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Trial reportThe Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy2008

Population pharmacokinetics of ritonavir-boosted saquinavir regimens in HIV-infected individuals.

Laura Dickinson, Marta Boffito, David J Back, Saye H Khoo, Anton L Pozniak, Peter Mugyenyi, Concepta Merry, Reshma Saskia Autar, David M Burger, Leon J Aarons

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Trial report in The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy, 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 7 institutions in 5 countries.

Laura DickinsonNIHR National Biomedical Research Centre, Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospital Trust, Liverpool, UK.
Marta Boffito
David J Back
Saye H Khoo
Anton L Pozniak
Peter Mugyenyi
Concepta Merry
Reshma Saskia Autar
David M Burger
Leon J Aarons
University of Liverpool · GBHIV Netherlands Australia Thailand Research Collaboration · THJoint Clinical Research Centre · UGRadboud University Nijmegen · NLRoyal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospital NHS Trust · GBTrinity College Dublin · IEUniversity of Manchester · GB

Funding

Wellcome Trust 083851
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesThe aim of this study was to develop and validate a population pharmacokinetic model in order to describe ritonavir-boosted saquinavir concentrations dosed twice and once daily in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients from the UK, Uganda and Thailand and to identify factors that may influence saquinavir pharmacokinetics.

methodsPharmacokinetic data from 10 clinical studies were combined. Non-linear mixed effects modelling (NONMEM version V) was applied to determine the saquinavir pharmacokinetic parameters, interindividual/interoccasion variability (IIV/IOV) and residual error. Various covariates potentially related to saquinavir pharmacokinetics were explored, and the final model was validated by means of 95% prediction interval and testing the predictive performance of the model with data not included in the model-building process.

resultsNinety-seven patients were included from the UK (n = 52), Uganda (n = 18) and Thailand (n = 27), contributing 347 saquinavir profiles (1-14 profiles per patient). A one-compartment model with zero-order absorption and lag-time best described the data with IIV/IOV on apparent oral clearance (CL/F) and volume of distribution (V/F) and with IIV on duration and absorption lag-time. The ritonavir area under the curve over the dosing interval was significantly associated with saquinavir CL/F and V/F. A typical patient from the UK had approximately 1.5- and 3-fold higher saquinavir CL/F compared with patients from Uganda (89.0 versus 49.8 L/h) and Thailand (89.0 versus 26.7 L/h), respectively.

conclusionsA model to characterize ritonavir-boosted saquinavir pharmacokinetics in HIV-infected adults has been developed and validated. The model could be used for dosage adaptation following therapeutic drug monitoring and to assess patients' suitability for once-daily boosted saquinavir therapy.

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AdultAnti-HIV AgentsArea Under CurveFemaleHIVHIV InfectionsHumansMaleMetabolic Clearance RateMiddle AgedModels, TheoreticalRitonavirSaquinavirSerumThailandUgandaAnti-HIV AgentsRitonavirSaquinavir

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PMCPMC3597129
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