Enhanced Skin Permeation of 5-Fluorouracil through Drug-in-Adhesive Topical Patches
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2024
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Kim, S.
Youssef, S.H.
Lee, K.M.K.
Song, Y.
Vaidya, S.
Garg, S.
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Pharmaceutics, 2024; 16(3)
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5-fluorouracil (5-FU), commercially available as a topical product, is approved for non-melanoma skin cancer (NMSC) treatment with several clinical limitations. This work aimed to develop 5-FU-loaded topical patches as a potential alternative to overcome such drawbacks. The patches offer accurate dosing, controlled drug release and improved patient compliance. Our study highlights the development of Eudragit<sup>®</sup> E (EuE)-based drug-in-adhesive (DIA) patches containing a clinically significant high level of 5-FU (approximately 450 µg/cm<sup>2</sup>) formulated with various chemical permeation enhancers. The patches containing Transcutol<sup>®</sup> (Patch-TRAN) or oleic acid (Patch-OA) demonstrated significantly higher skin penetration ex vivo than their control counterpart, reaching 5-FU concentrations of 76.39 ± 27.7 µg/cm<sup>2</sup> and 82.56 ± 8.2 µg/cm<sup>2</sup>, respectively. Furthermore, the findings from in vitro permeation studies also validated the superior skin permeation of 5-FU achieved by Patch-OA and Patch-TRAN over 72 h. Moreover, the EuE-based DIA patch platform demonstrated suitable adhesive and mechanical properties with an excellent safety profile evaluated through an inaugural in vivo human study involving 11 healthy volunteers. In conclusion, the DIA patches could be a novel alternative option for NMSC as the patches effectively deliver 5-FU into the dermis layer and receptor compartment ex vivo for an extended period with excellent mechanical and safety profiles.
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Data source: Available data set, https://doi.org/10.3390/pharmaceutics16030379
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