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Trautmann A, Boyer O, Hodson E, Bagga A, Gipson DS, Samuel S, Wetzels J, Alhasan K, Banerjee S, Bhimma R, Bonilla-Felix M, Cano F, Christian M, Hahn D, Kang HG, Nakanishi K, Safouh H, Trachtman H, Xu H, Cook W, Vivarelli M, Haffner D. IPNA clinical practice recommendations for the diagnosis and management of children with steroid-sensitive nephrotic syndrome. Pediatr Nephrol 2023; 38:877-919. [PMID: 36269406 PMCID: PMC9589698 DOI: 10.1007/s00467-022-05739-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 44.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2022] [Revised: 08/03/2022] [Accepted: 08/22/2022] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Idiopathic nephrotic syndrome is the most frequent pediatric glomerular disease, affecting from 1.15 to 16.9 per 100,000 children per year globally. It is characterized by massive proteinuria, hypoalbuminemia, and/or concomitant edema. Approximately 85-90% of patients attain complete remission of proteinuria within 4-6 weeks of treatment with glucocorticoids, and therefore, have steroid-sensitive nephrotic syndrome (SSNS). Among those patients who are steroid sensitive, 70-80% will have at least one relapse during follow-up, and up to 50% of these patients will experience frequent relapses or become dependent on glucocorticoids to maintain remission. The dose and duration of steroid treatment to prolong time between relapses remains a subject of much debate, and patients continue to experience a high prevalence of steroid-related morbidity. Various steroid-sparing immunosuppressive drugs have been used in clinical practice; however, there is marked practice variation in the selection of these drugs and timing of their introduction during the course of the disease. Therefore, international evidence-based clinical practice recommendations (CPRs) are needed to guide clinical practice and reduce practice variation. The International Pediatric Nephrology Association (IPNA) convened a team of experts including pediatric nephrologists, an adult nephrologist, and a patient representative to develop comprehensive CPRs on the diagnosis and management of SSNS in children. After performing a systematic literature review on 12 clinically relevant PICO (Patient or Population covered, Intervention, Comparator, Outcome) questions, recommendations were formulated and formally graded at several virtual consensus meetings. New definitions for treatment outcomes to help guide change of therapy and recommendations for important research questions are given.
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- Agnes Trautmann
- grid.7700.00000 0001 2190 4373Division of Pediatric Nephrology, Center for Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- grid.50550.350000 0001 2175 4109Department of Pediatric Nephrology, Reference Center for Idiopathic Nephrotic Syndrome in Children and Adults, Imagine Institute, Paris University, Necker Children’s Hospital, APHP, Paris, France
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- grid.413973.b0000 0000 9690 854XCochrane Kidney and Transplant, Centre for Kidney Research, The Children’s Hospital at Westmead, Sydney, Australia
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- grid.413618.90000 0004 1767 6103Division of Nephrology, Department of Pediatrics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- grid.214458.e0000000086837370Department of Pediatrics, Division of Nephrology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI USA
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- grid.22072.350000 0004 1936 7697Section of Pediatric Nephrology, Department of Pediatrics, Alberta Children’s Hospital Research Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada
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- grid.10417.330000 0004 0444 9382Department of Nephrology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- grid.56302.320000 0004 1773 5396Pediatric Department, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- grid.414710.70000 0004 1801 0469Department of Pediatric Nephrology, Institute of Child Health, Kolkata, India
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- grid.16463.360000 0001 0723 4123University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa
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- grid.267034.40000 0001 0153 191XDepartment of Pediatrics, University of Puerto Rico-Medical Sciences Campus, San Juan, Puerto Rico
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- grid.443909.30000 0004 0385 4466Department of Pediatric Nephrology, Luis Calvo Mackenna Children’s Hospital, University of Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Children’s Kidney Unit, Nottingham Children’s Hospital, Nottingham, UK
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- grid.413973.b0000 0000 9690 854XDivision of Pediatric Nephrology, Department of Paediatrics, The Children’s Hospital at Westmead, Sydney, Australia
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- grid.31501.360000 0004 0470 5905Division of Pediatric Nephrology, Department of Pediatrics, Seoul National University Children’s Hospital & Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- grid.267625.20000 0001 0685 5104Department of Child Health and Welfare (Pediatrics), Graduate School of Medicine, University of the Ryukyus, Okinawa, Japan
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- grid.7776.10000 0004 0639 9286Pediatric Nephrology Unit, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt
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- grid.214458.e0000000086837370Department of Pediatrics, Division of Nephrology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI USA
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- grid.411333.70000 0004 0407 2968Department of Nephrology, Children’s Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Nephrotic Syndrome Trust (NeST), Somerset, UK
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- grid.414125.70000 0001 0727 6809Division of Nephrology and Dialysis, Department of Pediatric Subspecialties, Bambino Gesù Pediatric Hospital IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Pediatric Kidney, Liver and Metabolic Diseases, Hannover Medical School Children's Hospital, Hannover and Center for Rare Diseases, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany.
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Wang X, Wu Y, Huang J, Shan S, Mai M, Zhu J, Yang M, Shang D, Wu Z, Lan J, Zhong S, Wu M. Estimation of Mycophenolic Acid Exposure in Heart Transplant Recipients by Population Pharmacokinetic and Limited Sampling Strategies. Front Pharmacol 2021; 12:748609. [PMID: 34867352 PMCID: PMC8640522 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2021.748609] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2021] [Accepted: 10/14/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Purpose: The aim of this study is i) to establish a strategy to estimate the area under the curve of the dosing interval (AUC0-12h) of mycophenolic acid (MPA) in the heart transplant recipients and ii) to find the covariates that significantly affect the pharmacokinetics of MPA exposure. Methods: This single-center, prospective, open-label, observational study was conducted in 91 adult heart transplant recipients orally taking mycophenolate mofetil dispersible tablets. Samples collected intensively and sparsely were analyzed by the enzyme-multiplied immunoassay technique, and all the data were used in PPK modeling. Potential covariates were tested stepwise. The goodness-of-fit plots, the normalized prediction distribution error, and prediction-corrected visual predictive check were used for model evaluation. Optimal sampling times by ED-optimal strategy and multilinear regression (MLR) were analyzed based on the simulated data by the final PPK model. Moreover, using intensive data from 14 patients, the accuracy of AUC0-12h estimation was evaluated by Passing-Bablok regression analysis and Bland-Alman plots for both the PPK model and MLR equation. Results: A two-compartment model with first-order absorption and elimination with a lag time was chosen as the structure model. Co-medication of proton pump inhibitors (PPIs), estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR), and albumin (ALB) were found to significantly affect bioavailability (F), clearance of central compartment (CL/F), and the distribution volume of the central compartment (V2/F), respectively. Co-medication of PPIs decreased F by 27.6%. When eGFR decreased by 30 ml/min/1.73 m2, CL/F decreased by 23.7%. However, the impact of ALB on V2/F was limited to MPA exposure. The final model showed an adequate fitness of the data. The optimal sampling design was pre-dose and 1 and 4 h post-dose for pharmacokinetic estimation. The best-fit linear equation was finally established as follows: AUC0-12h = 3.539 × C0 + 0.288 × C0.5 + 1.349 × C1 + 6.773 × C4.5. Conclusion: A PPK model was established with three covariates in heart transplant patients. Co-medication of PPIs and eGFR had a remarkable impact on AUC0-12h of MPA. A linear equation was also concluded with four time points as an alternative way to estimate AUC0-12h for MPA.
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- Xipei Wang
- Research Center of Medical Sciences, Guangdong Provincial People’s Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Clinical Pharmacology, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People’s Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People’s Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People’s Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Guangdong Provincial People’s Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People’s Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People’s Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Clinical Pharmacology, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People’s Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, The Affiliated Brain Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- School of Biology and Biological Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China
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- School of Biology and Biological Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Guangdong Provincial People’s Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Coronary Heart Disease Prevention, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People’s Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China
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Sobiak J, Resztak M. A Systematic Review of Multiple Linear Regression-Based Limited Sampling Strategies for Mycophenolic Acid Area Under the Concentration-Time Curve Estimation. Eur J Drug Metab Pharmacokinet 2021; 46:721-742. [PMID: 34480746 PMCID: PMC8599354 DOI: 10.1007/s13318-021-00713-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/17/2021] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Background and Objective One approach of therapeutic drug monitoring in the case of mycophenolic acid (MPA) is a limited sampling strategy (LSS), which allows the evaluation of the area under the concentration–time curve (AUC) based on few concentrations. The aim of this systematic review was to review the MPA LSSs and define the most frequent time points for MPA determination in patients with different indications for mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) administration. Methods The literature was comprehensively searched in July 2021 using PubMed, Scopus, and Medline databases. Original articles determining multiple linear regression (MLR)-based LSSs for MPA and its free form (fMPA) were included. Studies on enteric-coated mycophenolic sodium, previously established LSS, Bayesian estimator, and different than twice a day dosing were excluded. Data were analyzed separately for (1) adult renal transplant recipients, (2) adults with other than renal transplantation indication, and (3) for pediatric patients. Results A total of 27, 17, and 11 studies were found for groups 1, 2, and 3, respectively, and 126 MLR-based LSS formulae (n = 120 for MPA, n = 6 for fMPA) were included in the review. Three time-point equations were the most frequent. Four MPA LSSs: 2.8401 + 5.7435 × C0 + 0.2655 × C0.5 + 1.1546 × C1 + 2.8971 × C4 for adult renal transplant recipients, 1.783 + 1.248 × C1 + 0.888 × C2 + 8.027 × C4 for adults after islet transplantation, 0.10 + 11.15 × C0 + 0.42 × C1 + 2.80 × C2 for adults after heart transplantation, and 8.217 + 3.163 × C0 + 0.994 × C1 + 1.334 × C2 + 4.183 × C4 for pediatric renal transplant recipients, plus one fMPA LSS, 34.2 + 1.12 × C1 + 1.29 × C2 + 2.28 × C4 + 3.95 × C6 for adult liver transplant recipients, seemed to be the most promising and should be validated in independent patient groups before introduction into clinical practice. The LSSs for pediatric patients were few and not fully characterized. There were only a few fMPA LSSs although fMPA is a pharmacologically active form of the drug. Conclusions The review includes updated MPA LSSs, e.g., for different MPA formulations (suspension, dispersible tablets), generic form, and intravenous administration for adult and pediatric patients, and emphasizes the need of individual therapeutic approaches according to MMF indication. Five MLR-based MPA LSSs might be implemented into clinical practice after evaluation in independent groups of patients. Further studies are required, e.g., to establish fMPA LSS in pediatric patients.
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- Joanna Sobiak
- Department of Physical Pharmacy and Pharmacokinetics, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, 6 Święcickiego Street, 60-781, Poznan, Poland.
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- Department of Physical Pharmacy and Pharmacokinetics, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, 6 Święcickiego Street, 60-781, Poznan, Poland
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Xiang H, Zhou H, Zhang J, Sun Y, Wang Y, Han Y, Cai J. Limited Sampling Strategy for Estimation of Mycophenolic Acid Exposure in Adult Chinese Heart Transplant Recipients. Front Pharmacol 2021; 12:652333. [PMID: 33912061 PMCID: PMC8072337 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2021.652333] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2021] [Accepted: 02/22/2021] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Background: With the increasing use of mycophenolic acid (MPA) formulations in organ transplantation, the need for personalized immunosuppressive therapy has become well recognized based on therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) for avoidance of drug-related toxicity while maintaining efficacy. Few studies have assessed area under the 12 h concentration-time curve of MPA (MPA-AUC0–12h) in heart transplant recipients who received mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) dispersible tablets (MMFdt). The aim of the study was to investigate the pharmacokinetics (PK) of MMFdt combined with tacrolimus and further to develop a practical method for estimation of MPA-AUC0–12h using a limited sampling strategy (LSS). Methods: A prospective study in a single center was performed in patients who continuously administrated with MMFdt or MMF capsule (MMFc) for at least 7 days after cardiac transplantation from 2018 to 2020. A total of 48 Chinese adult heart transplant recipients were enrolled. Blood samples were collected before and 0.5, 1, 1.5, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 and 12 h after MMF administration. The validated high-performance liquid chromatography combined with tandem mass spectrometry method was used to measure MPA concentrations. Non-compartmental pharmacokinetic (PK) analysis was applied to calculate the data obtained from individual recipients by WinNonlin. LSS models were developed for MPA-AUC0–12h prediction with multivariate stepwise regression analysis. Results: A large inter-individual variability was observed in AUC0–12h, Tmax, Cmax, MRT0–12h, t1/2 and CL/F after multiple dosing of MMFdt. However, no significant differences were observed between main PK parameters of MMFdt and MMFc. The best estimation of MPA-AUC0–12h was achieved with four points: MPA-AUC0–12h = 8.424 + 0.781 × C0.5 + 1.263 × C2 + 1.660 × C4 + 3.022 × C6 (R2 = 0.844). The mean prediction error (MPE) and mean absolute prediction error (MAPE) of MPA-AUC0–12h were 2.09 ± 14.05% and 11.17 ± 8.52%, respectively. Both internal and external validations showed good applicability for four-point LSS equation. Conclusion: The results provide strong evidence for the use of LSS model other than a single time-point concentration of MPA when performing TDM. A four-point LSS equation using the concentrations at 0.5, 2, 4, 6 h is recommended to estimate MPA-AUC0–12h during early period after transplantation in Chinese adult heart transplant recipients receiving MMFdt or MMFc. However, proper internal and external validations with more patients should be conducted in the future.
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- Hongping Xiang
- Department of Pharmacy, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.,Hubei Province Clinical Research Center for Precision Medicine for Critical Illness, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.,Hubei Province Clinical Research Center for Precision Medicine for Critical Illness, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, The Third People's Hospital of Chengdu, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.,Hubei Province Clinical Research Center for Precision Medicine for Critical Illness, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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Sobiak J, Resztak M, Pawiński T, Żero P, Ostalska-Nowicka D, Zachwieja J, Chrzanowska M. Limited sampling strategy to predict mycophenolic acid area under the curve in pediatric patients with nephrotic syndrome: a retrospective cohort study. Eur J Clin Pharmacol 2019; 75:1249-1259. [PMID: 31172249 DOI: 10.1007/s00228-019-02701-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2019] [Accepted: 05/27/2019] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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PURPOSE Limited sampling strategy (LSS) is a precise and relatively convenient therapeutic drug monitoring method. We evaluated LSSs for mycophenolic acid (MPA) in children with nephrotic syndrome treated with mycophenolic mofetil (MMF) and validated the LSSs using two different approaches. METHODS We measured MPA plasma concentrations in 31 children using HPLC-UV method and received 37 MPA pharmacokinetic profiles (0-12 h). For six children, MPA profiles were estimated twice after two MMF doses. LSSs were developed using multilinear regression with STATISTICA and R software and validated using validation group and bootstrap method, respectively. RESULTS The best three time point equations included C1, C3, C6 (good guess 83%, bias - 2.78%; 95% confidence interval (CI) - 9.85-0.46); C1, C2, C6 (good guess 72%, bias 0.72%; 95% CI - 5.33-7.69); and C1, C2, C4 (good guess 72%, bias 2.05%; 95% CI - 4.92-13.01) for STATISTICA software. For R software, the best equations consisted of C1, C3, C6 (good guess 92%, bias - 2.69%; 95% CI - 27.18-33.75); C0, C1, C3 (good guess 84%, bias - 2.11%; 95% CI - 24.19-22.29); and C0, C1, C2 (good guess 84%, bias - 0.48%; 95% CI - 30.77-54.07). During validation, better results were obtained for R evaluations, i.e., bootstrap method. CONCLUSIONS The most useful equations included C0, C1, C3 and C0, C1, C2 time points; however, the most precise included C1, C3, C6 time points because of MPA enterohepatic recirculation. Better results were obtained for bootstrap validation due to greater number of patients. Validated LSS should be used only in the population for which it was developed. As there is growing evidence that underexposure of MPA is associated with insufficient treatment response, we recommend the introduction of therapeutic drug monitoring for MPA in children with nephrotic syndrome.
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- Joanna Sobiak
- Department of Physical Pharmacy and Pharmacokinetics, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, 6 Święcickiego Street, 60-781, Poznan, Poland.
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- Department of Physical Pharmacy and Pharmacokinetics, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, 6 Święcickiego Street, 60-781, Poznan, Poland
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- Department of Drug Chemistry, Medical University of Warsaw, 1 Banacha Street, 02-097, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Drug Chemistry, Medical University of Warsaw, 1 Banacha Street, 02-097, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Nephrology and Hypertension, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, 27/33 Szpitalna Street, 60-572, Poznan, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Nephrology and Hypertension, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, 27/33 Szpitalna Street, 60-572, Poznan, Poland
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- Department of Physical Pharmacy and Pharmacokinetics, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, 6 Święcickiego Street, 60-781, Poznan, Poland
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Kunicki PK, Pawiński T, Boczek A, Waś J, Bodnar-Broniarczyk M. A Comparison of the Immunochemical Methods, PETINIA and EMIT, With That of HPLC-UV for the Routine Monitoring of Mycophenolic Acid in Heart Transplant Patients. Ther Drug Monit 2016; 37:311-8. [PMID: 25380305 DOI: 10.1097/ftd.0000000000000151] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to evaluate particle enhanced turbidimetric inhibition immunoassay (PETINIA) recently developed for mycophenolic acid (MPA) determination in plasma and to compare it with a reference high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) method, using samples from heart transplant recipients. The results are presented in the context of PETINIA being compared with enzyme multiplied immunoassay technique (EMIT). METHODS PETINIA evaluation was performed using 194 routine trough plasma samples at steady state. EMIT was evaluated using 677 samples from 61 steady-state 12-hour profiles obtained from 35 heart transplant patients. Evaluation was undertaken on a Dimension EXL 200 analyzer (PETINIA) and on a Viva-E analyzer (EMIT). RESULTS The mean MPA concentration measured by PETINIA was significantly higher than that measured by high-performance liquid chromatography combined with UV detector (2.36 ± 1.30 mcg/mL versus 1.82 ± 1.23 mcg/mL, respectively, P < 0.0001). Bland-Altman analysis revealed a mean bias of 0.54 mcg/mL [95% confidence interval (CI), 0.49-0.59] comprising 33.48% (95% CI, 30.34-36.61). Passing-Bablok regression was: y = 1.100x + 0.38 (95% CI for slope: 1.044-1.154 and for intercept: 0.30-0.47). Regardless of a significant observed correlation (r = 0.9230, P < 0.0001), the statistical analyses showed a significant difference between PETINIA and the reference chromatographic method. The mean MPA concentration measured by EMIT was significantly higher than that measured by HPLC (7.48 ± 8.34 mcg/mL versus 5.57 ± 6.61 mcg/mL, respectively, P < 0.0001) with a mean bias of 1.91 mcg/mL (95% CI, 1.75-2.07) comprising 35.91% (95% CI, 34.37-37.45). The significant difference between EMIT and HPLC was confirmed by Passing-Bablok regression: y = 1.300x + 0.24 (95% CI for slope: 1.279-1.324 and for intercept: 0.18-0.29). The analysis of the determinations, grouped by sampling time, revealed positive bias between EMIT and HPLC ranging from 24.54% to 42.77% and inversely proportional to MPA concentrations with r = 0.9122 (P < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS The new immunochemical PETINIA method was associated with significantly higher MPA concentrations in routine therapeutic drug monitoring samples from heart transplant patients. The magnitude of the MPA overestimation was similar to that observed by use of the EMIT method.
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- Paweł K Kunicki
- *Clinical Pharmacology Unit, Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Institute of Cardiology; and †Department of Drug Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Medical University of Warsaw, Poland
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Tong K, Mao J, Fu H, Shen H, Liu A, Shu Q, Du L. The Value of Monitoring the Serum Concentration of Mycophenolate Mofetil in Children with Steroid-Dependent/Frequent Relapsing Nephrotic Syndrome. Nephron Clin Pract 2016; 132:327-34. [PMID: 26991496 DOI: 10.1159/000445070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2015] [Accepted: 02/24/2016] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) is an alternative treatment strategy in children with steroid sensitivity who have frequent relapses or steroid-dependent nephrotic syndrome (FRNS/SDNS). METHODS From January 2009 to January 2015, 31 cases of children with FRNS/SDNS were prospectively recruited and administered MMF and prednisone; then, serum samples were collected, and the area under the curve (AUC) of mycophenolic acid (MPA-AUC) was calculated. RESULTS A MPA-AUC of 27.99 μg·h/ml had a diagnostic sensitivity of 65.2% and a specificity of 87.5% in discriminating relapsing from non-relapsing patients (receiver operating characteristic-AUC 0.848). The 31 patients were then grouped according to the results of the MPA-AUC as follows: low-AUC group, <30 μg·h/ml and high-AUC group, ≥30 μg·h/ml. The results indicated that there was a significant difference in the remission rate between the groups (x03C7;2 = 6.645, p = 0.01) during the 6 months of follow-up. Compared with the results before MMF therapy, the steroid dosage in both groups was significantly reduced at the 6- and 12-month follow-ups. Furthermore, the steroid dose was reduced more significantly in the high-AUC group than in the low-AUC group (0.447 ± 0.254 vs. 0.219 ± 0.161 mg/kg/day, p = 0.006) at the 6-month follow-up. Compared with the low-AUC group at the 6-month follow-up, the number of patients with relapse and relapse episodes in the high-AUC group were also significantly reduced (7/16 vs. 1/15, p = 0.037, and 15/27 vs. 1/29, p = 0.014, respectively). CONCLUSIONS MMF is a reasonable treatment choice to reduce the number of relapse episodes and steroid administration in children with FRNS/SDNS. Moreover, children in the high-AUC group (MPA-AUC ≥30 μg·h/ml) tended to require lower steroid doses and had greater remission rates than the patients in the low-AUC group (<30 μg·h/ml) at the 6-month follow-up.
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- Kezhen Tong
- Department of Nephrology, The Children's Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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Abd Rahman AN, Tett SE, Staatz CE. How accurate and precise are limited sampling strategies in estimating exposure to mycophenolic acid in people with autoimmune disease? Clin Pharmacokinet 2014; 53:227-245. [PMID: 24327238 DOI: 10.1007/s40262-013-0124-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Mycophenolic acid (MPA) is a potent immunosuppressant agent, which is increasingly being used in the treatment of patients with various autoimmune diseases. Dosing to achieve a specific target MPA area under the concentration-time curve from 0 to 12 h post-dose (AUC12) is likely to lead to better treatment outcomes in patients with autoimmune disease than a standard fixed-dose strategy. This review summarizes the available published data around concentration monitoring strategies for MPA in patients with autoimmune disease and examines the accuracy and precision of methods reported to date using limited concentration-time points to estimate MPA AUC12. A total of 13 studies were identified that assessed the correlation between single time points and MPA AUC12 and/or examined the predictive performance of limited sampling strategies in estimating MPA AUC12. The majority of studies investigated mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) rather than the enteric-coated mycophenolate sodium (EC-MPS) formulation of MPA. Correlations between MPA trough concentrations and MPA AUC12 estimated by full concentration-time profiling ranged from 0.13 to 0.94 across ten studies, with the highest associations (r (2) = 0.90-0.94) observed in lupus nephritis patients. Correlations were generally higher in autoimmune disease patients compared with renal allograft recipients and higher after MMF compared with EC-MPS intake. Four studies investigated use of a limited sampling strategy to predict MPA AUC12 determined by full concentration-time profiling. Three studies used a limited sampling strategy consisting of a maximum combination of three sampling time points with the latest sample drawn 3-6 h after MMF intake, whereas the remaining study tested all combinations of sampling times. MPA AUC12 was best predicted when three samples were taken at pre-dose and at 1 and 3 h post-dose with a mean bias and imprecision of 0.8 and 22.6 % for multiple linear regression analysis and of -5.5 and 23.0 % for maximum a posteriori (MAP) Bayesian analysis. Although mean bias was less when data were analysed using multiple linear regression, MAP Bayesian analysis is preferable because of its flexibility with respect to sample timing. Estimation of MPA AUC12 following EC-MPS administration using a limited sampling strategy with samples drawn within 3 h post-dose resulted in biased and imprecise results, likely due to a longer time to reach a peak MPA concentration (t max) with this formulation and more variable pharmacokinetic profiles. Inclusion of later sampling time points that capture enterohepatic recirculation and t max improved the predictive performance of strategies to predict EC-MPS exposure. Given the considerable pharmacokinetic variability associated with mycophenolate therapy, limited sampling strategies may potentially help in individualizing patient dosing. However, a compromise needs to be made between the predictive performance of the strategy and its clinical feasibility. An opportunity exists to combine research efforts globally to create an open-source database for MPA (AUC, concentrations and outcomes) that can be used and prospectively evaluated for AUC target-controlled dosing of MPA in autoimmune diseases.
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- Azrin N Abd Rahman
- School of Pharmacy, Pharmacy Australia Centre of Excellence, University of Queensland, 20 Cornwall St, Woolloongabba, Brisbane, QLD, 4102, Australia.,School of Pharmacy, International Islamic University of Malaysia, Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia
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- School of Pharmacy, Pharmacy Australia Centre of Excellence, University of Queensland, 20 Cornwall St, Woolloongabba, Brisbane, QLD, 4102, Australia
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- School of Pharmacy, Pharmacy Australia Centre of Excellence, University of Queensland, 20 Cornwall St, Woolloongabba, Brisbane, QLD, 4102, Australia.
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Gellermann J, Weber L, Pape L, Tönshoff B, Hoyer P, Querfeld U. Mycophenolate mofetil versus cyclosporin A in children with frequently relapsing nephrotic syndrome. J Am Soc Nephrol 2013; 24:1689-97. [PMID: 23813218 DOI: 10.1681/asn.2012121200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 101] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
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The severe side effects of long-term corticosteroid or cyclosporin A (CsA) therapy complicate the treatment of children with frequently relapsing steroid-sensitive nephrotic syndrome (FR-SSNS). We conducted a randomized, multicenter, open-label, crossover study comparing the efficacy and safety of a 1-year treatment with mycophenolate mofetil (MMF; target plasma mycophenolic acid trough level of 1.5-2.5 µg/ml) or CsA (target trough level of 80-100 ng/ml) in 60 pediatric patients with FR-SSNS. We assessed the frequency of relapse as the primary endpoint and evaluated pharmacokinetic profiles (area under the curve [AUC]) after 3 and 6 months of treatment. More relapses per patient per year occurred with MMF than with CsA during the first year (P=0.03), but not during the second year (P=0.14). No relapses occurred in 85% of patients during CsA therapy and in 64% of patients during MMF therapy (P=0.06). However, the time without relapse was significantly longer with CsA than with MMF during the first year (P<0.05), but not during the second year (P=0.36). In post hoc analysis, patients with low mycophenolic acid exposure (AUC <50 µg⋅h/ml) experienced 1.4 relapses per year compared with 0.27 relapses per year in those with high exposure (AUC>50 µg⋅h/ml; P<0.05). There were no significant differences between groups with respect to BP, growth, lipid levels, or adverse events. However, cystatin clearance, estimated GFR, and hemoglobin levels increased significantly with MMF compared with CsA. These results indicate that MMF is inferior to CsA in preventing relapses in pediatric patients with FR-SSNS, but may be a less nephrotoxic treatment option.
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- Jutta Gellermann
- Department of Pediatric Nephrology, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin CVK, Berlin, Germany
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Development and Validation of Limited Sampling Strategies for Estimation of Cyclosporine Area Under the Concentration–Time Curve in Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Patients. Ther Drug Monit 2011; 33:673-80. [DOI: 10.1097/ftd.0b013e318235a5df] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Djabarouti S, Duffau P, Lazaro E, Chapouly C, Greib C, Viallard JF, Pellegrin JL, Saux MC, Breilh D. Therapeutic drug monitoring of mycophenolate mofetil and enteric-coated mycophenolate sodium in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus. Expert Opin Pharmacother 2010; 11:689-99. [DOI: 10.1517/14656561003592144] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Bruchet NK, Ensom MHH. Limited sampling strategies for mycophenolic acid in solid organ transplantation: a systematic review. Expert Opin Drug Metab Toxicol 2009; 5:1079-97. [PMID: 19689217 DOI: 10.1517/17425250903114182] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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BACKGROUND Mycophenolic acid (MPA) is the active metabolite of mycophenolate mofetil, a widely used immunosuppressant. Numerous studies have developed limited sampling strategies (LSSs) to predict MPA AUC in solid organ transplant recipients. OBJECTIVES To systematically review and assess quality of literature pertaining to MPA LSSs, evaluate clinical implications and provide suggestions for future research. METHODS Literature searches of MEDLINE (1966 - May 2009) and EMBASE (1980 - May 2009) for English articles in solid organ transplantation, along with manual review of article references were conducted. Included articles were categorized according to criteria adapted from levels of evidence of the US Preventative Services Task Force. RESULTS Of a total of 29 studies identified, 20 were in kidney, 4 in heart, 4 in liver and 1 in lung transplantation and 7 were in pediatrics. A total of 14 studies were deemed to be Level I evidence studies, 3 were Level II-1, 1 was Level II-2 and 11 were Level III. CONCLUSIONS Although various LSSs that are well correlated to MPA AUC while being relatively unbiased and precise to predict MPA AUC have been developed, further research is needed to determine validity of these LSSs in a variety of patient populations and to determine if these LSSs improve patient outcomes.
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Validation of Limited Sampling Strategy for Estimation of Mycophenolic Acid Exposure During the First Year After Heart Transplantation. Transplant Proc 2009; 41:4277-84. [DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2009.08.077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2009] [Revised: 06/28/2009] [Accepted: 08/17/2009] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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