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Li X, Lai F, Jiang Z, Li M, Chen Z, Cheng J, Cui H, Wen F. Effects of inflammation on voriconazole levels: a systematic review. Br J Clin Pharmacol 2022; 88:5166-5182. [PMID: 35973037 DOI: 10.1111/bcp.15495] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2022] [Revised: 08/01/2022] [Accepted: 08/09/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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AIMS This study aimed to review the studies evaluating the effect of the inflammatory state on voriconazole (VRZ) levels. METHODS The study included randomized clinical trials, cohort studies, and case-control studies that focused on the influence of the inflammatory state on VRZ levels. Following the preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analyses (PRISMA) guidelines, relevant articles published until 2021 were searched in several databases, including PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, and the Cochrane Library. RESULTS Twenty studies were included in this review, of which 15 described adult populations, 3 described pediatric populations, and 2 included both adult and pediatric populations. Seventeen studies used C-reactive protein (CRP) as an indicator of inflammation, 6 described a dose-response relationship for the effect of inflammation represented by CRP on VRZ concentrations, and 4 examined the effect of CRP on the metabolic rate of VRZ. CONCLUSIONS Our findings showed that the level of inflammation can significantly affect VRZ levels. However, the effect of inflammation on VRZ concentrations in children is controversial and must be analyzed along with age. Clinicians dosing VRZ should take into account the patient's inflammatory state. The impact of inflammation on genotype-based dosing decisions requires further study to explain the high pharmacokinetic variability of VRZ.
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- Xuejuan Li
- Shenzhen Children's Hospital of China Medical University, Shenzhen, China.,Department of Pharmacy, Shenzhen Children's Hospital, Shenzhen, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Shenzhen Children's Hospital, Shenzhen, China
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- Department of Oncology, Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Shenzhen Children's Hospital, Shenzhen, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Shenzhen Children's Hospital, Shenzhen, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Shenzhen Children's Hospital, Shenzhen, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Shenzhen Children's Hospital, Shenzhen, China
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- Shenzhen Children's Hospital of China Medical University, Shenzhen, China
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Combined Impact of Inflammation and Pharmacogenomic Variants on Voriconazole Trough Concentrations: A Meta-Analysis of Individual Data. J Clin Med 2021; 10:jcm10102089. [PMID: 34068031 PMCID: PMC8152514 DOI: 10.3390/jcm10102089] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2021] [Revised: 05/11/2021] [Accepted: 05/11/2021] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
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Few studies have simultaneously investigated the impact of inflammation and genetic polymorphisms of cytochromes P450 2C19 and 3A4 on voriconazole trough concentrations. We aimed to define the respective impact of inflammation and genetic polymorphisms on voriconazole exposure by performing individual data meta-analyses. A systematic literature review was conducted using PubMed to identify studies focusing on voriconazole therapeutic drug monitoring with data of both inflammation (assessed by C-reactive protein level) and the pharmacogenomics of cytochromes P450. Individual patient data were collected and analyzed in a mixed-effect model. In total, 203 patients and 754 voriconazole trough concentrations from six studies were included. Voriconazole trough concentrations were independently influenced by age, dose, C-reactive protein level, and both cytochrome P450 2C19 and 3A4 genotype, considered individually or through a combined genetic score. An increase in the C-reactive protein of 10, 50, or 100 mg/L was associated with an increased voriconazole trough concentration of 6, 35, or 82%, respectively. The inhibitory effect of inflammation appeared to be less important for patients with loss-of-function polymorphisms for cytochrome P450 2C19. Voriconazole exposure is influenced by age, inflammatory status, and the genotypes of both cytochromes P450 2C19 and 3A4, suggesting that all these determinants need to be considered in approaches of personalization of voriconazole treatment.
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Gautier-Veyret E, Thiebaut-Bertrand A, Roustit M, Bolcato L, Depeisses J, Schacherer M, Schummer G, Fonrose X, Stanke-Labesque F. Optimization of voriconazole therapy for treatment of invasive aspergillosis: Pharmacogenomics and inflammatory status need to be evaluated. Br J Clin Pharmacol 2020; 87:2534-2541. [PMID: 33217017 DOI: 10.1111/bcp.14661] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2020] [Revised: 11/04/2020] [Accepted: 11/11/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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AIMS Cytochrome 2C19 genotype-directed dosing of voriconazole (VRC) reduces the incidence of insufficient VRC trough concentrations (Cmin ) but does not account for CYP3A polymorphisms, also involved in VRC metabolism. This prospective observational study aimed to evaluate the utility of a genetic score combining CYP2C19 and CYP3A genotypes to predict insufficient initial VRC Cmin (<1 mg/L). METHODS The genetic score was determined in hematological patients treated with VRC. The higher the genetic score, the faster the metabolism of the patient. The impact of the genetic score was evaluated considering initial VRC Cmin and all VRC Cmin (n = 159) determined during longitudinal therapeutic drug monitoring. RESULTS Forty-three patients were included, of whom 41 received VRC for curative indication. Thirty-six patients had a genetic score ≥2, of whom 11 had an initial insufficient VRC Cmin . A genetic score ≥2 had a positive predictive value of 0.31 for having an initial insufficient VRC Cmin and initial VRC Cmin was not associated with the genetic score. The lack of association between the genetic score and VRC Cmin may be related to the inflammatory status of the patients (C-reactive protein [CRP] levels: median [Q1-Q3]: 43.0 [11.0-110.0] mg/L), as multivariate analysis performed on all VRC Cmin identified CRP as an independent determinant of the VRC Cmin adjusted for dose (P < .0001). CONCLUSION The combined genetic score did not predict low VRC exposure in patients with inflammation, which is frequent in patients with invasive fungal infections. Strategies for the individualization of VRC dose should integrate the inflammatory status of patients in addition to pharmacogenetic variants.
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- Elodie Gautier-Veyret
- Inserm, CHU Grenoble Alpes, HP2, Universitaire Grenoble Alpes, Grenoble, 38000, France
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- Inserm, CHU Grenoble Alpes, HP2, Universitaire Grenoble Alpes, Grenoble, 38000, France
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- Laboratoire de Pharmacologie, Pharmacogénétique et Toxicologie, CHU Grenoble Alpes, France
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- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, Inserm, CHU Grenoble Alpes, HP2, Grenoble, France
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- Laboratoire de Pharmacologie, Pharmacogénétique et Toxicologie, CHU Grenoble Alpes, France
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Therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) aims to integrate drug measurement results into clinical decision making. The basic rules apply when using TDM in neonates (aminoglycosides, vancomycin, phenobarbital, digoxin), but additional factors should also be taken into account. First, due to both pharmacokinetic variability and non-pharmacokinetic factors, the correlation between dosage and concentration is poor in neonates, but can be overcome with the use of more complex, validated dosing regimens. Second, the time to reach steady state is prolonged, especially when no loading dose is used. Consequently, the timing of TDM sampling is important in this population. Third, the target concentration may be uncertain (vancomycin) or depend on specific factors (phenobarbital during whole body cooling). Finally, because of differences in matrix composition (eg, protein, bilirubin), assay-related inaccuracies may be different in neonates. We anticipate that complex validated dosing regimens, with subsequent TDM sampling and Bayesian forecasting, are the next step in tailoring pharmacotherapy to individual neonates.
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- Steven Pauwels
- Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium Department of Laboratory Medicine, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Development and Regeneration, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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Béïque L, Zvonar R. Addressing Concerns about Changing the Route of Antimicrobial Administration from Intravenous to Oral in Adult Inpatients. Can J Hosp Pharm 2015; 68:318-26. [PMID: 26327706 DOI: 10.4212/cjhp.v68i4.1472] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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BACKGROUND Many health care institutions are in the process of establishing antimicrobial stewardship programs. Changing the route of administration of antimicrobial agents from intravenous to oral (IV to PO) is a simple, well-recognized intervention that is often part of an antimicrobial stewardship program. However, the attending health care team may have concerns about making this switch. OBJECTIVES To provide insights into common concerns related to IV to PO conversion, with the aim of helping antimicrobial stewardship teams to address them. DATA SOURCES Published clinical trials and reviews were identified from a literature search of Ovid MEDLINE with the keywords (step down or switch or conversion or transition or sequential) and (antibiotics or antibacterial agents or antimicrobial or anti-infective agents). DATA SYNTHESIS The following issues are addressed in this review: benefits of the oral route, serum concentrations yielded by the oral formulation, source of pharmacokinetic data, clinical outcomes, provision of care in the intensive care unit, fear of therapeutic failure, and administration of antimicrobials via feeding tube. CONCLUSIONS When considering a change to oral therapy, it is important to have a thorough understanding of key aspects of the antimicrobial agent, the patient, and the disease being treated. The antimicrobial stewardship team has an important role in facilitating IV to PO conversion, educating prescribers, and addressing any concerns or reservations that may interfere with timely transition from IV to PO administration.
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- Lizanne Béïque
- BPharm, PharmD, is a Clinical Pharmacy Specialist for the Antimicrobial Stewardship Program, Pharmacy Department, The Ottawa Hospital, and a Clinical Investigator with the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario
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- BScPhm, ACPR, FCSHP, is currently Antimicrobial Stewardship Program Lead with Public Health Ontario (on leave from her position as Antimicrobial Pharmacy Specialist with the Pharmacy Department, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ontario.)
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Antifungal therapeutic drug monitoring: When, how, and why. Enferm Infecc Microbiol Clin 2015; 33:295-7. [DOI: 10.1016/j.eimc.2015.03.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2015] [Accepted: 03/05/2015] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Moriyama B, Kadri S, Henning SA, Danner RL, Walsh TJ, Penzak SR. Therapeutic Drug Monitoring and Genotypic Screening in the Clinical Use of Voriconazole. CURRENT FUNGAL INFECTION REPORTS 2015; 9:74-87. [PMID: 26918067 DOI: 10.1007/s12281-015-0219-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Voriconazole is an antifungal triazole that is the first line agent for treatment of invasive aspergillosis. It is metabolized by CYP2C19, CYP2C9, and CYP3A4 and demonstrates wide interpatient variability in serum concentrations. Polymorphisms in CYP2C19 contribute to variability in voriconazole pharmacokinetics. Here, evidence is examined for the use of voriconazole therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) and the role of CYP2C19 genotyping in voriconazole dosing. The majority of studies exploring the impact of voriconazole TDM on efficacy and safety have found TDM to be beneficial. However, most of these studies are observational, with only one being a randomized controlled trial. High-volume multicenter randomized controlled trials of TDM are currently not available to support definitive guidelines. There is a significant relationship in healthy volunteers between CYP2C19 genotype and voriconazole pharmacokinetics, but this association is markedly less visible in actual patients. While CYP2C19 genotype data may explain variability of voriconazole serum levels, they alone are not sufficient to guide initial dosing. The timeliness of availability of CYP2C19 genotype data in treatment of individual patients also remains challenging. Additional studies are needed before implementation of CYP2C19 genotyping for voriconazole dosing into routine clinical care.
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- Brad Moriyama
- NIH Clinical Center, Pharmacy Department, Bethesda, MD
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- NIH Clinical Center, Critical Care Medicine Department, Bethesda, MD
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- NIH Clinical Center, Critical Care Medicine Department, Bethesda, MD
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- Transplantation-Oncology Infectious Diseases Program, Department of Medicine, Pediatrics, and Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Weill Cornell Medical Center of Cornell University, New York, NY
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- Department of Pharmacotherapy University of North Texas System College of Pharmacy, Fort Worth, TX
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Variability of voriconazole plasma concentrations after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation: impact of cytochrome p450 polymorphisms and comedications on initial and subsequent trough levels. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2015; 59:2305-14. [PMID: 25645831 DOI: 10.1128/aac.04838-14] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Voriconazole (VRC) plasma trough concentrations (Cmin) are highly variable, and this could affect treatment efficacy and safety in patients undergoing allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (AHSCT). We aimed to describe the intra- and interindividual variation of VRC Cmin throughout the course of VRC therapy and to identify the determinants of this variation. Clinical data, medications, and VRC Cmin (n = 308) of 33 AHSCT patients were retrospectively collected. Cytochrome P450 (CYP450) genotypes of CYP2C19, CYP3A4, and CYP3A5 patients were retrospectively determined before allografting, and a combined genetic score was calculated for each patient. The higher the genetic score, the faster the metabolism of the patient. The VRC Cmin inter- and intraindividual coefficients of variation were 84% and 68%, respectively. The VRC dose (D) was correlated to VRC Cmin (r = 0.412, P < 0.0001) only for oral administration. The administration route and the genetic score significantly affected the initial VRC Cmin. Considering oral therapy, patients with a genetic score of <2 had higher initial VRC Cmin/D than patients with a genetic score of >2 (P = 0.009). Subsequent VRC Cmin remained influenced by the genetic score (P = 0.004) but were also affected by pump proton inhibitor comedication (P < 0.0001). The high variability of VRC Cmin in AHSCT patients is partially explained by the route of administration, treatment with pump proton inhibitors, and the combined genetic score. This study suggests the interest in combined genetic score determination to individualize a priori the VRC dose and underlines the need for longitudinal therapeutic drug monitoring to adapt subsequent doses to maintain the VRC Cmin within the therapeutic range.
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Owusu Obeng A, Egelund EF, Alsultan A, Peloquin CA, Johnson JA. CYP2C19 polymorphisms and therapeutic drug monitoring of voriconazole: are we ready for clinical implementation of pharmacogenomics? Pharmacotherapy 2014; 34:703-18. [PMID: 24510446 DOI: 10.1002/phar.1400] [Citation(s) in RCA: 91] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Since its approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in 2002, voriconazole has become a key component in the successful treatment of many invasive fungal infections including the most common, aspergillosis and candidiasis. Despite voriconazole's widespread use, optimizing its treatment in an individual can be challenging due to significant interpatient variability in plasma concentrations of the drug. Variability is due to nonlinear pharmacokinetics and the influence of patient characteristics such as age, sex, weight, liver disease, and genetic polymorphisms in the cytochrome P450 2C19 gene (CYP2C19) encoding for the CYP2C19 enzyme, the primary enzyme responsible for metabolism of voriconazole. CYP2C19 polymorphisms account for the largest portion of variability in voriconazole exposure, posing significant difficulty to clinicians in targeting therapeutic concentrations. In this review, we discuss the role of CYP2C19 polymorphisms and their influence on voriconazole's pharmacokinetics, adverse effects, and clinical efficacy. Given the association between CYP2C19 genotype and voriconazole concentrations, as well as the association between voriconazole concentrations and clinical outcomes, particularly efficacy, it seems reasonable to suggest a potential role for CYP2C19 genotype to guide initial voriconazole dose selection followed by therapeutic drug monitoring to increase the probability of achieving efficacy while avoiding toxicity.
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- Aniwaa Owusu Obeng
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, The Charles Bronfman Institute for Personalized Medicine, New York, New York; Department of Pharmacy, The Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, New York
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Moriyama B, Jarosinski PF, Figg WD, Henning SA, Danner RL, Penzak SR, Wayne AS, Walsh TJ. Pharmacokinetics of intravenous voriconazole in obese patients: implications of CYP2C19 homozygous poor metabolizer genotype. Pharmacotherapy 2013; 33:e19-22. [PMID: 23400848 DOI: 10.1002/phar.1192] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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There is a paucity of pharmacokinetic studies describing weight-based dosing of intravenous voriconazole in obese patients. In this case report, we describe the pharmacokinetics of intravenous voriconazole in an obese CYP2C19 homozygous poor metabolizer and review previously reported data regarding the use of intravenous voriconazole in obese patients. A 17-year-old obese Hispanic male patient (body mass index 35 kg/m(2) ) received intravenous voriconazole for the treatment of suspected aspergillosis. After 2.5 days of voriconazole 4 mg/kg intravenously every 12 hours based on adjusted body weight, the voriconazole area under the serum concentration-time curve over the course of a single (12-hr) dosing interval and trough concentration were 86,100 ng · hr/ml and 6.2 µg/ml, respectively. Six days later, the voriconazole dosage was decreased. A trough concentration measured just before the dosage reduction (after 8.5 days of voriconazole 4 mg/kg intravenously every 12 hours based on adjusted body weight) remained elevated at 5.8 µg/ml. Genotyping revealed a CYP2C19 homozygous poor metabolizer (CYP2C19*2/*2). Voriconazole was subsequently discontinued due to QTc prolongation. These data and those from two recent publications suggest that voriconazole does not distribute extensively into human adipose tissue and that obese patients should be dosed on an adjusted body weight basis. If an obese patient dosed on total body weight is also a CYP2C19 poor metabolizer, serum voriconazole concentrations will be further elevated, potentially leading to drug-induced toxicity.
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- Brad Moriyama
- Pharmacy Department, National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
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