ArticleClinical pharmacokinetics2021
Higher Febuxostat Exposure Observed in Asian Compared with Caucasian Subjects Independent of Bodyweight.
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A Phase 1 Study to Evaluate the Potential Pharmacokinetic and Pharmacodynamic Interactions Between RDEA3170 and Febuxostat in Healthy Adult Male Subjects
A Phase 2a, Randomized, Open-Label Study to Evaluate the Pharmacodynamic Effects and Safety of RDEA3170 Administered in Combination With Febuxostat Compared to Febuxostat Administered Alone in Adult Subjects With Gout
A Phase 2a, Randomized, Open-Label, Single-Site Study to Evaluate the Pharmacodynamic Effects and Safety of RDEA3170 Administered in Combination With Febuxostat Compared to RDEA3170 Administered Alone and Febuxostat Administered Alone, Respectively in Japanese Adult Male Subjects With Gout or Asymptomatic Hyperuricemia
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4 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.
- Bioequivalence evaluation of generic febuxostat versus FeburicBMC pharmacology & toxicology · 2025Trial
- An integrated population pharmacokinetic model of febuxostat in pediatric patients with hyperuricemia including gout and adult population of healthy subjects and patients with renal dysfunction.Pharmacology research & perspectives · 2024Article
- Population pharmacokinetic analysis of febuxostat with high focus on absorption kinetics and food effect.BMC pharmacology & toxicology · 2024Article
- A semi-mechanistic exposure-response model to assess the effects of verinurad, a potent URAT1 inhibitor, on serum and urine uric acid in patients with hyperuricemia-associated diseases.Journal of pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics · 2021Article
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Abstract
BACKGROUND AND
objectiveFebuxostat is a xanthine oxidase inhibitor indicated for gout and hyperuricemia. This work investigates potential clinically relevant covariates for febuxostat pharmacokinetics with a special focus on Asian race and bodyweight.
methodsFebuxostat plasma concentrations from 141 male subjects were obtained from two phase II studies in patients with hyperuricemia/gout (NCT02246673, NCT02317861) and one study in healthy volunteers (NCT01883167). Subjects were administered febuxostat oral doses from 10 to 80 mg. The pharmacokinetics of febuxostat was analyzed using non-linear mixed-effects modeling as implemented in NONMEM 7.3.0. The dataset consisted of racially diverse subjects, 40% being Japanese, 10% of unknown Asian origin, 39% Caucasian, and 10% Black. Most subjects (n = 92, 63%) had normal creatinine clearance (90 mL/min), while 52 subjects (36%) had mild renal impairment (creatinine clearance > 60 to < 90) at baseline. The effect of disease state, body weight, and creatinine clearance on febuxostat pharmacokinetics was investigated using stepwise covariate modeling.
resultsFebuxostat pharmacokinetics was well described by a two-compartment disposition model. Asian race was the only covariate resulting in a potentially clinically important increase in febuxostat area under the curve (1.64-fold, 90% confidence interval 1.48-1.79) compared with Caucasian individuals. The difference in body weight between Asian and Caucasian subjects did not explain the difference in febuxostat exposure. Absorption was modeled as a sequential zero- to first-order process with lag-time.
conclusionsIn this pooled analysis of three studies, we show that Asian individuals have a 1.64-fold higher febuxostat exposure than Caucasians, independent of bodyweight or other investigated covariates. These findings may be of importance when selecting starting febuxostat doses in Asian patients.
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