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Trial reportEuropean journal of clinical pharmacology2012

Population pharmacokinetic and exposure-response analysis of nilotinib in patients with newly diagnosed Ph+ chronic myeloid leukemia in chronic phase.

Richard A Larson, Ophelia Q P Yin, Andreas Hochhaus, Giuseppe Saglio, Richard E Clark, Hirohisa Nakamae, Neil J Gallagher, Eren Demirhan, Timothy P Hughes, Hagop M Kantarjian and 1 more

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Trial report in European journal of clinical pharmacology, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 42 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors.

Richard A LarsonUniversity of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.
Ophelia Q P Yin
Andreas Hochhaus
Giuseppe Saglio
Richard E Clark
Hirohisa Nakamae
Neil J Gallagher
Eren Demirhan
Timothy P Hughes
Hagop M Kantarjian
Philipp D le Coutre

Funding

Tumor Evolution and Metastasis ProgramP30CA016672 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF TX MD ANDERSON CAN CTR · PI Kathrin Milbury · 1985 to 2026
$290.8M
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA016672
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeWe investigated the population pharmacokinetics and exposure-response relationship of nilotinib in patients with newly diagnosed chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) in chronic phase.

methodsNilotinib was given at 300 mg or 400 mg twice daily. Serum concentration data (sparse and full pharmacokinetic profiles) were obtained from 542 patients over 12 months. A population pharmacokinetic analysis was performed using nonlinear mixed-effect modeling. Exposure-response relationships were explored graphically or using logistic regression models.

resultsNilotinib concentrations were stable over 12 months. Patients in the 400 mg twice-daily arm had an 11.5% higher exposure than did those in the 300 mg twice-daily arm, and the relative bioavailability of nilotinib 400 mg twice daily was 0.84 times that of 300 mg twice daily. Patient demographics did not significantly affect nilotinib pharmacokinetics. The occurrence of all-grade total bilirubin elevation was significantly higher in patients with higher nilotinib exposure, and a positive correlation was also observed between nilotinib exposure and QTcF change on electrocardiograms from baseline. There was no significant relationship between nilotinib exposure and major molecular response at 12 months.

conclusionsThere is a less than proportional dose-exposure relationship between nilotinib 300 mg and 400 mg twice-daily doses. Blood level testing is unlikely to play an important role in the general management of patients with newly diagnosed CML treated with nilotinib.

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AdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAntineoplastic AgentsBiological AvailabilityCohort StudiesDose-Response Relationship, DrugFemaleFusion Proteins, bcr-ablHumansLeukemia, Myeloid, Chronic-PhaseMaleMetabolic Clearance RateMiddle AgedModels, BiologicalAntineoplastic AgentsFusion Proteins, bcr-ablnilotinibProtein Kinase InhibitorsProtein-Tyrosine KinasesPyrimidines

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PMID22207416
PMCPMC5557053

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