 × 4.6 mm and particle size 5 µm). The separation was carried out in isocratic mode with mobile phase constituting acetonitrile:100 mM sodium acetate buffer (pH 4.
KEYWORDSTyrosine kinase inhibitors, pazopanib, HPLC, UV detection, quality control, therapeutic drug monitoring.
IntroductionAn important role of vascular endothelial growth factor receptor (VEGF) in quite a few tumor forms has been reported.1-3 The dysregulation of platelet derived growth factor (PDGF) 4 and epidermal growth factor (EGF) 5 also play an important role in propagation of tumor cell. Pazopanib (PAZ; GW-786034) chemically known as 5-({4-[(2,3-Dimethyl-2H-indazol-6-yl) (methyl) amino]-2-pyrimidinyl}amino)-2-methylbenzene-sulfonamide (Fig. 1) is tyrosine kinase inhibitor (multi-targeted and orally active). The targets for PAZ are VEGFR-1, -2, and -3, PDGFR-a, PDGFR-b, c-Kit and act by inhibiting auto-phosphorylation of growth factor receptor (intracellular TK domain). PAZ competes with ATP to bind to the intracellular TK domain thus, blocking downstream signal transduction. 6 The recommended dose of PAZ is not more than 800 mg once daily for treatment of soft tissue sarcoma or renal cell carcinoma. Pharmacokinetic studies have revealed peak plasma concentration of 58.1 µg mL -1 and mean AUC of 1037 µg h mL -1 for PAZ after a dose of 50-2000 mg. The absorption of PAZ in cancer patients is slow and the bioavailability of 800 mg tablet in these patients is 21 %. The PAZ accumulates after continuous once daily dosing for 22 days and the drug is present in the systemic circulation as intact PAZ and not as metabolites of PAZ. PAZ is 99 % plasma protein bound and is eliminated mainly through feces and around 4 % through renal route.