scholarly journals Population Pharmacokinetic-Pharmacodynamic Analysis of Voriconazole and Anidulafungin in Adult Patients with Invasive Aspergillosis

2014 ◽  
Vol 58 (8) ◽  
pp. 4727-4736 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ping Liu ◽  
Diane R. Mould
Keyword(s):  
Combination Therapy ◽  
Invasive Aspergillosis ◽  
Treatment Duration ◽  
Area Under The Curve ◽  
Positive Association ◽  
Adult Patients ◽  
Population Pharmacokinetic ◽  
Efficacy And Safety ◽  
Binary Logistic Regression Model ◽  
Double Blind

ABSTRACTTo evaluate the exposure-response relationships for efficacy and safety of voriconazole and anidulafungin in adult patients with invasive aspergillosis (IA), a population pharmacokinetic-pharmacodynamic (PK-PD) analysis was performed with data from a phase 3, prospective, double-blind, comparative study evaluating voriconazole and anidulafungin combination therapy versus voriconazole (and placebo) monotherapy. Anidulafungin/placebo treatment duration was 2 to 4 weeks, and voriconazole treatment duration was 6 weeks. Efficacy (6-week all-causality mortality and 6-week global response [n= 176]) and safety (hepatic [n= 238], visual [n= 199], and psychiatric [n= 183] adverse events [AEs]) endpoints were analyzed separately using a binary logistic regression model. In IA patients receiving voriconazole monotherapy, no positive associations between voriconazole exposure and efficacy or safety were identified. In IA patients receiving combination therapy, no positive associations between voriconazole or anidulafungin exposures and efficacy were identified. The 6-week survival rate tended to increase as anidulafungin treatment duration increased; this finding should be considered with caution. Additionally, in IA patients receiving combination therapy, a positive association between voriconazole and anidulafungin exposures (area under the curve [AUC] and trough concentration [Cmin]) and hepatic AEs was established; a weak positive association between voriconazole exposure (AUC andCmin) and psychiatric AEs was also established, but no association between voriconazole exposure and visual AEs was identified. Besides the drug exposures, no other covariates (i.e., CYP2C19 genotype status, age, weight, body mass index, sex, race, or neutropenia status) were identified as significant predictors of the efficacy and safety endpoints in IA patients. This study was registered onClinicalTrials.gov(NCT00531479).

scholarly journals Population Pharmacokinetic-Pharmacodynamic Analysis of Anidulafungin in Adult Patients with Fungal Infections

2012 ◽  
Vol 57 (1) ◽  
pp. 466-474 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ping Liu
Keyword(s):  
Fungal Infections ◽  
Small Sample Size ◽  
Safety Data ◽  
Area Under The Curve ◽  
Positive Association ◽  
Disease Status ◽  
Small Sample ◽  
Adult Patients ◽  
Population Pharmacokinetic ◽  
Concentration Data

ABSTRACTTo evaluate the exposure-response relationships for efficacy and safety of intravenous anidulafungin in adult patients with fungal infections, a population pharmacokinetic-pharmacodynamic (PK-PD) analysis was performed with data from 262 patients in four phase 2/3 studies. The plasma concentration data were fitted with a previously developed population PK model. Anidulafungin exposures in patients with weight extremities (e.g., 40 kg and 150 kg) were simulated based on the final PK model. Since the patient population, disease status, and efficacy endpoints varied in these studies, the exposure-efficacy relationship was investigated separately for each study using logistic regression as appropriate. Safety data from three studies (n= 235) were pooled for analysis, and one study was excluded due to concomitant use of amphotericin B as a study treatment and different disease populations. The analysis showed that the same dosing regimen of anidulafungin can be administered to all patients regardless of body weight. Nonetheless, caution should be taken for patients with extremely high weight (e.g., >150 kg). There was a trend of positive association between anidulafungin exposure and efficacy in patients with esophageal candidiasis or invasive candidiasis, including candidemia (ICC); however, adequate characterization of the effect of anidulafungin exposure on response could not be established due to the relatively small sample size. No threshold value for exposure could be established, since patients with low exposure also achieved successful outcomes (e.g., area under the curve < 40 mg · h/liter in ICC patients). There was no association between anidulafungin exposure and the treatment-related adverse events or all-causality hepatic laboratory abnormalities.

scholarly journals Population Pharmacokinetic Analysis of Voriconazole and Anidulafungin in Adult Patients with Invasive Aspergillosis

2014 ◽  
Vol 58 (8) ◽  
pp. 4718-4726 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ping Liu ◽  
Diane R. Mould
Keyword(s):  
Invasive Aspergillosis ◽  
Area Under The Curve ◽  
Compartment Model ◽  
Population Pharmacokinetic Analysis ◽  
Institutional Review Boards ◽  
Pharmacokinetic Analysis ◽  
Population Pharmacokinetic ◽  
Parameter Estimates ◽  
First Order ◽  
Two Compartment Model

ABSTRACTTo assess the pharmacokinetics (PK) of voriconazole and anidulafungin in patients with invasive aspergillosis (IA) in comparison with other populations, sparse PK data were obtained for 305 adults from a prospective phase 3 study comparing voriconazole and anidulafungin in combination versus voriconazole monotherapy (voriconazole, 6 mg/kg intravenously [IV] every 12 h [q12h] for 24 h followed by 4 mg/kg IV q12h, switched to 300 mg orally q12h as appropriate; with placebo or anidulafungin IV, a 200-mg loading dose followed by 100 mg q24h). Voriconazole PK was described by a two-compartment model with first-order absorption and mixed linear and time-dependent nonlinear (Michaelis-Menten) elimination; anidulafungin PK was described by a two-compartment model with first-order elimination. For voriconazole, the normal inverse Wishart prior approach was implemented to stabilize the model. Compared to previous models, no new covariates were identified for voriconazole or anidulafungin. PK parameter estimates of voriconazole and anidulafungin are in agreement with those reported previously except for voriconazole clearance (the nonlinear clearance component became minimal). At a 4-mg/kg IV dose, voriconazole exposure tended to increase slightly as age, weight, or body mass index increased, but the difference was not considered clinically relevant. Estimated voriconazole exposures in IA patients at 4 mg/kg IV were higher than those reported for healthy adults (e.g., the average area under the curve over a 12-hour dosing interval [AUC0–12] at steady state was 46% higher); while it is not definitive, age and concomitant medications may impact this difference. Estimated anidulafungin exposures in IA patients were comparable to those reported for the general patient population. This study was approved by the appropriate institutional review boards or ethics committees and registered on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT00531479).

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