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ArticleBritish journal of clinical pharmacology2019

Population pharmacokinetic-pharmacodynamic modelling of the relationship between testosterone and prostate specific antigen in patients with prostate cancer during treatment with leuprorelin.

Nelleke Snelder, Henk-Jan Drenth, Kirsten Riber Bergmann, Nolan David Wood, Mark Hibberd, Graham Scott

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Article in British journal of clinical pharmacology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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Nelleke SnelderLAP&P Consultants BV, Leiden, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0003-1302-678X
Henk-Jan DrenthLAP&P Consultants BV, Leiden, The Netherlands.
Kirsten Riber BergmannLAP&P Consultants BV, Leiden, The Netherlands.
Nolan David WoodTakeda Development Centre Europe Ltd, London, UK.
Mark HibberdTakeda Development Centre Europe Ltd, London, UK.
Graham ScottTakeda Development Centre Europe Ltd, London, UK.

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Abstract

aimsThis investigation aimed to quantitatively characterize the relationship between the gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist leuprorelin, testosterone (T) and prostate specific antigen (PSA) concentrations over time, to aid identification of a target T concentration that optimises the balance of the benefits of T suppression whilst reducing the risk of side effects related to futile over-suppression.

methodsData from a single dose study to investigate the effect of leuprorelin in a 6-month depot formulation on T and PSA in prostate cancer patients were analysed using a population pharmacokinetic-pharmacodynamic modelling approach. The developed model was qualified using external data from 3 studies, in which the effect of different formulations of leuprorelin on T and PSA was evaluated in prostate cancer patients.

resultsThe effect of leuprorelin on the relationship between T and PSA was adequately characterized by the Romero model with minor modifications, combined with a turnover model to describe the delay in response between T and PSA. The data were significantly better described when assuming a minimum PSA level that is independent on the treatment-related reduction in T, as compared to a model with a proportional reduction in PSA and T.

conclusionsThe model-based analysis suggests that on a population level, reducing T concentrations below 35 ng/dL does not result in a further decrease in PSA levels (>95% of the minimal PSA level is reached). More data are required to support this relationship in the lower T and PSA range.

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Models, BiologicalAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAntineoplastic Agents, HormonalClinical Trials, Phase III as TopicDrug MonitoringHumansKallikreinsLeuprolideMaleMiddle AgedMulticenter Studies as TopicProstate-Specific AntigenProstatic NeoplasmsAntineoplastic Agents, HormonalKallikreinsKLK3 protein, humanLeuprolideProstate-Specific AntigenTestosteroneleuprorelinpopulation PKPDprostate cancerPSAtestosterone

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PMID30731514
PMCPMC6533438

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