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El-Serafi A, He R, Zheng W, Benkossou F, Oerther S, Zhao Y, Mellgren K, Gustafsson B, Heilmann C, Kanerva J, Lotfi K, Toporski J, Sundin M, Höglund M, Mattsson J, El-Serafi I, Hassan M. Vitamin D levels and busulphan kinetics in patients undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, a multicenter study. Bone Marrow Transplant 2020; 56:807-817. [PMID: 33087877 DOI: 10.1038/s41409-020-01091-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2020] [Revised: 09/24/2020] [Accepted: 10/08/2020] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
Abstract
Vitamin D (Vit-D), an essential nutrient, interacts with different drugs including chemotherapeutic agents like busulphan, an alkylating agent used for conditioning prior to stem cell transplantation. The correlation between Vit-D plasma levels and busulphan clearance was investigated in an uncontrolled prospective study in patients and mice. Plasma 25(OH)D levels were measured and busulphan pharmacokinetics calculated in 81 patients. Adults received oral busulphan (n = 34) while children received busulphan orally (n = 19) or intravenously (n = 28). Patients received no Vit-D supplementation. To confirm our findings, pharmacokinetics after a single dose of busulphan (oral or intravenous) were evaluated in two groups of mice (n = 60) receiving high or standard-level Vit-D supplementation. Both busulphan clearance (P < 0.0001) and 25(OH)D levels (P = 0.0004) were significantly higher in adults compared to children. A significant negative correlation (P = 0.041) was found between busulphan clearance and 25(OH)D levels in children treated orally. No such correlation was observed in adults or in children receiving intravenous busulphan. In addition, no significant effect of Vit-D levels on busulphan pharmacokinetics in mice regardless of the administration route. In conclusion, 25(OH)D can affect oral busulphan pharmacokinetics in children and its level should be considered when personalizing oral busulphan treatment. Further studies are warranted to confirm the underlying mechanisms.
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Affiliation(s)
- Ahmed El-Serafi
- Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden.,Medical Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, Egypt
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- Experimental Cancer Medicine, Division of Clinical Research Center, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.,Clinical Research Center and Center of Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplantation (CAST), Karolinska University Hospital Huddinge, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Experimental Cancer Medicine, Division of Clinical Research Center, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.,Clinical Research Center and Center of Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplantation (CAST), Karolinska University Hospital Huddinge, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Experimental Cancer Medicine, Division of Clinical Research Center, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.,Clinical Research Center and Center of Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplantation (CAST), Karolinska University Hospital Huddinge, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Experimental Cancer Medicine, Division of Clinical Research Center, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.,Pre-clinical Laboratory, Karolinska University Hospital, Huddinge, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Experimental Cancer Medicine, Division of Clinical Research Center, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.,Clinical Research Center and Center of Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplantation (CAST), Karolinska University Hospital Huddinge, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Pediatric Oncology, Region Västra Götaland, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Clinical Science, Intervention and Technology, CLINTEC, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Pediatric Clinic, Rigshospitalet, National University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- HUS Helsinki University Hospital and University of Helsinki, New Children's Hospital, Division of Hematology-Oncology and Stem Cell Transplantation, Helsinki, Finland
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- Clinical Pharmacology, Division of Drug Research, Department of Medical and Health Sciences, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden.,Department of Hematology, Linköping University Hospital, Linköping, Sweden
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- Department of Pediatrics, Skåne University Hospital, Lund, Sweden
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- Division of Pediatrics, Department of Clinical Science, Intervention and Technology (CLINTEC), Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.,Section of Pediatric Hematology, Immunology and HCT, Astrid Lindgren Children's Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Medical Sciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Gloria and Seymour Epstein Chair in Cell Therapy and Transplantation, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.,Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada.,Department of Oncology-Pathology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden.,Department of Oncology-Pathology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.,Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Port-Said University, Port-Said, Egypt
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- Experimental Cancer Medicine, Division of Clinical Research Center, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden. .,Clinical Research Center and Center of Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplantation (CAST), Karolinska University Hospital Huddinge, Stockholm, Sweden.
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Michaud V, Tran M, Pronovost B, Bouchard P, Bilodeau S, Alain K, Vadnais B, Franco M, Bélanger F, Turgeon J. Impact of GSTA1 Polymorphisms on Busulfan Oral Clearance in Adult Patients Undergoing Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation. Pharmaceutics 2019; 11:pharmaceutics11090440. [PMID: 31480560 PMCID: PMC6781287 DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics11090440] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2019] [Revised: 08/13/2019] [Accepted: 08/18/2019] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
Abstract
Background: Busulfan pharmacokinetics exhibit large inter-subject variability. Our objective was to evaluate the influence of glutathione S-transferase A1 (GSTA1) gene variants on busulfan oral clearance (CLo) in a population of patients undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Methods: This is a quasi-experimental retrospective study in adult patients (n = 87 included in the final analyses) receiving oral busulfan. Pharmacokinetics data (area under the plasma concentration-time curve (AUC) determined from 10 blood samples) were retrieved from patients’ files and GSTA1 *A and *B allele polymorphisms determined from banked DNA samples. Three different limited sampling methods (LSM) using four blood samples were also compared. Results: Carriers of GSTA1*B exhibited lower busulfan CLo than patients with an *A/*A genotype (p < 0.002): Busulfan CLo was 166 ± 31, 187 ± 37 vs. 207 ± 47 mL/min for GSTA1*B/*B,*A/*B and *A/*A genotypes, respectively. Similar results were obtained with the tested LSMs. Using the standard AUC method, distribution of patients above the therapeutic range after the first dose was 29% for GSTA1*A/*A, 50% for *A/*B, and 65% for *B/*B. The LSMs correctly identified ≥91% of patients with an AUC above the therapeutic range. The misclassified patients had a mean difference less than 5% in their AUCs. Conclusion: Patients carrying GSTA1 loss of function *B allele were at increased risk of overdosing on their initial busulfan oral dose. Genetic polymorphisms associated with GSTA1 explain a significant part of busulfan CLo variability which could be captured by LSM strategies.
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- Veronique Michaud
- Faculty of Pharmacy, Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC H3C 3J7, Canada
- CRCHUM, Centre de Recherche du Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC H2X 0A9, Canada
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- College of Pharmacy, Lake Nona Campus, University of Florida, Orlando, FL 32827, USA
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC H3C 3J7, Canada
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC H3C 3J7, Canada
- Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont, Montreal, QC H1T 2M4, Canada
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC H3C 3J7, Canada
- Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont, Montreal, QC H1T 2M4, Canada
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC H3C 3J7, Canada
- Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont, Montreal, QC H1T 2M4, Canada
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC H3C 3J7, Canada
- Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont, Montreal, QC H1T 2M4, Canada
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC H3C 3J7, Canada
- Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont, Montreal, QC H1T 2M4, Canada
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- CRCHUM, Centre de Recherche du Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC H2X 0A9, Canada
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC H3C 3J7, Canada.
- CRCHUM, Centre de Recherche du Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC H2X 0A9, Canada.
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El-Serafi I, Remberger M, El-Serafi A, Benkessou F, Zheng W, Martell E, Ljungman P, Mattsson J, Hassan M. The effect of N-acetyl-l-cysteine (NAC) on liver toxicity and clinical outcome after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Sci Rep 2018; 8:8293. [PMID: 29844459 PMCID: PMC5974141 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-26033-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2017] [Accepted: 05/03/2018] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
Abstract
Busulphan (Bu) is a myeloablative drug used for conditioning prior to hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Bu is predominantly metabolized through glutathione conjugation, a reaction that consumes the hepatic glutathione. N-acetyl-l-cysteine (NAC) is a glutathione precursor used in the treatment of acetaminophen hepatotoxicity. NAC does not interfere with the busulphan myeloablative effect. We investigated the effect of NAC concomitant treatment during busulphan conditioning on the liver enzymes as well as the clinical outcome. Prophylactic NAC treatment was given to 54 patients upon the start of busulphan conditioning. These patients were compared with 54 historical matched controls who did not receive NAC treatment. In patients treated with NAC, aspartate transaminase (AST), alanine transaminase (ALT) and alkaline phosphatase (ALP) were significantly (P < 0.05) decreased after conditioning compared to their start values. Within the NAC-group, liver enzymes were normalized in those patients (30%) who had significantly high start values. No significant decrease in enzyme levels was observed in the control group. Furthermore, NAC affected neither Bu kinetics nor clinical outcome (sinusoidal obstruction syndrome incidence, graft-versus-host disease and/or graft failure). In conclusion: NAC is a potential prophylactic treatment for hepatotoxicity during busulphan conditioning. NAC therapy did not alter busulphan kinetics or affect clinical outcome.
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- Ibrahim El-Serafi
- ECM, KFC, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.,Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
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- Center for Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplantation, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden.,Department of Oncology and Pathology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- ECM, KFC, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.,College of Medicine, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, UAE
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- ECM, KFC, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- ECM, KFC, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Center for Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplantation, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Center for Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplantation, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Center for Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplantation, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden.,Department of Oncology and Pathology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- ECM, KFC, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden. .,Experimental Cancer Medicine, Clinical Research Center, Karolinska University Hospital, Huddinge, Sweden.
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