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Trial reportEuropean journal of clinical pharmacology2015

Population pharmacokinetics of mycophenolic acid in lung transplant recipients with and without cystic fibrosis.

Xiao-Xing Wang, Meihua R Feng, Hugh Nguyen, David E Smith, Diane M Cibrik, Jeong M Park

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Trial report in European journal of clinical pharmacology, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Xiao-Xing WangDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Michigan, 428 Church St, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA.
Meihua R FengDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Michigan, 428 Church St, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA. fengmr@med.umich.edu.
Hugh NguyenCollege of Pharmacy, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA.
David E SmithDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Michigan, 428 Church St, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA.
Diane M CibrikDepartment of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA.
Jeong M ParkDepartment of Clinical, Social and Administrative Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA.
University of Michigan–Ann Arbor · US

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThe objective of this work was to characterize and compare the population pharmacokinetics (PK) mycophenolic acid (MPA) in adult lung transplant recipients with cystic fibrosis (CF) and without the disease (NCF) following repeated oral administration of the prodrug mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) as an immunosuppressant.

methodsThree separate 12-h PK visits were conducted for lung transplant patients with or without CF following repeated MPA treatment with at least a 2-week break between the visits. A population PK model was developed using nonlinear mixed effects modeling (NONMEM), and the contribution of physiological and pathological factors and time dependence of apparent oral clearance (CL/F) were assessed.

resultsFor both CF and NCF patients, MPA serum concentration-time profiles were best described by a two-compartment PK model with first-order absorption. CF patients had a slower absorption rate (Ka), and elevated CL/F and volume of distribution (Vd/F) compared with NCF patients. There is a significant contribution of body weight and CF disease to MPA CL/F, and both were included in the final model as covariates.

conclusionsThe population PK model developed from our study successfully characterizes the absorption, distribution, and elimination of MPA in lung transplant recipients with or without CF disease. The decrease of MPA absorption and increase of both oral clearance (CL/F) and volume of distribution (V2/F and V3/F) in the CF patients would suggest the importance of MPA therapeutic monitoring for this group.

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AdultAgedArea Under CurveCystic FibrosisFemaleGraft RejectionHumansImmunosuppressive AgentsLung TransplantationMaleMiddle AgedModels, BiologicalMycophenolic AcidTransplant RecipientsImmunosuppressive AgentsMycophenolic Acid

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PMID25943384
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