THE DETERMINATION OF IFOSFAMIDE IN HUMAN BLOOD-SERUM USING LC MS/

A rapid method has been developed for the determination of the antitum or drug Ifosfamide 3-(2-chloroethyl)-2-(2-chloroethylamino)tetra 1,2,3 -oxazaphosphorine-2-oxide in serum based on continuous flow fast atom bombardment (CFFAB) mass spectrometry interfaced to chromatography on a very short reversed-phase HPLC column without use of an internal sta ndard. The detection limits under optimized conditions are in full sca n mode 35 ng/mL and with selected ion recording 1.5 ng/mL serum. Since this approach does not allow to detect the most relevant metabolites of the drug, a study has been carried out using electrospray instead o f CFFAB MS without changing the chromatographic conditions. Since in e lectrospray MS no background ions interfere with the analytes, the det ection of some of the metabolites becomes feasible. Spectra indicating the possibilities of that combination are given here as well.