X-linked hypophosphatemia (XLH) is a rare genetic disorder caused by excessive fibroblast growth factor 23 (FGF23), leading to low serum phosphate levels resulting in increased risk of fractures and pseudofractures. Burosumab is indicated for the treatment of XLH. In this work, we aimed to understand the quantitative relationship between burosumab-treatment-induced improvements in serum phosphate and reduction in fracture and pseudofracture counts in adults with XLH.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBurosumab is indicated for treatment of a rare bone disease, X-linked hypophosphatemia (XLH). The aim of this analysis was to evaluate the relationship between a treatment response biomarker and patient-reported outcomes (PROs). Longitudinal data for PROs were obtained from adults with XLH from a phase III study.
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September 2024
The pharmacokinetics (PK) of naloxegol were characterized in pediatric subjects, aged 6 months or older to less than 18 years who either have or are at risk of developing opioid-induced constipation following single dose administration. Subjects grouped as aged 12 years or older to less than 18 years, 6 months or older to less than 12 years, and 6 months or older to less than 6 years, received a single oral dose of naloxegol at doses that were estimated to achieve plasma exposures comparable to adult 12.5- or 25-mg doses.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: Nivolumab monotherapy provided clinically meaningful antitumor activity in Asian and non-Asian patients with chemotherapy-refractory gastric cancer (GC) or gastro-esophageal junction cancer (GEJC) in the ATTRACTION-2 and CheckMate 032 studies, respectively. This analysis assessed the population pharmacokinetics (PopPK) of nivolumab, the impact of covariates on pharmacokinetics (PK), and the PK of nivolumab flat dosing in GC/GEJC using samples from these studies.
Methods: PopPK analyses were conducted using data from 1302 patients with solid tumors, including 387 patients with GC/GEJC who had received nivolumab 3 mg/kg once every 2 weeks (Q2W).
Nivolumab, a fully human immunoglobulin G4 monoclonal anti-programmed death-1 antibody, has demonstrated clinical benefits in multiple tumors, including classical Hodgkin lymphoma. The aim of this study was to characterize the pharmacokinetics (PK) of nivolumab in patients with classical Hodgkin lymphoma using a population approach and to assess the exposure-response (E-R) relationship for safety, thereby supporting the dose recommendation in patients with classical Hodgkin lymphoma. Nivolumab PK and the effect of covariates were consistent with that observed in solid tumors, except that baseline clearance of nivolumab was lower in patients with classical Hodgkin lymphoma by 28%.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe phase 2b EMERGE study compared the efficacy/safety of peginterferon lambda-1a (Lambda) and peginterferon alfa-2a (Alfa), both with ribavirin (RBV), for treatment of chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. A key safety finding was a higher frequency of hyperbilirubinemia with Lambda/RBV versus Alfa/RBV. To characterize mechanisms of hyperbilirubinemia associated with Lambda/RBV, we conducted a retrospective analysis of safety data from the HCV genotype 1 and genotype 4 cohort of the EMERGE study.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFVoriconazole, a broad-spectrum triazole antifungal agent, is metabolized by cytochrome P450 (CYP) 2C19 and, to a lesser extent, by CYP3A. Genetic polymorphism of CYP2C19 not only plays a prominent role in its disposition but may also influence potential drug interactions with CYP450 modulators such as ritonavir. This study assessed 2-way drug interactions of voriconazole added on to ritonavir-boosted atazanavir in both CYP2C19 extensive-metabolizer (EM) and poor-metabolizer (PM) healthy subjects.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Extensive use of polyethylene glycol (PEG) in consumer products necessitates the assessment of anti-PEG antibodies (APAb).
Methods: In clinical trials comparing PEG-IFN-λ to PEG-IFN-α, conventional bridge and direct assays were assessed.
Results & Conclusion: The bridge assay detected IgM and IgG APAb reactive with common PEG sizes and derivatives at sufficient sensitivity, 15-500 ng/ml.
Aims: This open label study was conducted to assess the effect of renal impairment (RI) on the pharmacokinetics (PK) of peginterferon lambda-1a (Lambda).
Methods: Subjects (age 18-75 years, BMI 18-35 kg m(-2) ) were enrolled into one of five renal function groups: normal (n = 12), mild RI (n = 8), moderate RI (n = 8), severe RI (n = 7), end-stage renal disease (ESRD, n = 8) based on estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) calculated using the Modification of Diet in Renal Disease (MDRD) equation. Subjects received a single dose of Lambda (180 µg) subcutaneously on day 1 followed by PK serum sample collections through day 29.
Objective: Imatinib is a potent inhibitor of the Bcr-Abl and c- kit tyrosine kinases and is approved for the treatment of Philadelphia chromosome-positive chronic myelogenous leukemia and gastrointestinal stromal tumors. Because imatinib is predominantly metabolized by cytochrome P450 (CYP) 3A4, its pharmacokinetics may be altered when it is coadministered with drugs or herbs (eg, St John's wort) that modulate CYP3A4 activity. Thus we examined the effects of St John's wort on imatinib pharmacokinetics.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci
August 2004
Trimethoprim is an anti-infective agent used in the treatment of urinary and respiratory tract infections and mild to moderate pneumocystis carinii pneumonia. Trimethoprim is also a selective in vitro inhibitor of cytochrome P450 2C8 and may have utility as an in vivo inhibitor of this enzyme. A simplified high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) method was developed to determine trimethoprim in human plasma.
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April 2004
Rosiglitazone is a thiazolidinedione antihyperglycemic drug used in the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus. Rosiglitazone is extensively metabolized by cytochrome P450 2C8 and so may have some utility as an in vivo probe for this enzyme. A liquid chromatographic method using sensitive fluorescence detection and simplified sample processing involving protein precipitation with acetonitrile was developed.
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