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Trial reportJournal of clinical pharmacology2025

Population Pharmacokinetic and Exposure-Efficacy Analyses of Valbenazine in Patients with Huntington's Disease: Supporting Dose Selection for Chorea Management.

Hoa Q Nguyen, Ryan L Crass, Sunny Chapel, Han-Yi Steve Kuan, Gordon Loewen, Satjit Brar

Abstract readRandomized Controlled TrialClinical Trial, Phase III
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6 authors.

Hoa Q NguyenNeurocrine Biosciences, San Diego, CA, USA.
Ryan L CrassAnn Arbor Pharmacometrics Group, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
Sunny ChapelAnn Arbor Pharmacometrics Group, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
Han-Yi Steve KuanNeurocrine Biosciences, San Diego, CA, USA.
Gordon LoewenNeurocrine Biosciences, San Diego, CA, USA.
Satjit BrarNeurocrine Biosciences, San Diego, CA, USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Valbenazine improved chorea in individuals with Huntington's disease compared to placebo in a phase 3, placebo-controlled study (KINECT-HD). Population pharmacokinetics (PK) and exposure-response (E-R) analyses focused on understanding the PK characteristics of valbenazine and its active metabolite, [+]-α-dihydrotetrabenazine ([+]-α-HTBZ), and their correlation with clinical efficacy measured by the total maximal chorea (TMC) score. Consistent with previous analyses, a two-compartmental population PK model adequately described valbenazine and [+]-α-HTBZ plasma disposition, generating reliable individual-predicted exposure levels for sequential E-R analysis. The distributions of individual-predicted steady-state exposures of valbenazine and [+]-α-HTBZ were found to largely overlap between patients with tardive dyskinesia and those with Huntington's disease (HD) chorea. The relationship between the change from baseline in TMC score and [+]-α-HTBZ systemic exposure were effectively characterized by a nonlinear E

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Adrenergic Uptake InhibitorsChoreaHuntington DiseaseModels, BiologicalTetrabenazineValineAdultAgedDose-Response Relationship, DrugDouble-Blind MethodFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedTreatment OutcomeYoung AdultAdrenergic Uptake InhibitorsdihydrotetrabenazineTetrabenazinevalbenazineValineexposure–response analysesHuntington's choreapopulation pharmacokineticsvalbenazine

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PMCPMC12649288

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