Background: Avapritinib is the only drug for adult patients with PDGFRA exon 18 mutated unresectable or metastatic gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST). Although avapritinib has been approved by the FDA for four years, little is known about the risk of drug-drug interactions (DDIs) via UDP-glucuronyltransferases (UGTs) inhibition.
Objective: The aim of the present study was to systematically evaluate the inhibitory effects of avapritinib against UGTs and to quantitatively estimate its potential DDIs risk .
Methods: Recombinant human UGTs were employed to catalyze the glucuronidation of substrates in a range of concentrations of avapritinib. The kinetics analysis was performed to evaluate the inhibition types of avapritinib against UGTs. The quantitative prediction of DDIs was done using extrapolation (IVIVE).
Results: Avapritinib had a potent competitive inhibitory effect on UGT1A1. Quantitative prediction results showed that avapritinib administered at clinical doses might result in a 14.85% increase in area under the curve (AUC) of drugs primarily cleared by UGT1A1. Moreover, the Rgut value was calculated to be 18.44.
Conclusion: Avapritinib has the potential to cause intestinal DDIs the inhibition of UGT1A1. Additional attention should be paid when avapritinib is coadministered with UGT1A1 substrates.
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