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ArticleJCO precision oncology2025

Physiologically Based Pharmacokinetic Model to Assess the Drug-Drug-Gene Interaction Potential of Belzutifan in Combination With Cyclin-Dependent Kinase 4/6 Inhibitors.

Darius Meiman, Todd C Skaar, Tyler Shugg, Sara K Quinney

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Article in JCO precision oncology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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NCT04627064 phase1completednot on this map

A Phase I/IB Trial of Abemaciclib Alone or in Combination With MK-6482 in Advanced Renal Cell Carcinoma

TypeinterventionalSponsorDana-Farber Cancer InstituteRan2020 to 2024Enrolled11ConditionsClear Cell Renal Cell CarcinomaArmsAbemaciclib, MK-6482
NCT05468697 phase1 / phase2active not recruitingnot on this map

A Multicenter, Open-label, Randomized, Phase 1/2 Study of Belzutifan in Combination With Palbociclib Versus Belzutifan Monotherapy in Participants With Advanced Renal Cell Carcinoma

TypeinterventionalSponsorMerck Sharp & Dohme LLCRan2022 to 2026Enrolled60ConditionsRenal Cell CarcinomaArmsBelzutifan, Palbociclib
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4 authors.

Darius MeimanDivision of Clinical Pharmacology, Department of Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN.
Todd C SkaarDivision of Clinical Pharmacology, Department of Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN.ORCID 0000-0002-3849-374X
Tyler ShuggDivision of Clinical Pharmacology, Department of Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN.ORCID 0000-0002-5784-3565
Sara K QuinneyDivision of Clinical Pharmacology, Department of Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN.ORCID 0000-0002-6554-0695

Funding

Indiana University Comprehensive Training in Clinical PharmacologyT32GM008425 · NIGMS · INDIANA UNIV-PURDUE UNIV AT INDIANAPOLIS · PI Zeruesenay Desta, Michael Thomas Eadon · 1992 to 2026
$7.7M
Investigation of the Immune-Mediated Drug-Drug Interaction Potential of Immune Checkpoint InhibitorsK23GM147805 · NIGMS · INDIANA UNIVERSITY INDIANAPOLIS · PI Tyler A Shugg · 2022 to 2026
$836k
NIGMS NIH HHS K23 GM147805NIGMS NIH HHS L30 GM151735NIGMS NIH HHS T32 GM008425
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeBelzutifan is a novel treatment for von Hippel-Lindau-associated cancers and is being evaluated in clinical trials for the treatment of renal cell carcinoma in combination with the cyclin-dependent kinase 4/6 inhibitors abemaciclib (ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT04627064) and palbociclib (ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT05468697). Belzutifan is metabolized via CYP2C19 and UGT2B17 and is a weak inducer of CYP3A. Induction of CYP3A is predicted to have a greater effect in dual CYP2C19/UGT2B17 poor metabolizers (PMs) relative to normal metabolizers (referred to as extensive metabolizers [EMs] in Simcyp). Our objective was to assess the drug-drug-gene interaction (DDGI) potential of belzutifan when coadministered with the CYP3A substrates abemaciclib and palbociclib in individuals with varying CYP2C19/UGT2B17 phenotypes.

methodsPhysiologically based pharmacokinetic (PBPK) models for belzutifan, abemaciclib, and palbociclib were constructed in Simcyp v.21 and confirmed using data from US Food and Drug Administration reviews and previous publications. Virtual trials evaluating the area under the concentration-time curve from time 0 to infinity (AUC

resultsCompared with dual CYP2C19/UGT2B17 EMs, predicted belzutifan exposure increased approximately 4.4-fold in dual PMs. Belzutifan decreased the AUC

conclusionOur simulations predict that belzutifan decreases the exposure of combination therapies metabolized via CYP3A, with the severity of interaction dependent on CYP2C19 and UGT2B17 phenotypes.

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Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsCyclin-Dependent Kinase 4Cyclin-Dependent Kinase 6Protein Kinase InhibitorsAdultAminopyridinesBenzimidazolesClinical Trials as TopicCytochrome P-450 CYP2C19Drug InteractionsFemaleHumansIndenesMaleMiddle AgedModels, BiologicalabemaciclibAminopyridinesbelzutifanBenzimidazolesCyclin-Dependent Kinase 4Cyclin-Dependent Kinase 6Cytochrome P-450 CYP2C19IndenespalbociclibPiperazinesProtein Kinase InhibitorsPyridines

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PMID40712111
PMCPMC12917768

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