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Trial reportClinical pharmacokinetics2025

Population Pharmacokinetics and Exposure-Response Analysis of Benralizumab in Chinese Adults, Adolescents, and Pediatric Participants with Severe Eosinophilic Asthma.

Yuwen Jin, Benjamin Guiastrennec, Miriam Stuke, Yuhui Yao, Yajuan Zhang, Peter Barker, Maria Jison, Robert C Penland, Junjie Ding, Pradeep B Lukka

Registry-linked trialAbstract readClinical Trial, Phase IIIRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Clinical pharmacokinetics, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03186209 (A Multicentre, Randomised, Double-blind, Parallel Group, Placebocontrolled, Phase 3 Efficacy and Safety Study of Benralizumab), which is not on this map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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NCT03186209 phase3completednot on this map

A Multicentre, Randomised, Double-blind, Parallel Group, Placebocontrolled, Phase 3 Efficacy and Safety Study of Benralizumab (MEDI-563) Added to Medium to High-dose Inhaled Corticosteroid Plus Long-acting β2 Agonist in Patients With Uncontrolled Asthma.

TypeinterventionalSponsorAstraZenecaRan2017 to 2023Enrolled695ConditionsAsthmaArmsBenralizumab, Placebo
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Yuwen JinClinical Pharmacology, R&D China, AstraZeneca, Shanghai, China.ORCID 0009-0003-0977-6921
Benjamin GuiastrennecIntiQuan AG, Basel, Switzerland.
Miriam StukeIntiQuan AG, Basel, Switzerland.ORCID 0009-0006-4268-8394
Yuhui YaoRespiratory & Immunology, R&D China, AstraZeneca, Shanghai, China.
Yajuan ZhangRespiratory & Immunology, R&D China, AstraZeneca, Shanghai, China.
Peter BarkerBioPharmaceuticals Medical, AstraZeneca, Gaithersburg, MD, USA.
Maria JisonLate-stage Respiratory & Immunology, BioPharmaceuticals R&D, AstraZeneca, Gaithersburg, MD, USA.
Robert C PenlandClinical Pharmacology & Quantitative Pharmacology, Clinical Pharmacology & Safety Sciences, R&D, AstraZeneca, Gaithersburg, MD, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-2706-8913
Junjie DingClinical Pharmacology, R&D China, AstraZeneca, Shanghai, China.
Pradeep B LukkaClinical Pharmacology & Quantitative Pharmacology, Clinical Pharmacology & Safety Sciences, R&D, AstraZeneca, Gaithersburg, MD, USA. pradeep.lukka@astrazeneca.com.ORCID 0000-0001-8034-7810

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionBenralizumab is approved as add-on subcutaneous therapy in patients aged ≥ 12 years with severe eosinophilic asthma in > 80 countries, including mainland China.

objectiveThe study objective was to update benralizumab population pharmacokinetic (popPK) and exposure-response (ER) models in Chinese, Asian (including Chinese), and non-Asian participants.

methodsBenralizumab popPK/ER models for asthma exacerbation rate and pre-bronchodilator forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV

resultsUpdated data included 17,465 benralizumab concentrations (n = 2855). The updated model predicted a slight, and not clinically relevant, increase (< 14%) in benralizumab exposure for Chinese versus non-Asian adults. Median exposure increased in Chinese adolescents versus adults owing to body weight differences, but no dose adjustment was needed. Chinese children weighing < 35 kg receiving a 10 mg dose had similar exposure to those weighing ≥ 35 kg receiving a 30 mg dose. In Chinese versus non-Chinese participants, there was no trend concerning AAER ratios across different trough concentration quartiles; the maximal treatment effect significantly increased (+127%; p < 0.001), and there was no statistically significant effect on pre-bronchodilator FEV

conclusionThe benralizumab popPK/ER models showed good predictive performance across Chinese demographics. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER: NCT03186209. TRIAL REGISTRATION DATE: 6 July 2017.

Indexed as

Anti-Asthmatic AgentsAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedAsthmaModels, BiologicalAdolescentAdultAgedChildChinaDose-Response Relationship, DrugEast Asian PeopleEthnicityFemaleForced Expiratory VolumeHumansMaleAnti-Asthmatic AgentsAntibodies, Monoclonal, Humanizedbenralizumab

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PMCPMC12263781

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