High performance liquid chromatography determination of doxorubicin and daunorubicin in plasma using UV detection and column switching

Abstract
A method for the determination of doxorubicin and daunorubicin in plasma is described. The plasma is injected directly into a loop column and then washed with water. After switching the injection valve, the sample is separated on a phenyl column using detection at 254 nm. The detection limit is 10 ng/mL, the coefficient of variation is 7% for 100 ng/mL of doxorubicin and 4% for 200 ng/mL of daunorubicin.