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Hertz DL, Joerger M, Bang YJ, Mathijssen RH, Zhou C, Zhang L, Gandara D, Stahl M, Monk BJ, Jaehde U, Beumer JH. Paclitaxel therapeutic drug monitoring - International association of therapeutic drug monitoring and clinical toxicology recommendations. Eur J Cancer 2024; 202:114024. [PMID: 38513383 PMCID: PMC11053297 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2024.114024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2024] [Revised: 03/10/2024] [Accepted: 03/12/2024] [Indexed: 03/23/2024]
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Paclitaxel, one of the most frequently used anticancer drugs, is dosed by body surface area, which leads to substantial inter-individual variability in systemic drug exposure. We evaluated clinical evidence regarding the scientific rationale and clinical benefit of individualized paclitaxel dosing based on measured systemic concentrations, known as therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM). In retrospective studies, higher systemic exposure is associated with greater toxicity and efficacy of paclitaxel treatment across several disease types and dosing regimens. In prospective trials, TDM reduces variability in systemic exposure, and has been demonstrated to reduce toxicity while retaining treatment efficacy for 3-weekly dosing in patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer. Despite the demonstrated benefits of paclitaxel TDM, clinical adoption has been limited due to the challenges with sample collection and analysis. Based on our review, we strongly recommend TDM for patients receiving every 3-week paclitaxel in combination with a platinum agent for advanced NSCLC, due to the prospectively demonstrated clinical benefits, and find moderate evidence to recommend TDM for paclitaxel 3-hour infusions for other tumor types and preliminary evidence suggesting potential usefulness for paclitaxel administered by 1-hour infusions.
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- Daniel L Hertz
- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, University of Michigan College of Pharmacy, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Department of Medical Oncology & Hematology, Cantonal Hospital, St. Gallen, Switzerland.
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Erasmus MC Cancer Institute, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, China
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- Division of Hematology-Oncology, University of California, Davis, 4501 X Street, Suite, 3016, Sacramento, CA, USA
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Evang. Kliniken Essen-Mitte, Essen, Germany
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- GOG-Foundation, University of Arizona College of Medicine, Creighton University School of Medicine, Phoenix, USA
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, Institute of Pharmacy, University of Bonn
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- Cancer Therapeutics Program, UPMC Hillman Cancer Center, Pittsburgh, PA, USA; Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA; Division of Hematology-Oncology, Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
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Montero P, Sanz C, Pérez-Fidalgo JA, Pérez-Leal M, Milara J, Cortijo J. Paclitaxel alters melanogenesis and causes pigmentation in the skin of gynecological cancer patients. Fundam Clin Pharmacol 2024; 38:183-191. [PMID: 37483143 DOI: 10.1111/fcp.12943] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2022] [Revised: 06/09/2023] [Accepted: 07/10/2023] [Indexed: 07/25/2023]
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BACKGROUND Paclitaxel (PTX) is a microtubule-stabilizing antineoplastic that has been shown to damage healthy tissues like the skin. Hyperpigmentation can be found among the adverse effects caused by PTX, but the literature is limited and the mechanisms driving PTX-induced pigmentary alterations are unknown. OBJECTIVES This study aimed to describe the pigmentary alterations caused by PTX and to determine the effects of PTX on melanocytes. METHODS Pigmentary skin alterations were measured in 20 gynecological cancer patients under PTX treatment by using specific probes, which determine the melanin index and the pigmentation level. Melanocytes were incubated with paclitaxel to analyze melanogenesis markers gene expression, melanin content, and transcription factors activation. RESULTS Paclitaxel induced alterations in the skin pigmentation with no visible clinical manifestations. Gynecological cancer patients under paclitaxel treatment had an increase in the melanin index and pigmentation levels. In vitro, PTX exposure to melanocytes increased the expression of melanogenesis markers, melanin content, and induced activation of ERK and MITF. CONCLUSIONS The results suggest that PTX alters pigmentation in patients with no clinically visible manifestations, and these alterations might be driven by its capacity to stimulate melanogenesis on melanocytes through the MITF activation pathway.
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- Paula Montero
- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain
- Faculty of Health Sciences, Universidad Europea de Valencia, Valencia, Spain
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valencia, Valencia, Spain
- Biomedical Research Networking Centre on Cancer (CIBERONC), Health Institute Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
- INCLIVA Biomedical Research Institute, Valencia, Spain
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, Universidad Europea de Valencia, Valencia, Spain
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain
- Biomedical Research Networking Centre on Respiratory Diseases (CIBERES), Health Institute Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
- Pharmacy Unit, University General Hospital Consortium, Valencia, Spain
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain
- Biomedical Research Networking Centre on Respiratory Diseases (CIBERES), Health Institute Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
- Research and Teaching Unit, University General Hospital Consortium, Valencia, Spain
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Time above threshold plasma concentrations as pharmacokinetic parameter in the comparison of oral and intravenous docetaxel treatment of breast cancer tumors. Anticancer Drugs 2023; 34:281-289. [PMID: 36730487 DOI: 10.1097/cad.0000000000001426] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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BACKGROUND Prolonging the time which plasma concentrations of antimitotic drugs, such as the taxanes, exceed cytotoxic threshold levels may be beneficial for their efficacy. Orally administered docetaxel offers an undemanding approach to optimize such time above threshold plasma concentrations (t C>threshold ). METHODS A nonsystematic literature screen was performed to identify studies reporting in-vitro half-maximal inhibitory concentration (IC 50 ) values for docetaxel. Pharmacokinetics of intravenously (i.v.) docetaxel (75 mg/m 2 ) and orally administered docetaxel (ModraDoc006) co-administered with ritonavir (r) given twice daily (30 + 20 mg concomitant with 100 mg ritonavir bis in die) were simulated using previously developed population models. T C>threshold was calculated for a range of relevant thresholds in terms of in-vitro cytotoxicity and plasma concentrations achieved after i.v. and oral administration of docetaxel. A published tumor growth inhibition model for i.v. docetaxel was adapted to predict the effect of attainment of time above threshold levels on tumor dynamics. RESULTS Identified studies reported a wide range of in vitro IC 50 values [median 0.04 µmol/L, interquartile range (IQR): 0.0046-0.62]. At cytotoxic thresholds <0.078 µmol/L oral docetaxel shows up to ~7.5-fold longer t C>threshold within each 3-week cycle for a median patient compared to i.v.. Simulations of tumor dynamics showed the increased relative potential of oral docetaxel for inhibition of tumor growth at thresholds of 0.075, 0.05 and 0.005 µmol/L. CONCLUSION ModraDoc006/r is superior to i.v. docetaxel 75 mg/m 2 in terms of median time above cytotoxic threshold levels <0.078 µmol/L. This may indicate superior cytotoxicity and inhibition of tumor growth compared to i.v. administration for relatively docetaxel-sensitive tumors.
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Paclitaxel exposure-toxicity analysis reveals a pharmacokinetic determinant for dose-limiting neutropenia in East-Asian solid tumor patients: results from two prospective, phase II studies. Cancer Chemother Pharmacol 2022; 90:229-237. [PMID: 35922567 DOI: 10.1007/s00280-022-04456-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2022] [Accepted: 07/03/2022] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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PURPOSE The time of a paclitaxel (PTX) concentration remains above 0.05 μM (Tc > 0.05) has been associated with PTX-induced adverse effects in Caucasians, while limited studies were reported in Asians. This study was aimed to explore the characteristics of Tc > 0.05 and the relationship between PTX exposure and toxicity in East-Asian patients. METHODS This study was based on two prospective phase II clinical trials and patients with advanced nasopharyngeal cancer (NPC) and non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) who were naïve to PTX were included independently. Eligible patients receive PTX (175 mg/m2) and carboplatin (AUC = 5) treatment every 3 weeks. PTX pharmacokinetic analysis was accessed. The relationship between PTX exposure and toxicities after first cycle as well as clinical efficacy was evaluated. RESULTS A total of 93 NPC and 40 NSCLC patients were enrolled. PTX exposure was consistent in two trials with average Tc > 0.05 duration of 38.8 h and 38.4 h, respectively. Average Tc > 0.05 in patients with grade 3/4 neutropenia was significantly higher than those without severe neutropenia in NPC patients (P = 0.003) and NSCLC patients (P = 0.007). Cut-off value of Tc > 0.05 were identified from the NPC cohort and then verified in the NSCLC cohort, dividing patients into high exposure Tc > 0.05 group (> 39 h) and low exposure group (≤ 39 h). Incidence of grade 3/4 neutropenia were significantly higher in the high exposure group in NPC cohort (43.3% vs 10.0%, P < 0.001) and NSCLC cohort (42.1% vs 9.5%, P = 0.028). No significant relationship between Tc > 0.05 and efficacy were observed. CONCLUSION Patients with PTX Tc > 0.05 duration above 39 h experience more severe neutropenia than those under 39 h. Prospective studies are needed to verify this threshold.
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Montero P, Pérez-Leal M, Pérez-Fidalgo JA, Sanz C, Estornut C, Roger I, Milara J, Cervantes A, Cortijo J. Paclitaxel Induces Epidermal Molecular Changes and Produces Subclinical Alterations in the Skin of Gynecological Cancer Patients. Cancers (Basel) 2022; 14:cancers14051146. [PMID: 35267454 PMCID: PMC8909563 DOI: 10.3390/cancers14051146] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2021] [Revised: 02/18/2022] [Accepted: 02/22/2022] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Simple Summary Skin toxicity is one of paclitaxel’s adverse effects. However, its real impact on the skin could be underestimated as these alterations can also appear asymptomatic. We have observed that paclitaxel modifies gene and protein expression of skin markers in a 3D epidermis model, and impairs physical, physiological, and biomechanical properties of the skin in gynecologic cancer patients. These subclinical alterations might be avoided by using prophylactic measures during treatment to prevent possible future adverse reactions. Abstract Background: Paclitaxel is a microtubule-stabilizing chemotherapeutic agent. Despite its widespread use, it damages healthy tissues such as skin. The goal of this study was to prove that the real impact of paclitaxel-induced skin toxicity could be underestimated because the adverse events might appear asymptomatic. Methods: Gynecological cancer patients were recruited. Skin parameters measurements were taken after three and six paclitaxel cycles. Measurements were conducted using specific probes which measure hydration, transepidermal water loss (TEWL), sebum, elasticity and firmness, erythema, roughness, smoothness, skin thickness, and desquamation levels. Further, a 3D epidermis model was incubated with paclitaxel to analyze gene and protein expression of aquaporin 3, collagen type 1, elastin, and fibronectin. Results: Paclitaxel induced alterations in the skin parameters with no visible clinical manifestations. Gynecological cancer patients under paclitaxel treatment had a decrease in hydration, TEWL, sebum, elasticity, and thickness of the skin, while erythema, roughness, and desquamation were increased. The molecular markers, related to hydration and the support of the skin layers, and analyzed in the 3D epidermis model, were decreased. Conclusions: Results suggest that paclitaxel modifies gene and protein expression of skin-related molecular markers, and impairs different physical, physiological, and biomechanical properties of the skin of cancer patients at a subclinical level.
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- Paula Montero
- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Valencia, 46010 Valencia, Spain; (C.S.); (C.E.); (I.R.); (J.M.); (J.C.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +34-963864631
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, Universidad Europea de Valencia, 46010 Valencia, Spain;
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valencia, 46010 Valencia, Spain;
- Biomedical Research Networking Centre on Cancer (CIBERONC), Health Institute Carlos III, 28029 Madrid, Spain
- INCLIVA Biomedical Research Institute, 46010 Valencia, Spain;
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Valencia, 46010 Valencia, Spain; (C.S.); (C.E.); (I.R.); (J.M.); (J.C.)
- Health Sciences, Pre-Departmental Section of Medicine, Jaume I University of Castellón de la Plana, 12071 Castellón, Spain
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Valencia, 46010 Valencia, Spain; (C.S.); (C.E.); (I.R.); (J.M.); (J.C.)
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Valencia, 46010 Valencia, Spain; (C.S.); (C.E.); (I.R.); (J.M.); (J.C.)
- Biomedical Research Networking Centre on Respiratory Diseases (CIBERES), Health Institute Carlos III, 28029 Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Valencia, 46010 Valencia, Spain; (C.S.); (C.E.); (I.R.); (J.M.); (J.C.)
- Biomedical Research Networking Centre on Respiratory Diseases (CIBERES), Health Institute Carlos III, 28029 Madrid, Spain
- Pharmacy Unit, University General Hospital Consortium, 46014 Valencia, Spain
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Valencia, 46010 Valencia, Spain; (C.S.); (C.E.); (I.R.); (J.M.); (J.C.)
- Biomedical Research Networking Centre on Respiratory Diseases (CIBERES), Health Institute Carlos III, 28029 Madrid, Spain
- Research and Teaching Unit, University General Hospital Consortium, 46014 Valencia, Spain
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Kalluru H, Mallayasamy SR, Kondaveeti SS, Chandrasekhar V, Kalachaveedu M. Effect of turmeric supplementation on the pharmacokinetics of paclitaxel in breast cancer patients: A study with population pharmacokinetics approach. Phytother Res 2022; 36:1761-1769. [PMID: 35181963 DOI: 10.1002/ptr.7412] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2021] [Revised: 01/28/2022] [Accepted: 01/29/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Turmeric is one of the most used herbal supplements among cancer patients. It reportedly modulates the function of CYP450 enzymes and drug transporters. This study investigates the effect of turmeric on the pharmacokinetics of paclitaxel in breast cancer patients. This is a prospective longitudinal study with 60 breast cancer patients on treatment with single-agent paclitaxel and turmeric. The patients were followed up for two consecutive chemotherapy cycles, and their blood samples were collected, first without turmeric (first cycle) and the next after a 21-day concomitant administration of 2 g/day turmeric (second cycle). Plasma samples were quantified for paclitaxel concentration using High Performance Liquid Chromatograph with UV detector (HPLC-UV) method. The sparse concentration-time data of paclitaxel were subjected to population pharmacokinetic modeling, and then noncompartmental analysis (NCA) was performed on the simulated data to estimate the pharmacokinetic parameters of paclitaxel, before and after turmeric supplementation, for comparisons. The population pharmacokinetic parameters of paclitaxel differed from before to after turmeric supplementation. NCA of simulated concentration-time profiles showed a statistically significant reduction of 7.7% and 12.1% in AUCinf and Cmax, respectively. Given the small magnitude of the changes in pharmacokinetic parameters, the observed changes are not clinically relevant. Thereby, turmeric at the recommended dose can be combined safely with paclitaxel.
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- Hindu Kalluru
- Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research (DU), Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Pharmacy Practice, Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Manipal University, Manipal, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research (DU), Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research (DU), Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research (DU), Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
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Comparison of Anticancer Drug Toxicities: Paradigm Shift in Adverse Effect Profile. Life (Basel) 2021; 12:life12010048. [PMID: 35054441 PMCID: PMC8777973 DOI: 10.3390/life12010048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2021] [Revised: 12/17/2021] [Accepted: 12/24/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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The inception of cancer treatment with chemotherapeutics began in the 1940s with nitrogen mustards that were initially employed as weapons in World War II. Since then, treatment options for different malignancies have evolved over the period of last seventy years. Until the late 1990s, all the chemotherapeutic agents were small molecule chemicals with a highly nonspecific and severe toxicity spectrum. With the landmark approval of rituximab in 1997, a new horizon has opened up for numerous therapeutic antibodies in solid and hematological cancers. Although this transition to large molecules improved the survival and quality of life of cancer patients, this has also coincided with the change in adverse effect patterns. Typically, the anticancer agents are fraught with multifarious adverse effects that negatively impact different organs of cancer patients, which ultimately aggravate their sufferings. In contrast to the small molecules, anticancer antibodies are more targeted toward cancer signaling pathways and exhibit fewer side effects than traditional small molecule chemotherapy treatments. Nevertheless, the interference with the immune system triggers serious inflammation- and infection-related adverse effects. The differences in drug disposition and interaction with human basal pathways contribute to this paradigm shift in adverse effect profile. It is critical that healthcare team members gain a thorough insight of the adverse effect differences between the agents discovered during the last twenty-five years and before. In this review, we summarized the general mechanisms and adverse effects of small and large molecule anticancer drugs that would further our understanding on the toxicity patterns of chemotherapeutic regimens.
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Feasibility of pharmacometabolomics to identify potential predictors of paclitaxel pharmacokinetic variability. Cancer Chemother Pharmacol 2021; 88:475-483. [PMID: 34089352 DOI: 10.1007/s00280-021-04300-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2021] [Accepted: 05/18/2021] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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PURPOSE Paclitaxel is a commonly used chemotherapy drug with substantial variability in pharmacokinetics (PK) that affects treatment efficacy and toxicity. Pharmacometabolomic signatures that explain PK variability could be used to individualize dosing to improve therapeutic outcomes. The objective of this study was to identify pretreatment metabolites or metabolomic signatures that explain variability in paclitaxel PK. METHODS This analysis was conducted using data previously collected on a prospective observational study of 48 patients with breast cancer receiving weekly 80 mg/m2 paclitaxel infusions. Paclitaxel plasma concentrations were measured during the first infusion to estimate paclitaxel time above threshold (Tc>0.05) and maximum concentration (Cmax). Metabolites measured in pretreatment whole blood by nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometry were analyzed for an association with Tc>0.05 and Cmax using Pearson correlation followed by stepwise linear regression. RESULTS Pretreatment creatinine, glucose, and lysine concentrations were positively correlated with Tc>0.05, while pretreatment betaine was negatively correlated and lactate was positively correlated with Cmax (all uncorrected p < 0.05). After stepwise elimination, creatinine was associated with Tc>0.05, while betaine and lactate were associated with Cmax (all p < 0.05). CONCLUSION This study identified pretreatment metabolites that may be associated with paclitaxel PK variability demonstrating feasibility of a pharmacometabolomics approach for understanding paclitaxel PK. However, identification of more robust pharmacometabolomic predictors will be required for broad and routine application for the clinical dosing of paclitaxel.
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Chen W, Boras B, Sung T, Hu W, Spilker ME, D'Argenio DZ. Predicting Chemotherapy-Induced Neutropenia and Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor Response Using Model-Based In Vitro to Clinical Translation. AAPS J 2020; 22:143. [PMID: 33156437 PMCID: PMC7764847 DOI: 10.1208/s12248-020-00529-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2020] [Accepted: 10/20/2020] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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The ability to predict the incidence of chemotherapy-induced neutropenia in early drug development can inform risk monitoring and mitigation strategies, as well as decisions on advancing compounds to clinical trials. In this report, a physiological model of granulopoiesis that incorporates the drug's mechanism of action on cell cycle proliferation of bone marrow progenitor cells was extended to include the action of the cytotoxic agents paclitaxel, carboplatin, doxorubicin, and gemcitabine. In vitro bone marrow studies were conducted with each compound, and results were used to determine the model's drug effect parameters. Population simulations were performed to predict the absolute neutrophil count (ANC) and incidence of neutropenia for each compound, which were compared to results reported in the literature. In addition, using the single agent in vitro study results, the model was able to predict ANC time course in response to paclitaxel plus carboplatin in combination, which compared favorably to the results reported in a phase 1 clinical trial of 46 patients (r2 = 0.70). Model simulations were used to compare the relative risk (RR) of neutropenia in patients with high baseline ANCs for five chemotherapeutic regimens: doxorubicin (RR = 0.59), paclitaxel plus carboplatin combination (RR = 0.079), carboplatin (RR = 0.047), paclitaxel (RR = 0.031), and gemcitabine (RR = 0.013). Finally, the model was applied to quantify the reduced incidence of neutropenia with coadministration of pegfilgrastim or filgrastim, for both paclitaxel and the combination of paclitaxel plus carboplatin. The model provides a framework for predicting clinical neutropenia using in vitro bone marrow studies of anticancer agents that may guide drug development decisions.
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- Wenbo Chen
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, 90089, USA
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- Pfizer Worldwide Research, Development and Medicine, San Diego, California, USA
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- Pfizer Worldwide Research, Development and Medicine, San Diego, California, USA
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- Pfizer Worldwide Research, Development and Medicine, San Diego, California, USA
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- Pfizer Worldwide Research, Development and Medicine, San Diego, California, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, 90089, USA.
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Tsushima T, Kasai H, Tanigawara Y. Pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic analysis of neutropenia following nab-paclitaxel administration in Japanese patients with metastatic solid cancer. Cancer Chemother Pharmacol 2020; 86:487-495. [PMID: 32930844 DOI: 10.1007/s00280-020-04140-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2020] [Accepted: 09/06/2020] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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PURPOSE To develop a pharmacokinetic (PK) and pharmacodynamic (PD) model for neutropenia following nab-paclitaxel administration and identify factors associated with drug disposition and changes in neutrophil counts in patients with solid cancer. METHODS PK/PD analysis by nonlinear mixed effects approach was performed using the data from 27 patients who participated in phase I studies of nab-paclitaxel monotherapy conducted in Japan. The patients were treated with either weekly (80, 100, or 125 mg/m2) or every 3 weeks (200, 260, or 300 mg/m2). The observed paclitaxel concentrations in whole blood and neutrophil counts in the first cycle were used for PK/PD analysis. Covariate analysis was performed to identify factors affecting PK and the decrease in neutrophil counts. RESULTS The developed 3-compartment, non-linear PK model described relationships of body surface area with total body clearance and volume of distribution for the peripheral compartment. Covariate factors affecting neutrophil counts were age and serum albumin level. Simulation based on the developed PK/PD model showed a substantial impact of age and serum albumin level on the time course of neutrophil counts after nab-paclitaxel administration. Advanced age was related to greater decrease in neutrophil counts, and serum albumin level, inversely related to change in neutrophil counts. CONCLUSION We have developed a novel PK/PD model for nab-paclitaxel in which age and serum albumin level were considered clinically important covariate factors. This model needs to be further validated using a larger patient population.
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- Takahiro Tsushima
- Department of Clinical Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics, Keio University School of Medicine, 35 Shinanomachi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 160-8582, Japan.,Division of Gastrointestinal Oncology, Shizuoka Cancer Centre, 1007 Shimonagakubo, Nagaizumi-cho, Sunto-gun, Shizuoka, 411-8777, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics, Keio University School of Medicine, 35 Shinanomachi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 160-8582, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics, Keio University School of Medicine, 35 Shinanomachi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 160-8582, Japan.
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Anderson JT, Hu S, Fu Q, Baker SD, Sparreboom A. Role of equilibrative nucleoside transporter 1 (ENT1) in the disposition of cytarabine in mice. Pharmacol Res Perspect 2019; 7:e00534. [PMID: 31832201 PMCID: PMC6887677 DOI: 10.1002/prp2.534] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2019] [Accepted: 10/08/2019] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Cytarabine (Ara-C) is a nucleoside analog used in the treatment of acute myeloid leukemia (AML). Despite the many years of clinical use, the identity of the transporter(s) involved in the disposition of Ara-C remains poorly studied. Previous work demonstrated that concurrent administration of Ara-C with nitrobenzylmercaptopurine ribonucleoside (NBMPR) causes an increase in Ara-C plasma levels, suggesting involvement of one or more nucleoside transporters. Here, we confirmed the presence of an NMBPR-mediated interaction with Ara-C resulting in a 2.5-fold increased exposure. The interaction was unrelated to altered blood cell distribution, and subsequent studies indicated that the disposition of Ara-C was unaffected in mice with a deficiency of postulated candidate transporters, including ENT1, OCTN1, OATP1B2, and MATE1. These studies indicate the involvement of an unknown NBMPR-sensitive Ara-C transporter that impacts the pharmacokinetic properties of this clinically important agent.
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- Jason T. Anderson
- Division of Pharmaceutics and PharmacologyCollege of Pharmacy and Comprehensive Cancer CenterThe Ohio State UniversityColumbusOHUSA
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- Division of Pharmaceutics and PharmacologyCollege of Pharmacy and Comprehensive Cancer CenterThe Ohio State UniversityColumbusOHUSA
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- Division of Pharmaceutics and PharmacologyCollege of Pharmacy and Comprehensive Cancer CenterThe Ohio State UniversityColumbusOHUSA
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- Division of Pharmaceutics and PharmacologyCollege of Pharmacy and Comprehensive Cancer CenterThe Ohio State UniversityColumbusOHUSA
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- Division of Pharmaceutics and PharmacologyCollege of Pharmacy and Comprehensive Cancer CenterThe Ohio State UniversityColumbusOHUSA
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Fu Q, Sun X, Lustburg MB, Sparreboom A, Hu S. Predicting Paclitaxel Disposition in Humans With Whole-Body Physiologically-Based Pharmacokinetic Modeling. CPT-PHARMACOMETRICS & SYSTEMS PHARMACOLOGY 2019; 8:931-939. [PMID: 31671477 PMCID: PMC6930855 DOI: 10.1002/psp4.12472] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2019] [Accepted: 09/04/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Paclitaxel is a commonly used drug in the treatment of multiple solid tumors, including cancers of the breast, lung, and ovaries. Despite the established exposure–pharmacodynamic relationships for paclitaxel, treatment is associated with wide interindividual pharmacokinetic variability that leads to unpredictability of the agent's clinical activity and toxicity. We hypothesized that physiologically‐based modeling approaches could be employed to predict the human pharmacokinetics of paclitaxel following administration of the approved Cremophor‐based formulation (Taxol). The model was developed from tissue distribution studies performed in mice and applied to plasma concentration‐time data obtained in adult cancer patients receiving Taxol at the approved dose and schedule (175 mg/m2 by a 3‐hour intravenous infusion), taking into account interspecies differences in physiological parameters. The final model adequately captured the observed concentrations in patients and allowed prediction of paclitaxel distribution profiles in multiple target organs and can be applied to further refine the chemotherapeutic treatment with a clinically important agent.
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- Qiang Fu
- Division of Pharmaceutics and Pharmacology, College of Pharmacy & Comprehensive Cancer Center, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA
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- Division of Pharmaceutics and Pharmacology, College of Pharmacy & Comprehensive Cancer Center, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Comprehensive Cancer Center, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA
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- Division of Pharmaceutics and Pharmacology, College of Pharmacy & Comprehensive Cancer Center, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA
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- Division of Pharmaceutics and Pharmacology, College of Pharmacy & Comprehensive Cancer Center, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA
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Zhang J, Zhou F, Qi H, Ni H, Hu Q, Zhou C, Li Y, Baburina I, Courtney J, Salamone SJ. Randomized study of individualized pharmacokinetically-guided dosing of paclitaxel compared with body-surface area dosing in Chinese patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer. Br J Clin Pharmacol 2019; 85:2292-2301. [PMID: 31077432 DOI: 10.1111/bcp.13982] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2018] [Revised: 04/08/2019] [Accepted: 04/20/2019] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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AIMS This prospective, randomized study was initiated to assess the impact of pharmacokinetically (PK)-guided paclitaxel (PTX) dosing on toxicity and efficacy compared with body-surface area (BSA)-based dosing in Chinese non-small cell lung cancer patients. METHODS A total of 319 stage IIIB/IV non-small cell lung cancer patients receiving first-line chemotherapy were enrolled. Patients were randomized to receive 3-weekly carboplatin plus PTX at a starting dose of 175 mg/m2 with subsequent PTX dosing based on either BSA or PK-guided dosing targeting time above a PTX plasma concentration of 0.05 μmol/L (PTXTc > 0.05 ) between 26 and 31 hours. The primary safety endpoint was grade 4 haematological toxicity. The secondary endpoints were neuropathy, objective response rate, progression-free survival and overall survival. RESULTS In total, 275 (86%) patients completed ≥2 cycles of chemotherapy (140 in BSA arm and 135 in PK arm). In cycle 1, with the same PTX dose, average PTXTc > 0.05 was 37 hours (range = 18-57 hours). Over cycles 2-4, patients in the PK arm had significantly lower average PTX doses and exposure compared with the BSA arm (128 vs 161 mg/m2 , P < .0001 and 29 vs 35 hours, P < .0001). PK-guided dosing significantly reduced the cumulative incidence of grade 4 haematological toxicity (15% vs 24%, P = .004), grade 4 neutropenia (15% vs 23%, P = .009) and grade ≥ 2 neuropathy (8% vs 21%, P = .005). Objective response rate (32% vs 26%, P = .28) and overall survival (21.0 vs 24.0 months, P = .815) were similar in PK and BSA arms. Progression-free survival was slightly improved in PK arm (4.67 vs 4.17 months, P = .026). CONCLUSION PK-guided PTX dosing significantly reduced grade 4 haematological toxicities and grade ≥ 2 neuropathy without an adverse impact on clinical outcomes.
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- Jie Zhang
- Department of Medical Oncology, Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Saladax Biomedical, Inc., Bethlehem, PA, USA
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Toxopeus ELA, de Man FM, Krak N, Biermann K, Nieuweboer AJM, Friberg LE, Oomen-de Hoop E, van Lanschot JJB, Shapiro J, Wijnhoven BPL, Mathijssen RHJ. Association between Paclitaxel Clearance and Tumor Response in Patients with Esophageal Cancer. Cancers (Basel) 2019; 11:cancers11020173. [PMID: 30717316 PMCID: PMC6406317 DOI: 10.3390/cancers11020173] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2018] [Revised: 01/16/2019] [Accepted: 01/29/2019] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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Inter-individual variability in paclitaxel pharmacokinetics may play a role in the response to chemotherapy. Therefore, we studied the association between paclitaxel clearance and treatment response in patients with esophageal cancer. All patients who received paclitaxel (plus carboplatin) treatment for esophageal cancer between 2007 and 2013 were included. The treatment was given as neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy (nCRT), induction chemotherapy (iCT), or palliative chemotherapy (pCT). The treatment response was assessed by the tumor regression grade (TRG) or by the RECIST1.1 criteria, respectively. The unbound paclitaxel clearance (CL) was estimated with NONMEM. The log-transformed clearance was related to response with ANOVA and independent sample t-tests. A total of 166 patients were included, of whom 113 received nCRT, 23 iCT and 30 pCT. In patients receiving nCRT, paclitaxel clearance was not associated with tumor regression grade (p-value = 0.25), nor with pathologically complete response (geometric mean 561.6 L/h) and residual disease (geometric mean 566.1 L/h, p-value = 0.90). In patients who underwent iCT or pCT, also no association between paclitaxel clearance and RECIST outcome was identified (iCT: p-value = 0.08 and pCT: p-value = 0.81, respectively). In conclusion, systemic paclitaxel exposure was not associated with response to common paclitaxel-based treatment regimens for esophageal cancer. Future studies should focus on tumor exposure in relation to systemic exposure and treatment outcome.
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- Eelke L A Toxopeus
- Department of Surgery, Erasmus University Medical Center, Doctor Molewaterplein 40, 3015 GD Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Erasmus Medical Center Cancer Institute, Erasmus University Medical Center, Doctor Molewaterplein 40, 3015 GD Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
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- Department of Radiology, Erasmus University Medical Center, Doctor Molewaterplein 40, 3015 GD Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
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- Department of Pathology, Erasmus University Medical Center, Doctor Molewaterplein 40, 3015 GD Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Erasmus Medical Center Cancer Institute, Erasmus University Medical Center, Doctor Molewaterplein 40, 3015 GD Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Biosciences, Uppsala University, Box 256, 751 05 Uppsala, Sweden.
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Erasmus Medical Center Cancer Institute, Erasmus University Medical Center, Doctor Molewaterplein 40, 3015 GD Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
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- Department of Surgery, Erasmus University Medical Center, Doctor Molewaterplein 40, 3015 GD Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
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- Department of Surgery, Erasmus University Medical Center, Doctor Molewaterplein 40, 3015 GD Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
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- Department of Surgery, Erasmus University Medical Center, Doctor Molewaterplein 40, 3015 GD Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Erasmus Medical Center Cancer Institute, Erasmus University Medical Center, Doctor Molewaterplein 40, 3015 GD Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
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Impact of Older Age on the Exposure of Paclitaxel: a Population Pharmacokinetic Study. Pharm Res 2019; 36:33. [PMID: 30617624 DOI: 10.1007/s11095-018-2563-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2018] [Accepted: 12/20/2018] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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PURPOSE Limited available data suggest that older patients are more prone to develop paclitaxel-induced toxicity than their younger peers. It remains unclear whether this is related to age-dependent pharmacokinetics (PK) of paclitaxel. Primary objective of this study was to determine the influence of older age on the PK of paclitaxel. METHODS PK data of patients aged ≥70 years who received paclitaxel intravenously at the Netherlands Cancer Institute (NKI) and the Radboud University Medical Center between September 2012 and May 2017 were collected. These prospectively collected data were pooled with previously published databases from multiple clinical trials conducted at the NKI and Erasmus MC Cancer Institute. A previously developed 3-compartment population PK model with saturable distribution and elimination was used to describe paclitaxel plasma concentration-time data. Hereafter, influence of age on paclitaxel PK was assessed in a previously established full covariate model. RESULTS In total, paclitaxel PK data from 684 patients were available, consisting of 166 patients ≥70 years (24%). Median age of the cohort was 61 years (range 18 to 84 years). The impact of age, either treated as a continuous or dichotomous covariate (<70 versus ≥70 years), on the elimination of paclitaxel was only marginal but statistically significant (both p < 0.001 with no clinically relevant decrease in interindividual variability). For a typical patient, maximal elimination capacity decreased by only 5% for a 10-year increment of age. CONCLUSION In this extensive multi-center dataset, which included a considerable number of older patients, older age had no clinically relevant impact on paclitaxel PK.
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Validation of a Commercial Assay and Decision Support Tool for Routine Paclitaxel Therapeutic Drug Monitoring (TDM). Ther Drug Monit 2018; 39:617-624. [PMID: 28937535 DOI: 10.1097/ftd.0000000000000446] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND The value of therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) for paclitaxel (PTX) was recently demonstrated in the largest TDM trial ever conducted in oncology. The trial demonstrated significant reduction in neuropathy when using TDM. Dose adjustment for PTX was based on time above a threshold concentration (Tc>0.05). Tc>0.05 must be calculated with a pharmacokinetic model and complex nonlinear mixed-effects software. The use of the software and chromatographic methods to measure PTX requires specialized expertise. User-friendly methods to quantitate PTX and calculate Tc>0.05 could simplify the introduction of TDM into routine clinical practice. METHODS The immunoassay (MyPaclitaxel) was used to quantitate PTX in samples from the clinical trial; the results were used to calculate Tc>0.05 using a stand-alone computer program with a simple, friendly graphical user interface for nonlinear mixed-effects pharmacokinetic calculations (MyCare Drug Exposure Calculator). The resulting dose recommendations from the calculated Tc>0.05 were compared with those using liquid chromatography-ultraviolet detection and NONMEM to examine the efficacy of the simpler tools for TDM. RESULTS There was a good agreement between the immunoassay and liquid chromatography-ultraviolet detection: Passing-Bablok regression slope was 1.045 and intercept was -6.00, R was 0.9757, and mean bias was -1.77 ng/mL (-2.07 nmol/L). Dosing recommendations were identical for 70% of the cycles and within 10% for 89% of the samples. All Tc>0.05 values were at the same or adjacent medical decision points. CONCLUSIONS MyPaclitaxel assay and MyCare Drug Exposure Calculator are convenient, user-friendly tools that may be suitable for routine TDM of PTX in clinical care.
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Zang X, Kagan L. Physiologically-based modeling and interspecies prediction of paclitaxel pharmacokinetics. J Pharmacokinet Pharmacodyn 2018; 45:577-592. [PMID: 29671170 DOI: 10.1007/s10928-018-9586-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2017] [Accepted: 04/05/2018] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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The objective was to develop a physiologically-based pharmacokinetic (PBPK) model to characterize the whole-body disposition of paclitaxel (formulated in Cremophor EL and ethanol-Taxol®) in mice and to evaluate the utility of this model for predicting pharmacokinetics in other species. Published studies that reported paclitaxel plasma and tissue concentration-time data following single intravenous bolus administration of Taxol® to mice were used; and the PBPK model included plasma, liver, lungs, kidneys, spleen, heart, gastrointestinal tract, and remainder compartments. The final model resulted in a good description of the experimental plasma and tissues data in mice, where all tissues were represented by a single compartment, except the remainder that included two sub-compartments. The predictive performance of the PBPK model was assessed by evaluating its utility in predicting pharmacokinetics of paclitaxel in rats and humans. The relationship between species body weights (mice, rats, rabbits, and humans) and plasma clearance was determined by power-based regression, and resulting allometric exponent was 0.86. The model demonstrated reasonable predictions of plasma and tissue paclitaxel concentration-time profiles in rats and plasma profiles in humans. The proposed PBPK model represents an important basis that can be further utilized for characterization of novel formulations of paclitaxel.
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- Xiaowei Zang
- Department of Pharmaceutics, Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, 160 Frelinghuysen Road, Piscataway, NJ, 08854, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, 160 Frelinghuysen Road, Piscataway, NJ, 08854, USA.
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Posocco B, Buzzo M, Follegot A, Giodini L, Sorio R, Marangon E, Toffoli G. A new high-performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry method for the determination of paclitaxel and 6α-hydroxy-paclitaxel in human plasma: Development, validation and application in a clinical pharmacokinetic study. PLoS One 2018; 13:e0193500. [PMID: 29474420 PMCID: PMC5825125 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0193500] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2017] [Accepted: 02/12/2018] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Paclitaxel belongs to the taxanes family and it is used, alone or in multidrug regimens, for the therapy of several solid tumours, such as breast-, lung-, head and neck-, and ovarian cancer. Standard dosing of chemotherapy does not take into account the many inter-patient differences that make drug exposure highly variable, thus leading to the insurgence of severe toxicity. This is particularly true for paclitaxel considering that a relationship between haematological toxicity and plasma exposure was found. Therefore, in order to treat patients with the correct dose of paclitaxel, improving the overall benefit–risk ratio, Therapeutic Drug Monitoring is necessary. In order to quantify paclitaxel and its main metabolite, 6α-hydroxy-paclitaxel, in patients’ plasma, we developed a new, sensitive and specific HPLC–MS/MS method applicable to all paclitaxel dosages used in clinical routine. The developed method used a small volume of plasma sample and is based on quick protein precipitation. The chromatographic separation of the analytes was achieved with a SunFire™ C18 column (3.5 μM, 92 Å, 2,1 x 150 mm); the mobile phases were 0.1% formic acid/bidistilled water and 0.1% formic acid/acetonitrile. The electrospray ionization source worked in positive ion mode and the mass spectrometer operated in selected reaction monitoring mode. Our bioanalytical method was successfully validated according to the FDA-EMA guidelines on bioanalytical method validation. The calibration curves resulted linear (R2 ≥0.9948) over the concentration ranges (1–10000 ng/mL for paclitaxel and 1–1000 ng/mL for 6α-hydroxy-paclitaxel) and were characterized by a good accuracy and precision. The intra- and inter-day precision and accuracy were determined on three quality control concentrations for paclitaxel and 6α-hydroxy-paclitaxel and resulted respectively <9.9% and within 91.1–114.8%. In addition, to further verify the assay reproducibility, we tested this method by re-analysing the incurred samples. This bioanalytical method was employed with success to a genotype-guided phase Ib study of weekly paclitaxel in ovarian cancer patients treated with a wide range of drug’s dosages.
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- Bianca Posocco
- Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology, CRO- National Cancer Institute, Aviano, Pordenone, Italy
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- Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology, CRO- National Cancer Institute, Aviano, Pordenone, Italy
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- Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology, CRO- National Cancer Institute, Aviano, Pordenone, Italy
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- Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology, CRO- National Cancer Institute, Aviano, Pordenone, Italy
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- Oncology Unit B, CRO- National Cancer Institute, Aviano, Pordenone, Italy
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- Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology, CRO- National Cancer Institute, Aviano, Pordenone, Italy
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- Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology, CRO- National Cancer Institute, Aviano, Pordenone, Italy
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Phase I dose escalation and pharmacokinetic study on the nanoparticle formulation of polymeric micellar paclitaxel for injection in patients with advanced solid malignancies. Invest New Drugs 2017; 36:269-277. [DOI: 10.1007/s10637-017-0506-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2017] [Accepted: 08/29/2017] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Crotti S, Posocco B, Marangon E, Nitti D, Toffoli G, Agostini M. Mass spectrometry in the pharmacokinetic studies of anticancer natural products. MASS SPECTROMETRY REVIEWS 2017; 36:213-251. [PMID: 26280357 DOI: 10.1002/mas.21478] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2015] [Accepted: 06/29/2015] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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In the history of medicine, nature has represented the main source of medical products. Indeed, the therapeutic use of plants certainly goes back to the Sumerian and Hippocrates and nowadays nature still represents the major source for new drugs discovery. Moreover, in the cancer treatment, drugs are either natural compounds or have been developed from naturally occurring parent compounds firstly isolated from plants and microbes from terrestrial and marine environment. A critical element of an anticancer drug is represented by its severe toxicities and, after administration, the drug concentrations have to remain in an appropriate range to be effective. Anyway, the drug dosage defined during the clinical studies could be inappropriate for an individual patient due to differences in drug absorption, metabolism and excretion. For this reason, personalized medicine, based on therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM), represents one of most important challenges in cancer therapy. Mass spectrometry sensitivity, specificity and fastness lead to elect this technique as the Golden Standard for pharmacokinetics and drug metabolism studies therefore for TDM. This review focuses on the mass spectrometry-based methods developed for pharmacokinetic quantification in human plasma of anticancer drugs derived from natural sources and already used in clinical practice. Particular emphasis was placed both on the pre-analytical and analytical steps, such as: sample preparation procedures, sample size required by the analysis and the limit of quantification of drugs and metabolites to give some insights on the clinical practice applicability. © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Mass Spec Rev. 36:213-251, 2017.
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- Sara Crotti
- Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology Unit, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico, IRCCS National Cancer Institute, Via Franco Gallini 2, 33081 Aviano (PN), Italy
- Istituto di Ricerca Pediatrica - Città della Speranza, Corso Stati Uniti 4, 35127, Padova, Italy
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- Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology Unit, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico, IRCCS National Cancer Institute, Via Franco Gallini 2, 33081 Aviano (PN), Italy
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- Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology Unit, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico, IRCCS National Cancer Institute, Via Franco Gallini 2, 33081 Aviano (PN), Italy
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- Surgical Clinic, Department of Surgical, Oncological and Gastroenterological Sciences, University of Padova, Via Nicolo Giustiniani 2, 35128, Padova, Italy
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- Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology Unit, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico, IRCCS National Cancer Institute, Via Franco Gallini 2, 33081 Aviano (PN), Italy
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- Istituto di Ricerca Pediatrica - Città della Speranza, Corso Stati Uniti 4, 35127, Padova, Italy
- Surgical Clinic, Department of Surgical, Oncological and Gastroenterological Sciences, University of Padova, Via Nicolo Giustiniani 2, 35128, Padova, Italy
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Lee SW, Kim YM, Kim YT, Kang SB. An open-label, multicenter, phase I trial of a cremophor-free, polymeric micelle formulation of paclitaxel combined with carboplatin as a first-line treatment for advanced ovarian cancer: a Korean Gynecologic Oncology Group study (KGOG-3016). J Gynecol Oncol 2016; 28:e26. [PMID: 28028994 PMCID: PMC5391390 DOI: 10.3802/jgo.2017.28.e26] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2016] [Revised: 09/17/2016] [Accepted: 12/08/2016] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE This phase I study aimed to determine the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) of Genexol-PM, when combined with carboplatin, as a first-line treatment in patients with advanced ovarian cancer. METHODS This open-label, multicenter, phase I, dose-escalation study included 18 patients (median age: 59.0 years, range: 40-75 years) diagnosed with advanced epithelial ovarian cancer. All patients had measurable residual disease after debulking surgery. Patients were assigned to groups (n=6 each group) that received different doses of Genexol-PM (220, 260, and 300 mg/m², once every 3 weeks) and 5 area under the curve (AUC) carboplatin. Safety and efficacy were analyzed for each dose group. RESULTS In this intention-to-treat population, 3 out of 18 patients dropped out of the study: 1 due to dose-limiting toxicity (DLT), 1 due to hypersensitivity, and 1 was lost during follow-up. DLTs were not reported at 220 mg/m² or 260 mg/m², but at 300 mg/m², 1 patient experienced DLT (grade 3 general pain). The MTD of Genexol-PM was not determined, but a dose of 300 mg/m² or less could be recommended for the phase II study. Most patients (73.9%) with adverse events recovered without sequelae, and no death occurred that was related to the disease or treatment. The best overall response rate was 94.1%. CONCLUSION Genexol-PM combined with carboplatin was well tolerated as a first-line treatment, and good responses were observed in patients with advanced ovarian cancer. Based on these results, we recommended a dose of 300 mg/m² or less for a phase II study.
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- Shin Wha Lee
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Severance Hospital, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Konkuk University Medical Center, Seoul, Korea
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Stern ST, Martinez MN, Stevens DM. When Is It Important to Measure Unbound Drug in Evaluating Nanomedicine Pharmacokinetics? Drug Metab Dispos 2016; 44:1934-1939. [PMID: 27670412 DOI: 10.1124/dmd.116.073148] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2016] [Accepted: 09/23/2016] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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Nanoformulations have become important tools for modifying drug disposition, be it from the perspective of enabling prolonged drug release, protecting the drug molecule from metabolism, or achieving targeted delivery. When examining the in vivo pharmacokinetic properties of these formulations, most investigations either focus on systemic concentrations of total (encapsulated plus unencapsulated) drug, or concentrations of encapsulated and unencapsulated drug. However, it is rare to find studies that differentiate between protein-bound and unbound (free) forms of the unencapsulated drug. In light of the unique attributes of these formulations, we cannot simply assume it appropriate to rely upon the protein-binding properties of the traditionally formulated or legacy drug when trying to define the pharmacokinetic or pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic characteristics of these nanoformulations. Therefore, this commentary explores reasons why it is important to consider not only unencapsulated drug, but also the portion of unencapsulated drug that is not bound to plasma proteins. Specifically, we highlight those situations when it may be necessary to include measurement of unencapsulated, unbound drug concentrations as part of the nanoformulation pharmacokinetic evaluation.
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- Stephan T Stern
- Nanotechnology Characterization Laboratory, Cancer Research Technology Program, Leidos Biomedical Research, Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research, Frederick, Maryland (S.T.S., D.M.S.); and Food and Drug Administration, Center for Veterinary Medicine, Office of New Animal Drug Evaluation, Rockville, Maryland (M.N.M.)
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- Nanotechnology Characterization Laboratory, Cancer Research Technology Program, Leidos Biomedical Research, Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research, Frederick, Maryland (S.T.S., D.M.S.); and Food and Drug Administration, Center for Veterinary Medicine, Office of New Animal Drug Evaluation, Rockville, Maryland (M.N.M.)
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- Nanotechnology Characterization Laboratory, Cancer Research Technology Program, Leidos Biomedical Research, Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research, Frederick, Maryland (S.T.S., D.M.S.); and Food and Drug Administration, Center for Veterinary Medicine, Office of New Animal Drug Evaluation, Rockville, Maryland (M.N.M.)
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Joerger M, von Pawel J, Kraff S, Fischer JR, Eberhardt W, Gauler TC, Mueller L, Reinmuth N, Reck M, Kimmich M, Mayer F, Kopp HG, Behringer DM, Ko YD, Hilger RA, Roessler M, Kloft C, Henrich A, Moritz B, Miller MC, Salamone SJ, Jaehde U. Open-label, randomized study of individualized, pharmacokinetically (PK)-guided dosing of paclitaxel combined with carboplatin or cisplatin in patients with advanced non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Ann Oncol 2016; 27:1895-902. [PMID: 27502710 DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdw290] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2016] [Accepted: 07/14/2016] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Variable chemotherapy exposure may cause toxicity or lack of efficacy. This study was initiated to validate pharmacokinetically (PK)-guided paclitaxel dosing in patients with advanced non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) to avoid supra- or subtherapeutic exposure. PATIENTS AND METHODS Patients with newly diagnosed, advanced NSCLC were randomly assigned to receive up to 6 cycles of 3-weekly carboplatin AUC 6 or cisplatin 80 mg/m(2) either with standard paclitaxel at 200 mg/m(2) (arm A) or PK-guided dosing of paclitaxel (arm B). In arm B, initial paclitaxel dose was adjusted to body surface area, age, sex, and subsequent doses were guided by neutropenia and previous-cycle paclitaxel exposure [time above a plasma concentration of 0.05 µM (Tc>0.05)] determined from a single blood sample on day 2. The primary end point was grade 4 neutropenia; secondary end points included neuropathy, radiological response, progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS). RESULTS Among 365 patients randomly assigned, grade 4 neutropenia was similar in both arms (19% versus 16%; P = 0.10). Neuropathy grade ≥2 (38% versus 23%, P < 0.001) and grade ≥3 (9% versus 2%, P < 0.001) was significantly lower in arm B, independent of the platinum drug used. The median final paclitaxel dose was significantly lower in arm B (199 versus 150 mg/m(2), P < 0.001). Response rate was similar in arms A and B (31% versus 27%, P = 0.405), as was adjusted median PFS [5.5 versus 4.9 months, hazard ratio (HR) 1.16, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.91-1.49, P = 0.228] and OS (10.1 versus 9.5 months, HR 1.05, 95% CI 0.81-1.37, P = 0.682). CONCLUSION PK-guided dosing of paclitaxel does not improve severe neutropenia, but reduces paclitaxel-associated neuropathy and thereby improves the benefit-risk profile in patients with advanced NSCLC. CLINICAL TRIAL INFORMATION NCT01326767 (https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT01326767).
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Cantonal Hospital, St Gallen, Switzerland
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- Pneumology Clinic, Asklepios Fachkliniken, Gauting
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- Institute of Pharmacy, Clinical Pharmacy, University of Bonn, Bonn
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Klinik Löwenstein, Löwenstein
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- Department of Medical Oncology, West German Cancer Center, University Hospital Essen, Essen
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- Department of Medical Oncology (Cancer Research), West German Cancer Center, University Hospital Essen of University Duisburg-Essen, Essen
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- Oncological Practice, Praxis Leer, Leer
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- Lung Clinic Grosshansdorf, Airway Research Center North (ARCN), Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Grosshansdorf
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- Lung Clinic Grosshansdorf, Airway Research Center North (ARCN), Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Grosshansdorf
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- Pulmonology and Oncology, Klinik Schillerhöhe, Gerlingen
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- Department of Oncology and Hematology, University Hospital, Medical Center II, Tübingen
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- Department of Oncology and Hematology, Eberhard Karls University Medical Center, Tübingen
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- Medical Oncology, Johanniter-Krankenhaus Bonn, Bonn
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- Cancer Research, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
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- CESAR Central Office (CCO), Vienna CESAR Central European Society for Anticancer Drug Research-EWIV, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Biochemistry, Institute of Pharmacy, Free University Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Biochemistry, Institute of Pharmacy, Free University Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- CESAR Central Office (CCO), Vienna CESAR Central European Society for Anticancer Drug Research-EWIV, Vienna, Austria
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- Saladax Biomedical, Inc., Bethlehem, USA
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- Institute of Pharmacy, Clinical Pharmacy, University of Bonn, Bonn
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Pharmacokinetics of Selected Anticancer Drugs in Elderly Cancer Patients: Focus on Breast Cancer. Cancers (Basel) 2016; 8:cancers8010006. [PMID: 26729170 PMCID: PMC4728453 DOI: 10.3390/cancers8010006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2015] [Revised: 11/30/2015] [Accepted: 12/29/2015] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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Background: Elderly patients receiving anticancer drugs may have an increased risk to develop treatment-related toxicities compared to their younger peers. However, a potential pharmacokinetic (PK) basis for this increased risk has not consistently been established yet. Therefore, the objective of this study was to systematically review the influence of age on the PK of anticancer agents frequently administered to elderly breast cancer patients. Methods: A literature search was performed using the PubMed electronic database, Summary of Product Characteristics (SmPC) and available drug approval reviews, as published by EMA and FDA. Publications that describe age-related PK profiles of selected anticancer drugs against breast cancer, excluding endocrine compounds, were selected and included. Results: This review presents an overview of the available data that describe the influence of increasing age on the PK of selected anticancer drugs used for the treatment of breast cancer. Conclusions: Selected published data revealed differences in the effect and magnitude of increasing age on the PK of several anticancer drugs. There may be clinically-relevant, age-related PK differences for anthracyclines and platina agents. In the majority of cases, age is not a good surrogate marker for anticancer drug PK, and the physiological state of the individual patient may better be approached by looking at organ function, Charlson Comorbidity Score or geriatric functional assessment.
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Genetic screening reveals a link between Wnt signaling and antitubulin drugs. THE PHARMACOGENOMICS JOURNAL 2015; 16:164-72. [PMID: 26149735 PMCID: PMC4705004 DOI: 10.1038/tpj.2015.50] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2015] [Revised: 05/22/2015] [Accepted: 06/03/2015] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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The antitubulin drugs, paclitaxel (PX) and colchicine (COL), inhibit cell growth and are therapeutically valuable. PX stabilizes microtubules, while COL promotes their depolymerization. But, the drug concentrations that alter tubulin polymerization are hundreds of times higher than their clinically useful levels. To map genetic targets for drug action at single-gene resolution, we used a human radiation hybrid panel. We identified loci that affected cell survival in the presence of five compounds of medical relevance. For PX and COL, the zinc and ring finger 3 (ZNRF3) gene dominated the genetic landscape at therapeutic concentrations. ZNRF3 encodes an R-spondin regulated receptor that inhibits Wingless/Int (Wnt) signaling. Overexpression of the ZNRF3 gene shielded cells from antitubulin drug action, while small interfering RNA knockdowns resulted in sensitization. Further a potent pharmacological inhibitor of Wnt signaling, Wnt-C59, protected cells from PX and COL. Our results suggest that the antitubulin drugs perturb microtubule dynamics, thereby influencing Wnt signaling.
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Subhani S, Jamil K. Molecular docking of chemotherapeutic agents to CYP3A4 in non-small cell lung cancer. Biomed Pharmacother 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2015.05.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022] Open
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Li Y, Chen N, Palmisano M, Zhou S. Pharmacologic Sensitivity of Paclitaxel to Its Delivery Vehicles Drives Distinct Clinical Outcomes of Paclitaxel Formulations. Mol Pharm 2015; 12:1308-17. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.molpharmaceut.5b00026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Yan Li
- Translational Development
and Clinical Pharmacology, Celgene Corporation, 86 Morris Avenue, Summit, New Jersey 07920, United States
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- Translational Development
and Clinical Pharmacology, Celgene Corporation, 86 Morris Avenue, Summit, New Jersey 07920, United States
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- Translational Development
and Clinical Pharmacology, Celgene Corporation, 86 Morris Avenue, Summit, New Jersey 07920, United States
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- Translational Development
and Clinical Pharmacology, Celgene Corporation, 86 Morris Avenue, Summit, New Jersey 07920, United States
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Kraff S, Nieuweboer AJM, Mathijssen RHJ, Baty F, de Graan AJ, van Schaik RHN, Jaehde U, Joerger M. Pharmacokinetically based dosing of weekly paclitaxel to reduce drug-related neurotoxicity based on a single sample strategy. Cancer Chemother Pharmacol 2015; 75:975-83. [DOI: 10.1007/s00280-015-2724-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2014] [Accepted: 03/04/2015] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Lim HS, Bae KS, Jung JA, Noh YH, Hwang AK, Jo YW, Hong YS, Kim K, Lee JL, Joon Park S, Kim JE, Kang YK, Kim TW. Predicting the Efficacy of an Oral Paclitaxel Formulation (DHP107) Through Modeling and Simulation. Clin Ther 2015; 37:402-17. [DOI: 10.1016/j.clinthera.2014.12.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2014] [Revised: 11/21/2014] [Accepted: 12/08/2014] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Quantification of taxanes in biological matrices: a review of bioanalytical assays and recommendations for development of new assays. Bioanalysis 2014; 6:993-1010. [PMID: 24806907 DOI: 10.4155/bio.14.48] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Since the isolation of paclitaxel and its approval for the treatment of breast cancer, various taxanes and taxane formulations have been developed. To date, almost 100 bioanalytical assays have been published with the method development and optimization often extensively discussed by the authors. This Review presents an overview of assays published between January 1970 and September 2013 that described method development and validation of assays used to quantify taxanes in biological matrices such as plasma, urine, feces and tissue samples. For liquid chromatography assays, sample pretreatment, chromatographic separation and assay performance are compared. Since this Review discusses the limitations of previously developed liquid chromatography assays and gives recommendations for future assay development, it can be used as a reference for future development of liquid chromatography assays for the quantification of taxanes in various biological matrices to support preclinical and clinical studies.
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Model-based meta-analysis for quantifying Paclitaxel dose response in cancer patients. CPT-PHARMACOMETRICS & SYSTEMS PHARMACOLOGY 2014; 3:e115. [PMID: 24850445 PMCID: PMC4055787 DOI: 10.1038/psp.2014.14] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2014] [Accepted: 03/26/2014] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Model-based meta-analysis of dose response is a sophisticated method to guide dose and regimen selection. In this report, the effects of paclitaxel dose and regimen (weekly or every 3 weeks) on the efficacy and safety in cancer patients were quantified by model-based meta-analysis of 29 monotherapy trials. Logistic regression models were developed to assess the relationship between dose and objective response rate or neutropenia rate. Survival models were developed to assess the relationship between dose and overall survival or progression-free survival. Paclitaxel efficacy (e.g., objective response rate, median overall survival, and progression-free survival) is correlated with average dose per week (mg/m2/week), whereas safety (e.g., neutropenia rate) is correlated with dose per administration (mg/m2). Weekly paclitaxel regimen at 65–80 mg/m2 is supported to have comparable to better efficacy and lower neutropenia incidence than an every-3-week regimen at 175 mg/m2.
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Reddy LH, Bazile D. Drug delivery design for intravenous route with integrated physicochemistry, pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics: illustration with the case of taxane therapeutics. Adv Drug Deliv Rev 2014; 71:34-57. [PMID: 24184489 DOI: 10.1016/j.addr.2013.10.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2013] [Revised: 10/22/2013] [Accepted: 10/24/2013] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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This review is aimed at combining the published data on taxane formulations into a generalized Drug Delivery approach, starting from the physicochemistry and assessing its relationships with the pharmacokinetics, the biodistribution and the pharmacodynamics. Owing to the number and variety of taxane formulation designs, we considered this class of cytotoxic anticancer agents of particular interest to illustrate the concepts attached to this approach. According to the history of taxane development, we propose a classification as (i) "surfactant-based formulations" first generation, (ii) "surfactant-free formulations" second generation and (iii) "modulated pharmacokinetics drug delivery systems" third generation. Since our objective was to make the link between (i) the physicochemistry of the drug and carrier and (ii) the efficacy and safety of the drug in preclinical animal models and (iii) in human, we focused on the drug delivery technologies that were tested in clinic.
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- L Harivardhan Reddy
- Drug Delivery Technologies and Innovation, Pharmaceutical Sciences Department, Sanofi Research and Development, 13 Quai Jules-Guesde, 94403 Vitry-sur-Seine, France.
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- Drug Delivery Technologies and Innovation, Pharmaceutical Sciences Department, Sanofi Research and Development, 13 Quai Jules-Guesde, 94403 Vitry-sur-Seine, France
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Nieuweboer AJM, Hu S, Gui C, Hagenbuch B, Ghobadi Moghaddam-Helmantel IM, Gibson AA, de Bruijn P, Mathijssen RHJ, Sparreboom A. Influence of drug formulation on OATP1B-mediated transport of paclitaxel. Cancer Res 2014; 74:3137-45. [PMID: 24755470 DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-13-3634] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Taxane antineoplastic agents are extensively taken up into hepatocytes by OATP1B-type transporters before metabolism and excretion. Because the biodistributional properties imposed upon these agents by different solubilizers drive clinically important pharmacodynamic endpoints, we tested the hypothesis that the in vitro and in vivo interaction of taxanes with OATP1B transporters is affected by the choice of drug delivery system. Transport of paclitaxel, docetaxel, and cabazitaxel was studied in vitro using various cell lines transfected with OATP1B1, OATP1B3, or the rodent equivalent OATP1B2. Pharmacokinetic studies were done in wild-type and OATP1B2-knockout mice in the presence or absence of polysorbate 80 (PS80) or Kolliphor EL (formerly Cremophor EL; CrEL). Paclitaxel and docetaxel, but not cabazitaxel, were transported substrates of OATP1B1, OATP1B3, and OATP1B2, and these in vitro transport processes were strongly reduced in the presence of clinically relevant concentrations of PS80 and CrEL. When paclitaxel was administered without any solubilizers, deficiency of OATP1B2 in mice was associated with a significantly decreased systemic clearance because of a liver distribution defect (P=0.000484). However, this genotype dependence of paclitaxel clearance was masked in the presence of PS80 or CrEL because of significant inhibition of OATP1B2-mediated hepatocellular uptake of the drug (P<0.05). Our findings confirm the importance of OATP1B-type transporters in the hepatic elimination of taxanes and indicate that this process can be inhibited by PS80 and CrEL. These results suggest that the likelihood of drug-drug interactions mediated by these transporters is strongly dependent on the selected taxane solubilizer.
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- Annemieke J M Nieuweboer
- Authors' Affiliations: Department of Medical Oncology, Erasmus Medical Center Cancer Institute, Rotterdam, the Netherlands; Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee; and Department of Pharmacology, Toxicology, and Therapeutics, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Missouri
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- Authors' Affiliations: Department of Medical Oncology, Erasmus Medical Center Cancer Institute, Rotterdam, the Netherlands; Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee; and Department of Pharmacology, Toxicology, and Therapeutics, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Missouri
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- Authors' Affiliations: Department of Medical Oncology, Erasmus Medical Center Cancer Institute, Rotterdam, the Netherlands; Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee; and Department of Pharmacology, Toxicology, and Therapeutics, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Missouri
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- Authors' Affiliations: Department of Medical Oncology, Erasmus Medical Center Cancer Institute, Rotterdam, the Netherlands; Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee; and Department of Pharmacology, Toxicology, and Therapeutics, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Missouri
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- Authors' Affiliations: Department of Medical Oncology, Erasmus Medical Center Cancer Institute, Rotterdam, the Netherlands; Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee; and Department of Pharmacology, Toxicology, and Therapeutics, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Missouri
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- Authors' Affiliations: Department of Medical Oncology, Erasmus Medical Center Cancer Institute, Rotterdam, the Netherlands; Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee; and Department of Pharmacology, Toxicology, and Therapeutics, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Missouri
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- Authors' Affiliations: Department of Medical Oncology, Erasmus Medical Center Cancer Institute, Rotterdam, the Netherlands; Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee; and Department of Pharmacology, Toxicology, and Therapeutics, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Missouri
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- Authors' Affiliations: Department of Medical Oncology, Erasmus Medical Center Cancer Institute, Rotterdam, the Netherlands; Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee; and Department of Pharmacology, Toxicology, and Therapeutics, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Missouri
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- Authors' Affiliations: Department of Medical Oncology, Erasmus Medical Center Cancer Institute, Rotterdam, the Netherlands; Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee; and Department of Pharmacology, Toxicology, and Therapeutics, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, MissouriAuthors' Affiliations: Department of Medical Oncology, Erasmus Medical Center Cancer Institute, Rotterdam, the Netherlands; Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee; and Department of Pharmacology, Toxicology, and Therapeutics, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Missouri
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Chen N, Li Y, Ye Y, Palmisano M, Chopra R, Zhou S. Pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of nab-paclitaxel in patients with solid tumors: disposition kinetics and pharmacology distinct from solvent-based paclitaxel. J Clin Pharmacol 2014; 54:1097-107. [PMID: 24719309 PMCID: PMC4302229 DOI: 10.1002/jcph.304] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2014] [Accepted: 03/31/2014] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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The aim of this study was to characterize population pharmacokinetics and the exposure–neutropenia relationship with nanoparticle albumin-bound (nab)-paclitaxel in patients with solid tumors. Plasma and blood concentrations of paclitaxel and neutrophil data were collected from 150 patients with various solid tumors over the nab-paclitaxel dose range of 80–375 mg/m2. Data were analyzed using nonlinear mixed-effect modeling or logistic regression. Pharmacokinetics of nab-paclitaxel were described by a 3-compartment model with saturable distribution and elimination. The rapid disappearance of circulating paclitaxel was driven by its fast distribution to peripheral compartments; maximum rate for saturable distribution (325000 μg/h) was 40-fold greater than that for saturable elimination (8070 μg/h). Albumin was a significant covariate of paclitaxel elimination (P < .001), while total bilirubin, creatinine clearance, body size, age, sex, and tumor type had no significant or clinically relevant effect. The probability of experiencing a ≥50% reduction in neutrophils was best correlated to the duration above the drug concentration of 720 ng/mL. At a given exposure level, neutropenia development was positively correlated with increasing age but not significantly influenced by hepatic function, tumor type, sex, or dosing schedule. Covariate analyses supports exposure-matched dose adjustments in patients with moderate to severe hepatic impairment.
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Lv F, Cao J, Zhang J, Qian J, Peng W, Sun S, Li W, Zhang W, Guo W, Li J. Phase I and pharmacokinetic study of polymeric micelle-formulated paclitaxel in adult Chinese patients with advanced solid tumors. Cancer Chemother Pharmacol 2014; 73:1173-9. [DOI: 10.1007/s00280-014-2452-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2014] [Accepted: 03/13/2014] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Pittman SK, Gracias NG, Vasko MR, Fehrenbacher JC. Paclitaxel alters the evoked release of calcitonin gene-related peptide from rat sensory neurons in culture. Exp Neurol 2014; 253:146-53. [PMID: 24374060 PMCID: PMC5954981 DOI: 10.1016/j.expneurol.2013.12.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2013] [Revised: 12/12/2013] [Accepted: 12/17/2013] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Peripheral neuropathy (PN) is a debilitating and dose-limiting side effect of treatment with the chemotherapeutic agent, paclitaxel. Understanding the effects of paclitaxel on sensory neuronal function and the signaling pathways which mediate these paclitaxel-induced changes in function are critical for the development of therapies to prevent or alleviate the PN. The effects of long-term administration of paclitaxel on the function of sensory neurons grown in culture, using the release of the neuropeptide calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) as an endpoint of sensory neuronal function, were examined. Dorsal root ganglion cultures were treated with low (10 nM) and high (300 nM) concentrations of paclitaxel for 1, 3, or 5 days. Following paclitaxel treatment, the release of CGRP was determined using capsaicin, a TRPV1 agonist; allyl isothiocyanate (AITC), a TRPA1 agonist; or high extracellular potassium. The effects of paclitaxel on the release of CGRP were stimulant-, concentration-, and time-dependent. When neurons were stimulated with capsaicin or AITC, a low concentration of paclitaxel (10nM) augmented transmitter release, whereas a high concentration (300 nM) reduced transmitter release in a time-dependent manner; however, when high extracellular potassium was used as the evoking stimulus, all concentrations of paclitaxel augmented CGRP release from sensory neurons. These results suggest that paclitaxel alters the function of sensory neurons in vitro, and suggest that the mechanisms by which paclitaxel alters neuronal function may include functional changes in TRP channel activity. The described in vitro model will facilitate future studies to identify the signaling pathways by which paclitaxel alters neuronal sensitivity.
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- Sherry K Pittman
- Indiana University School of Medicine, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, USA.
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- Indiana University School of Medicine, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, USA; Indiana University School of Medicine, Stark Neuroscience Research Institute, USA; Columbia University, Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer's Disease and the Aging Brain, USA.
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- Indiana University School of Medicine, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, USA; Indiana University School of Medicine, Stark Neuroscience Research Institute, USA; Indiana University School of Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology, USA.
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- Indiana University School of Medicine, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, USA; Indiana University School of Medicine, Stark Neuroscience Research Institute, USA; Indiana University School of Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology, USA.
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Development and Evaluation of a Nanoparticle-Based Immunoassay for Determining Paclitaxel Concentrations on Routine Clinical Analyzers. Ther Drug Monit 2013; 35:809-15. [DOI: 10.1097/ftd.0b013e318296be01] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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de Graan AJM, Elens L, Smid M, Martens JW, Sparreboom A, Nieuweboer AJM, Friberg LE, Elbouazzaoui S, Wiemer EAC, van der Holt B, Verweij J, van Schaik RHN, Mathijssen RHJ. A pharmacogenetic predictive model for paclitaxel clearance based on the DMET platform. Clin Cancer Res 2013; 19:5210-7. [PMID: 23918604 DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-13-0487] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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PURPOSE Paclitaxel is used in the treatment of solid tumors and displays high interindividual variation in exposure. Low paclitaxel clearance could lead to increased toxicity during treatment. We present a genetic prediction model identifying patients with low paclitaxel clearance, based on the drug-metabolizing enzyme and transporter (DMET)-platform, capable of detecting 1,936 genetic variants in 225 metabolizing enzyme and drug transporter genes. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN In 270 paclitaxel-treated patients, unbound plasma concentrations were determined and pharmacokinetic parameters were estimated from a previously developed population pharmacokinetic model (NONMEM). Patients were divided into a training- and validation set. Genetic variants determined by the DMET platform were selected from the training set to be included in the prediction model when they were associated with low paclitaxel clearance (1 SD below mean clearance) and subsequently tested in the validation set. RESULTS A genetic prediction model including 14 single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP) was developed on the training set. In the validation set, this model yielded a sensitivity of 95%, identifying most patients with low paclitaxel clearance correctly. The positive predictive value of the model was only 22%. The model remained associated with low clearance after multivariate analysis, correcting for age, gender, and hemoglobin levels at baseline (P = 0.02). CONCLUSIONS In this first large-sized application of the DMET-platform for paclitaxel, we identified a 14 SNP model with high sensitivity to identify patients with low paclitaxel clearance. However, due to the low positive predictive value we conclude that genetic variability encoded in the DMET-chip alone does not sufficiently explain paclitaxel clearance.
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- Anne-Joy M de Graan
- Authors' Affiliations: Departments of Medical Oncology, Clinical Chemistry, and Trials and Statistics, Erasmus University Medical Center, Erasmus MC Cancer Institute, Rotterdam, the Netherlands; Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, St Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee; and Department of Pharmaceutical Biosciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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Ma WW, Hidalgo M. The winning formulation: the development of paclitaxel in pancreatic cancer. Clin Cancer Res 2013; 19:5572-9. [PMID: 23918602 DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-13-1356] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Paclitaxel has wide application in anticancer therapy but was never considered an efficacious agent in pancreatic cancer. A review of the experience with the Cremaphor formulation hinted at paclitaxel's activity in pancreatic cancer, but the early development was hampered by significant toxicities such as neutropenia and infection at clinically tolerable doses. However, such efficacy was confirmed in the recently completed phase III Metastatic Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma Clinical Trial (MPACT), in which the addition of nab-paclitaxel to gemcitabine significantly improved the survival of patients with metastatic pancreatic cancer. Several other Cremaphor-free formulations of paclitaxel had also been evaluated in pancreatic cancer, and the reasons for the success of the albumin nanoparticulate are examined here. In the era of biologic and molecularly targeted agents, the success of nab-paclitaxel in recalcitrant pancreatic cancer is a timely reminder of the importance and relevance of pharmacology and novel drug delivery technology in the development of anticancer drugs.
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- Wen Wee Ma
- Authors' Affiliations: Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, New York; and Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Oncologicas and Hospital de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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de Graan AJM, Elens L, Sprowl JA, Sparreboom A, Friberg LE, van der Holt B, de Raaf PJ, de Bruijn P, Engels FK, Eskens FALM, Wiemer EAC, Verweij J, Mathijssen RHJ, van Schaik RHN. CYP3A4*22 genotype and systemic exposure affect paclitaxel-induced neurotoxicity. Clin Cancer Res 2013; 19:3316-24. [PMID: 23640974 DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-12-3786] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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PURPOSE Paclitaxel is used for the treatment of several solid tumors and displays a high interindividual variation in exposure and toxicity. Neurotoxicity is one of the most prominent side effects of paclitaxel. This study explores potential predictive pharmacokinetic and pharmacogenetic determinants for the onset and severity of neurotoxicity. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN In an exploratory cohort of patients (n = 261) treated with paclitaxel, neurotoxicity incidence, and severity, pharmacokinetic parameters and pharmacogenetic variants were determined. Paclitaxel plasma concentrations were measured by high-performance liquid chromatography or liquid chromatography/tandem mass spectrometry, and individual pharmacokinetic parameters were estimated from previously developed population pharmacokinetic models by nonlinear mixed effects modeling. Genetic variants of paclitaxel pharmacokinetics tested were CYP3A4*22, CYP2C8*3, CYP2C8*4, and ABCB1 3435 C>T. The association between CYP3A4*22 and neurotoxicity observed in the exploratory cohort was validated in an independent patient cohort (n = 239). RESULTS Exposure to paclitaxel (logAUC) was correlated with severity of neurotoxicity (P < 0.00001). Female CYP3A4*22 carriers were at increased risk of developing neurotoxicity (P = 0.043) in the exploratory cohort. CYP3A4*22 carrier status itself was not associated with pharmacokinetic parameters (CL, AUC, Cmax, or T>0.05) of paclitaxel in males or females. Other genetic variants displayed no association with neurotoxicity. In the subsequent independent validation cohort, CYP3A4*22 carriers were at risk of developing grade 3 neurotoxicity (OR = 19.1; P = 0.001). CONCLUSIONS Paclitaxel exposure showed a relationship with the severity of paclitaxel-induced neurotoxicity. In this study, female CYP3A4*22 carriers had increased risk of developing severe neurotoxicity during paclitaxel therapy. These observations may guide future individualization of paclitaxel treatment.
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- Anne-Joy M de Graan
- Department of Medical Oncology, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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Pushkarev VM, Kovzun OI, Pushkarev VV, Tronko MD. Biochemical effects of combined action of gamma-irradiation and paclitaxel on anaplastic thyroid cancer cells. UKRAINIAN BIOCHEMICAL JOURNAL 2013; 85:51-61. [PMID: 23534290 DOI: 10.15407/ubj85.01.051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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The aim of the paper was to describe the biochemical effects of Paclitaxel (Ptx), gamma-irradiation (IR) and their combination in undifferentiated thyroid cancer cells (ATC). IR activated common DNA damage-induced signaling and manifested certain mitogenic effect by inactivation of retinoblastoma protein (pRb). There was clear antagonism between Ptx and IR relative to cell cycle regulators--tumor suppressor p53, pRb, CHK2 and c-Abl as well as proapoptotic Bax expression, but combined action of both agents enhanced caspase-3 and, especially, caspase-8 activation. The Ptx at low (1-25 nM) concentrations caused noticeable radioprotective effect. Thus, in ATC cells the ionizing radiation and Ptx exhibited competitive effects upon phosphorylation of cell cycle controllers: p53, pRb, CHK2, cAbl and expression of Bax. At the same time, the combined effect of radiation and Ptx enhanced antiapoptotic Bcl-2 phosphorylation, caspases activation and survivin expression. The net effect of these events during the first 48-72 h of cells incubation can be considered as antiapoptotic--Ptx attenuated cytotoxic effect of IR.
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- V M Pushkarev
- State Institution V. P. Komisarenko Institute of Endocrinology & Metabolism, National Academy of Medical Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv.
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Wang H, Wu Y, Zhao R, Nie G. Engineering the assemblies of biomaterial nanocarriers for delivery of multiple theranostic agents with enhanced antitumor efficacy. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2013; 25:1616-22. [PMID: 23341059 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201204750] [Citation(s) in RCA: 88] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2012] [Revised: 12/26/2012] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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The rapid development of nanotechnology holds great promise for revolutionizing the current landscape of tumor drug delivery. However, one of the biggest challenges is developing a simple nanocarrier platform to co-deliver various therapeutic agents. Here, a strategy for fabricating nanocarriers with many desirable features is demonstrated. The resulting nanoparticles achieve both high antitumor efficacy and effective inhibition of tumor metastasis with minimal side effects.
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- Hai Wang
- CAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials & Nanosafety, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology (NCNST), Zhongguancun, Beijing, P R China
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Population pharmacokinetics of cabazitaxel in patients with advanced solid tumors. Cancer Chemother Pharmacol 2013; 71:681-92. [PMID: 23299792 PMCID: PMC3579428 DOI: 10.1007/s00280-012-2058-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2012] [Accepted: 12/12/2012] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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PURPOSE To develop a population pharmacokinetic (PK) model for cabazitaxel in patients with advanced solid tumors and examine the influence of demographic and baseline parameters. METHODS One hundred and seventy patients who received cabazitaxel (10-30 mg/m(2), 1-h IV infusion) every 7 or 21 days in five Phase I-III studies were analyzed by non-linear mixed-effect modeling (NONMEM VI). Model evaluation comprised non-parametric bootstrap and visual predictive checks. RESULTS Cabazitaxel PK was best described by a linear three-compartment model with: first-order elimination; interindividual variability on clearance (CL), central volume of distribution (V1), and all intercompartmental rate constants except K21; interoccasion variability in CL and V1; proportional residual error of 27.8%. Cabazitaxel CL was related to body surface area (BSA) and tumor type (breast cancer; finding confounded by study). Typical CL for a non-breast cancer patient with a BSA of 1.84 m(2) was 48.5 L/h, with V1 26.0 L, steady-state volume of distribution 4,870 L and alpha, beta, and gamma half-lives of 4.4 min, 1.6, and 95 h, respectively. Sex, height, weight, age, Caucasian race, renal/hepatic function, and cytochrome P450 inducer use did not significantly further explain the PK of cabazitaxel. Bootstrap and posterior predictive checks confirmed the adequacy of the model. CONCLUSIONS Cabazitaxel PK appears unaffected by most baseline patient factors, and the influence of BSA on CL is addressed in practice by BSA-dependent doses. This analysis suggests consistent cabazitaxel PK and exposure across most solid tumor types, although the potential influence of breast cancer on CL requires further confirmation.
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Evaluation of a Pharmacology-Driven Dosing Algorithm of 3-Weekly Paclitaxel Using Therapeutic Drug Monitoring. Clin Pharmacokinet 2012; 51:607-17. [DOI: 10.1007/bf03261934] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Semi-physiologically based pharmacokinetic modeling of paclitaxel metabolism and in silico-based study of the dynamic sensitivities in pathway kinetics. Eur J Pharm Sci 2012; 47:759-67. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejps.2012.08.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2012] [Revised: 06/29/2012] [Accepted: 08/02/2012] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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A Phase I clinical trial of the combination of imatinib and paclitaxel in patients with advanced or metastatic solid tumors refractory to standard therapy. Cancer Chemother Pharmacol 2012; 70:843-53. [PMID: 23014737 DOI: 10.1007/s00280-012-1969-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2012] [Accepted: 09/02/2012] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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PURPOSE Pre-clinical data suggest that combining imatinib with traditional cytotoxic chemotherapy may improve imatinib efficacy. We conducted a Phase I study of imatinib in combination with paclitaxel in patients with advanced or metastatic solid tumors. METHODS Patients were accrued to the study in a standard 3 + 3 design. Patients were restaged every two cycles, and those with stable disease (SD), or better, continued study treatment without interruption. Maximally tolerated doses (MTDs) and pharmacokinetic profiles of combination imatinib and paclitaxel were assessed. RESULTS Fifty-eight patients were enrolled, including 40 in the Phase I dose escalation portion. Alternating dose escalation of imatinib and paclitaxel on a 28-day cycle resulted in MTDs of 800 mg imatinib daily, on days 1-4, 8-11, 15-18, and 22-25, and 100 mg/m(2) paclitaxel weekly, on days 3, 10, and 17. Two expansion cohorts, comprising 10 breast cancer patients and 8 patients with soft-tissue sarcomas, were enrolled at the MTDs. The most common adverse events were flu-like symptoms (64 %) and nausea/vomiting (71 %). The most common Grade 3/4 toxicities were neutropenia (26 %), flu-like symptoms (12 %), and pain (12 %). There were no relevant differences in the pharmacokinetic profiles of either drug when given in combination compared with alone. Thirty-eight subjects were evaluable for response, 18 (47.4 %) of whom experienced clinical benefit. Five patients (13.2 %) had a partial response (PR) and 13 patients (34.2 %) had SD; the average time to progression in those with clinical benefit was 17 weeks (range: 7-28 weeks). CONCLUSIONS This combination of imatinib and paclitaxel was reasonably safe and tolerable, and demonstrated evidence of anti-tumor activity. Further exploration in disease-specific Phase II trials is warranted.
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Brooks G, Provencher G, Lei J, Mackey MC. Neutrophil dynamics after chemotherapy and G-CSF: the role of pharmacokinetics in shaping the response. J Theor Biol 2012; 315:97-109. [PMID: 22981924 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2012.08.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2012] [Revised: 07/21/2012] [Accepted: 08/23/2012] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Chemotherapy has profound effects on the hematopoietic system, most notably leading to neutropenia. Granulocyte colony stimulating factor (G-CSF) is often used to deal with this neutropenia, but the response is highly variable. In this paper we examine the role of pharmacokinetics and delivery protocols in shaping the neutrophil responses to chemotherapy and G-CSF. Neutrophil responses to different protocols of chemotherapy administration with varying dosages, infusion times, and schedules are studied through a mathematical model. We find that a single dose of chemotherapy produces a damped oscillation in neutrophil levels, and short-term applications of chemotherapy can induce permanent oscillations in neutrophil level if there is a bistability in the system. In addition, we confirm previous findings [Zhuge et al., J. Theor. Biol., 293(2012), 111-120] that when periodic chemotherapy is given, there is a significant period of delivery that induces resonance in the system and exacerbates the corresponding neutropenia. The width of this resonant period peak increases with the recovery rate after a single chemotherapy, which is given by the real part of the dominant eigenvalue pair at the steady state, and both are determined by a single cooperativity coefficient in the feedback function for the neutrophils. Our numerical studies show that the neutropenia caused by chemotherapy can be overcome if G-CSF is given early after chemotherapy but can actually be worsened if G-CSF is given later, consistent with results reported in Zhuge et al. (2012). The nadir in neutrophil level is found to be more sensitive to the dosage of chemotherapy than that of the G-CSF. Furthermore, dependence of our results with changes in key pharmacokinetic parameters as well as initial functions are studied. Thus, this study illuminates the potential for destructive resonance leading to neutropenia in response to periodic chemotherapy, and explores and explains why the timing of G-CSF is so crucial for successful reversal of chemotherapy induced neutropenia.
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- Grace Brooks
- Department of Physiology, Centre for Applied Mathematics in Bioscience and Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada H4X 2C1
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Ait-Oudhia S, Straubinger RM, Mager DE. Meta-analysis of nanoparticulate paclitaxel delivery system pharmacokinetics and model prediction of associated neutropenia. Pharm Res 2012; 29:2833-44. [PMID: 22588463 DOI: 10.1007/s11095-012-0775-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2012] [Accepted: 05/01/2012] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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PURPOSE Nanoparticulate paclitaxel carriers have entered clinical evaluation as alternatives to the Cremophor-based standard Taxol(®) (Cre-pac). Their pharmacokinetics (PK) is complex, and factors influencing their pharmacodynamics (PD) are poorly understood. We aimed to develop a unified quantitative model for 4 paclitaxel carriers that captures systems-level PK, predicts micro-scale PK processes, and permits correlations between carrier properties and observed PD. METHODS Data consisting of 54 PK profiles and 574 observations were extracted from 20 clinical studies investigating Cre-pac, albumin-(A-pac), liposome-(L-pac), and tocopherol-(T-pac) nanocarriers. A population-PK approach was used for data analysis. All datasets were simultaneously fitted to produce a unified model. Model-based simulations explored relationships between predicted PK and myelosuppression for each formulation. RESULTS The final model employed nonlinear drug-binding mechanisms to describe Cre-pac and a delayed-release model for A-pac, L-pac, and T-pac. Estimated drug-release rate constants (h(-1)): Cre-pac (5.19), L-pac (1.26), A-pac (0.72), T-pac (0.74). Simulations of equivalent dosing schemes ranked neutropenia severity (highest to lowest): T-pac~Cre-pac>L-pac~A-pac and predicted remarkably well the clinically-observed relationships between neutropenia and free drug exposure relative to a threshold concentration. CONCLUSIONS Paclitaxel disposition was well-described for all formulations. The derived model predicts toxicodynamics of diverse paclitaxel carriers.
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- Sihem Ait-Oudhia
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University at Buffalo State University of New York, Buffalo, New York, USA.
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Kurdziel KA, Kalen JD, Hirsch JI, Wilson JD, Bear HD, Logan J, McCumisky J, Moorman-Sykes K, Adler S, Choyke PL. Human dosimetry and preliminary tumor distribution of 18F-fluoropaclitaxel in healthy volunteers and newly diagnosed breast cancer patients using PET/CT. J Nucl Med 2011; 52:1339-45. [PMID: 21849404 PMCID: PMC3224978 DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.111.091587] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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UNLABELLED (18)F-fluoropaclitaxel is a radiolabeled form of paclitaxel, a widely used chemotherapy agent. Preclinical data suggest that (18)F-fluoropaclitaxel may be a reasonable surrogate for measuring the uptake of paclitaxel. As a substrate of P-glycoprotein, a drug efflux pump associated with multidrug resistance, (18)F-fluoropaclitaxel may also be useful in identifying multidrug resistance and predicting tumor response for drugs other than paclitaxel. METHODS After informed consent was obtained, 3 healthy volunteers and 3 patients with untreated breast cancer (neoadjuvant chemotherapy candidates, tumor size > 2 cm) received an intravenous infusion of (18)F-fluoropaclitaxel and then underwent PET/CT. Healthy volunteers underwent serial whole-body imaging over an approximately 3-h interval, and organ (18)F residence times were determined from the time-activity curves uncorrected for decay to determine dosimetry. Radiation dose estimates were calculated using OLINDA/EXM software. For breast cancer patients, dynamic imaging of the primary tumor was performed for 60 min, followed by static whole-body scans at 1 and 2 h after injection. RESULTS Dosimetry calculations showed that the gallbladder received the highest dose (229.50 μGy/MBq [0.849 rad/mCi]), followed by the small and large intestines (161.26 μGy/MBq [0.597 rad/mCi] and 184.59 μGy/MBq [0.683 rad/mCi]). The resultant effective dose was 28.79 μGy/MBq (0.107 rem/mCi). At approximately 1 h after injection, an average of 42% of the decay-corrected activity was in the gastrointestinal system, with a mean of 0.01% in the tumor. All 3 breast cancer patients showed retention of (18)F-fluoropaclitaxel and ultimately demonstrated a complete pathologic response (no invasive cancer in the breast or axillary nodes) to chemotherapy that included a taxane (either paclitaxel or docetaxel) at surgical resection. The tumor-to-background ratio increased with time to a maximum of 7.7 at 20 min. CONCLUSION This study demonstrates the feasibility of using (18)F-fluoropaclitaxel PET/CT tumor imaging and provides radiation dosimetry measurements in humans. Although further study is needed, it is hoped that the measured intratumoral (18)F-fluoropaclitaxel distribution can serve as a surrogate for paclitaxel, and potentially other chemotherapeutic agent retention, in solid tumors.
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- Karen A. Kurdziel
- Molecular Imaging Program, Center for Cancer Research/National Cancer Institute/National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland
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- Small Animal Imaging Program, Laboratory Animal Sciences Program, SAIC-Frederick, Inc., Frederick, Maryland
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- Department of Radiology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia
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- Department of Radiology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia
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- Department of Surgery and the Massey Cancer Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia
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- Medical Department, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York
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- Department of Radiology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia
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- Department of Radiology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia
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- SAIC Fredrick-Inc., Contractor to Molecular Imaging Program, NCI, Fort Detrick, Frederick, Maryland
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- Molecular Imaging Program, Center for Cancer Research/National Cancer Institute/National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland
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Marsh RE, Tuszyński JA, Sawyer M, Vos KJE. A model of competing saturable kinetic processes with application to the pharmacokinetics of the anticancer drug paclitaxel. MATHEMATICAL BIOSCIENCES AND ENGINEERING : MBE 2011; 8:325-354. [PMID: 21631133 DOI: 10.3934/mbe.2011.8.325] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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A saturable multi-compartment pharmacokinetic model for the anti-cancer drug paclitaxel is proposed based on a meta-analysis of pharmacokinetic data published over the last two decades. We present and classify the results of time series for the drug concentration in the body to uncover the underlying power laws. Two dominant fractional power law exponents were found to characterize the tails of paclitaxel concentration-time curves. Short infusion times led to a power exponent of -1.57 ± 0.14, while long infusion times resulted in tails with roughly twice the exponent. Curves following intermediate infusion times were characterized by two power laws. An initial segment with the larger slope was followed by a long-time tail characterized by the smaller exponent. The area under the curve and the maximum concentration exhibited a power law dependence on dose, both with compatible fractional power exponents. Computer simulations using the proposed model revealed that a two-compartment model with both saturable distribution and elimination can reproduce both the single and crossover power laws. Also, the nonlinear dose-dependence is correlated with the empirical power law tails. The longer the infusion time the better the drug delivery to the tumor compartment is a clinical recommendation we propose.
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- Rebeccah E Marsh
- Department of Physics, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
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