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ArticleClinical pharmacokinetics2026

Use of a Cystatin C-Based GFR Equation in a Population Pharmacokinetic Model of Methotrexate Clearance in Adult Patients with Lymphoma.

Zachary L Taylor, Erin F Barreto, Kristin C Cole, Andrew D Rule, Kianoush B Kashani, Nelson Leung, Carrie A Thompson, Thomas E Witzig, Laura B Ramsey, Jason N Barreto

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Zachary L TaylorDivision of Translational and Clinical Pharmacology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, 3333 Burnet Avenue, MLC-6018, Cincinnati, OH, 45229-3039, USA. zachary.taylor@cchmc.org.ORCID 0000-0001-5178-2397
Erin F BarretoDepartment of Pharmacy, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.
Kristin C ColeDivision of Biomedical Statistics and Informatics, Department of Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.
Andrew D RuleDivision of Nephrology and Hypertension, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.
Kianoush B KashaniDivision of Nephrology and Hypertension, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.
Nelson LeungDivision of Nephrology and Hypertension, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.
Carrie A ThompsonDivision of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.
Thomas E WitzigDivision of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.
Laura B RamseyDivision of Translational and Clinical Pharmacology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, 3333 Burnet Avenue, MLC-6018, Cincinnati, OH, 45229-3039, USA.
Jason N BarretoDepartment of Pharmacy, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.

Funding

NRSA Training CoreTL1TR002380 · NCATS · MAYO CLINIC ROCHESTER · PI Felicity T. B. Enders, ANTHONY John WINDEBANK · 2017 to 2026
$6.0M
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases K23AI143882NCATS NIH HHS TL1 TR002380
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Abstract

backgroundHigh-dose methotrexate (HDMTX) is a key treatment for lymphoma with central nervous system involvement. Whether incorporating cystatin C into glomerular filtration rate estimation improves methotrexate (MTX) clearance prediction remains unclear.

objectivesWe aimed to evaluate whether cystatin C-inclusive glomerular filtration rate equations improve MTX clearance prediction and to explore the relationship between MTX exposure and acute kidney injury (AKI) in adult patients with lymphoma receiving HDMTX.

methodsThis was a prospective single-center study performed on 80 adult patients with lymphoma receiving HDMTX (1.5-8 g/m

resultsA two-compartment model best described the pharmacokinetic data, with baseline albumin and CKD-EPI creatinine-cystatin C (eGFRCr-CysC) as significant covariates on clearance. Seventeen patients (21%) developed any-stage AKI. Among those receiving ≤ 3.5 g/m

conclusionsOur results support the use of cystatin C-inclusive glomerular filtration rate estimates in MTX pharmacokinetic modeling and suggest early MTX concentration sampling may identify AKI risk, enabling proactive, AKI-mitigating clinical interventions during HDMTX therapy.

Indexed as

Antimetabolites, AntineoplasticCystatin CGlomerular Filtration RateLymphomaMethotrexateModels, BiologicalAcute Kidney InjuryAdultAgedCreatinineFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedProspective StudiesAntimetabolites, AntineoplasticCreatinineCystatin CMethotrexate

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PMID41606413
PMCPMC12960310

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