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Clinical implications of repeated drug monitoring of imatinib in patients with metastatic gastrointestinal stromal tumour

Authors: Ivar Hompland, Øyvind Sverre Bruland, Kumari Ubhayasekhera, Jonas Bergquist, Kjetil Boye

Published in: Clinical Sarcoma Research | Issue 1/2016

Abstract

Background

Imatinib mesylate (IM) is the preferred treatment for the majority of patients with metastatic gastrointestinal stromal tumour (GIST). Low trough IM concentration (C_min) values have been associated with poor clinical outcomes in GIST patients. However, there are few studies of repeated measurements of IM levels, and therapeutic drug monitoring is not yet a part of routine clinical practice. This study was conducted to reveal clinical scenarios where plasma concentration measurement of IM trough level (C_min) is advantageous.

Methods

Patients with advanced GIST receiving IM were included from January 2011 to April 2015. Heparin plasma was collected at each follow-up visit. Ninety-six samples from 24 patients were selected for IM concentration measurement. Associations between IM plasma concentration and clinical variables were analyzed by Students’ t test, univariate and multivariate linear regression analyses.

Results

The mean IM C_min plasma concentrations for patients taking <400, 400 and >400 mg daily were 782, 1132 and 1665 ng/mL, respectively (p = 0.010). High IM C_min levels were correlated with age, low body surface area, low haemoglobin concentration, low creatinine clearance, absence of liver metastasis and no prior gastric resection in univariate analysis. In multivariate analysis age, gastric resection and liver metastasis were included in the final model. Eight patients had disease progression during the study, and mean IM levels were significantly lower at time of progression compared to the previous measurement for the same patients (770 and 1223 ng/mL, respectively; p = 0.020).

Conclusions

Our results do not support repeated monitoring of IM levels on a routine basis in all patients. However, we have revealed clinical scenarios where drug measurement could be beneficial, such as for patients who have undergone gastric resection, suspicion of non-compliance, subjectively reported side effects, in elderly patients and at the time of disease progression.

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Title: Clinical implications of repeated drug monitoring of imatinib in patients with metastatic gastrointestinal stromal tumour
Authors: Ivar Hompland
Øyvind Sverre Bruland
Kumari Ubhayasekhera
Jonas Bergquist
Kjetil Boye
Publication date: 01-12-2016
Publisher: BioMed Central
Published in: Clinical Sarcoma Research / Issue 1/2016
Electronic ISSN: 2045-3329
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s13569-016-0062-2

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