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ArticleFrontiers in pharmacology2025

Tacrolimus exposure during the three-month period following allogeneic stem cell transplantation predicts overall survival.

Alzbeta Zavrelova, Katerina Zibridova, Jakub Radocha, Eva Cermakova, Petra Rozsivalova, Pavel Zak, Benjamin Visek, Miriam Lanska, Jana Stevkova, Sara Merdita and 2 more

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Alzbeta Zavrelova4th Department of Internal Medicine - Hematology, University Hospital Hradec Kralove and Faculty of Medicine in Hradec Kralove, Charles University, Hradec Kralove, Czechia.
Katerina Zibridova4th Department of Internal Medicine - Hematology, University Hospital Hradec Kralove and Faculty of Medicine in Hradec Kralove, Charles University, Hradec Kralove, Czechia.
Jakub Radocha4th Department of Internal Medicine - Hematology, University Hospital Hradec Kralove and Faculty of Medicine in Hradec Kralove, Charles University, Hradec Kralove, Czechia.
Eva CermakovaDepartment of Medical Biophysics, Faculty of Medicine in Hradec Kralove, Charles University, Hradec Kralove, Czechia.
Petra RozsivalovaDepartment of Clinical Pharmacy, Hospital Pharmacy, University Hospital Hradec Kralove and Faculty of Pharmacy in Hradec Kralove, Charles University, Hradec Kralove, Czechia.
Pavel Zak4th Department of Internal Medicine - Hematology, University Hospital Hradec Kralove and Faculty of Medicine in Hradec Kralove, Charles University, Hradec Kralove, Czechia.
Benjamin Visek4th Department of Internal Medicine - Hematology, University Hospital Hradec Kralove and Faculty of Medicine in Hradec Kralove, Charles University, Hradec Kralove, Czechia.
Miriam Lanska4th Department of Internal Medicine - Hematology, University Hospital Hradec Kralove and Faculty of Medicine in Hradec Kralove, Charles University, Hradec Kralove, Czechia.
Jana Stevkova4th Department of Internal Medicine - Hematology, University Hospital Hradec Kralove and Faculty of Medicine in Hradec Kralove, Charles University, Hradec Kralove, Czechia.
Sara MerditaInstitute of Pharmacology, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and General University Hospital in Prague, Prague, Czechia.
Ondrej SlanarInstitute of Pharmacology, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and General University Hospital in Prague, Prague, Czechia.
Martin SimaInstitute of Pharmacology, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and General University Hospital in Prague, Prague, Czechia.

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Abstract

Objectives: The objective of this study was to investigate the relationship between both short-term and long-term tacrolimus exposure and overall survival after allogeneic stem cell transplantation and to propose individualized tacrolimus dosing based on the population pharmacokinetic model. Study design: Tacrolimus exposure during the first 3 months of therapy after transplantation was calculated using therapeutic drug monitoring data from all patients who underwent allogeneic stem cell transplantation from 2016 to 2018. The optimal upper level was determined using ROC analysis, and the impact of cutoff tacrolimus exposure values on overall survival of patients was assessed together with other transplant variables using multivariate analysis. The population pharmacokinetic model was developed using a nonlinear mixed-effects modeling method, and the optimal tacrolimus dose was proposed. Results: A total of 86 patients were included in the outcome analyses. Except for the disease risk category, age ≥55 years, and female-to-male donor, tacrolimus exposures of the area under the curve of trough concentrations (AUC Conclusion: Except for the disease risk category, age, and non-myeloablative conditioning, exposure to tacrolimus is an independent predictor of overall survival and should not exceed trough levels of 10.7 ng/mL during the second month and 6.8 ng/mL during third month after transplantation. In order to reach this target, nomogram for estimation of the maximal initial tacrolimus daily dose was developed based on the population pharmacokinetic model.

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allogeneic stem cellsnonlinear mixed-effects modelpharmacokineticstacrolimustransplantation

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