Development and validation of a novel chiral chromatographic method for separation of lenalidomide enantiomers in human plasma

Lenalidomide (LND) is an analogue of thalidomide that is second generation immunomodulatory drugs (IMiDs). LND contains asymmetric carbon atom and exist R and S enantiomer. S (-) form of enantiomer are considered to be more potent and biologically active in tumor cell. It is available in racemic form for clinical use. The study aims to develop and validate enantiomer separation of LND in human plasma. The chromatographic enantiomeric separation was achieved on a Daicel-CSP, Chiralpack IA 4.6 × 250 mm_5 μm. The mobile phase was constituted in combination of methanol:glacial acetic acid at a concentration of 499.50 ml: 50 μl. UV wavelength detection was 220 nm. The RSD% for all validation parameters was found to be within the acceptable limit. The chiral chromatographic (chiral stationary phase-high-performance liquid chromatography [CSP-HPLC]) method developed and validated for the quantitative estimation of LND enantiomers S (-) and R (+) in human plasma sample is accurate, precise, robust, stable and selective.