Population pharmacokinetics of treosulfan and development of a limited sampling strategy in children prior to hematopoietic stem cell transplantation
Open Access
- 3 October 2017
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Science and Business Media LLC in European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology
- Vol. 74 (1), 79-89
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00228-017-2344-x
Abstract
Purpose There is an increasing interest in use of treosulfan (TREO), a structural analogue of busulfan, as an agent in conditioning regimens prior to hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT), both in pediatric and adult populations. The aim of this study was to develop a population pharmacokinetic model and to establish limited sampling strategies (LSSs) enabling accurate estimation of exposure to this drug. Methods The study included 15 pediatric patients with malignant and non-malignant diseases, undergoing conditioning regimens prior to HSCT including TREO administered as a 1 h or 2 h infusion at daily doses of 10, 12, or 14 g/m2. A population pharmacokinetic model was developed by means of non-linear mixed-effect modeling approach in Monolix® software. Multivariate regression analysis and Bayesian method were used to develop 2- and 3-point strategies for estimation of exposure to TREO. Results Pharmacokinetics of TREO was best described with a two-compartmental linear model with proportional residual error. Following sampling schedules allowed accurate estimation of exposure to TREO: 1 h and 6 h or 1 h, 2 h, and 6 h for a TREO dose 12 g/m2 in a 1 h infusion, or at 2 h and 6 h or 2 h, 4 h, and 8 h for a TREO dose of 12 g/m2 and 14 g/m2 in a 2 h infusion. Conclusions A two-compartmental population pharmacokinetic model of TREO was developed and successfully used to establish 2- and 3-point LSSs for accurate and precise estimation of TREO AUC0→∞.Keywords
Funding Information
- Poznań University of Medical Sciences (502-14-03306413-09628)
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