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High performance liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry for the determination of methotrexate and 7-hydroxymethotrexate concentrations in human plasma
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Shuai-shuai GAO1, Hao-ran LI1, Ying LI1, Fang-ting LI1, De-qiang LI1, Zheng-yang LIU2, Wei-chong DONG1, 2
Chinese Journal of Clinical Pharmacology | 2026, 42(2) : 237 - 242
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Chinese Journal of Clinical Pharmacology | 2026, 42(2): 237-242
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High performance liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry for the determination of methotrexate and 7-hydroxymethotrexate concentrations in human plasma
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Shuai-shuai GAO1, Hao-ran LI1, Ying LI1, Fang-ting LI1, De-qiang LI1, Zheng-yang LIU2, Wei-chong DONG1, 2
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  • 1.Department of pharmacy, The Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang 050051, Hebei Province, China
  • 2.National Key Laboratory of Neuro-oncology Drug Discovery, Nanjing 210000, Jiangsu Province, China
Published: 2026-01-28 doi: 10.13699/j.cnki.1001-6821.2026.02.014
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To establish a high-performance liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (HPLC-MS/MS) method for analyzing the concentrations of methotrexate (MTX) and its metabolite 7-hydroxymethotrexate (7-OH-MTX) in human plasma, and to use it for clinical drug monitoring, in order to explore the relationship between their concentrations and liver and kidney toxicity.

Methods

Acetonitrile precipitation protein method was used to preprocess the samples, combined with HPLC-MS/MS detection. 369 blood samples from pediatric and adult patients who received high-dose methotrexate (HDMTX) chemotherapy were collected for methodological validation, and Spearman correlation analysis between concentration and hepatotoxicity and nephrotoxicity was performed using statistical software SPSS 27.

Results

The linear relationship of MTX in human plasma was good within the concentration range of 0.005-2 μmol·L-1 (r=0.998 8), and the linear relationship of 7-OH-MTX was good within the concentration range of 0.05-20 μmol·L-1 (r=0.997 4). The intra batch and inter batch precision were all less than 10%, the extraction recovery rate reached 87.0-106.1%, and the coefficient of variation of matrix effect was less than 7%. The analysis of blood concentration measurements at 42 hours, 72 hours, and after HDMTX infusion showed that the concentration ratio of 7-OH-MTX/MTX was significantly negatively correlated with liver function indicators alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and aspartate aminotransferase (AST) (P<0.01), while there was no significant correlation with renal function indicators creatinine (CR) and creatinine clearance rate (CCR) (P>0.05).

Conclusion

The established method is simple, accurate, and sensitive, and is suitable for clinical drug therapy monitoring. By monitoring 7-OH-MTX/MTX, the occurrence of liver toxicity can be effectively predicted for timely clinical drug rescue.

methotrexate  /  7-hydroxymethotrexate  /  therapeutic drug monitoring  /  adverse reactions  /  high performance liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry
Shuai-shuai GAO, Hao-ran LI, Ying LI, Fang-ting LI, De-qiang LI, Zheng-yang LIU, Wei-chong DONG. High performance liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry for the determination of methotrexate and 7-hydroxymethotrexate concentrations in human plasma[J]. Chinese Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, 2026 , 42 (2) : 237 -242 . DOI: 10.13699/j.cnki.1001-6821.2026.02.014
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doi: 10.13699/j.cnki.1001-6821.2026.02.014
  • Receive Date:2025-03-25
  • Online Date:2026-08-06
  • Published:2026-01-28
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  • Received:2025-03-25
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    1.Department of pharmacy, The Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang 050051, Hebei Province, China
    2.National Key Laboratory of Neuro-oncology Drug Discovery, Nanjing 210000, Jiangsu Province, China
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