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Open Access 01-10-2019 | Pharmacokinetics | Original Article

Population pharmacokinetics of fedratinib in patients with myelofibrosis, polycythemia vera, and essential thrombocythemia

Authors: Ken Ogasawara, Simon Zhou, Gopal Krishna, Maria Palmisano, Yan Li

Published in: Cancer Chemotherapy and Pharmacology | Issue 4/2019

Abstract

Purpose

Fedratinib (SAR302503, TG101348) is an orally administered Janus kinase (JAK) 2-selective inhibitor that is being developed for the treatment of patients with myelofibrosis (MF). The objectives of this analysis were to develop a population pharmacokinetic (PK) model to characterize fedratinib concentration-time profiles in patients with MF, polycythemia vera (PV) and essential thrombocythemia (ET) following oral fedratinib administration; and to investigate the effects of selected covariates on fedratinib PK parameters.

Methods

Nonlinear mixed effects modeling was employed in developing a population PK model for fedratinib. Intensive or sparse fedratinib concentration data collected in adult subjects with MF, PV or ET from six studies were pooled, and a total of 452 subjects and 3442 plasma concentration observations were included in the final model.

Results

Fedratinib PK in patients with MF/PV/ET was adequately described by a two-compartment structural PK model with first-order absorption incorporating a lag time and first-order elimination. Following oral administration, fedratinib undergoes biphasic disposition and exhibits linear, time-invariant PK at doses of 200 mg and above. Compared to MF/ET patients, PV patients had higher apparent clearance (CL/F) and apparent central volume of distribution. Creatinine clearance was a statistically significant covariate on CL/F, and patients with mild and moderate renal impairment had 10% and 37% increases in fedratinib exposure as compared to patients with normal renal function. No clinically meaningful effect on fedratinib exposure was observed regarding age, body weight, sex, race and liver function.

Conclusions

These results should serve as the basis for dose adjustment of fedratinib for special populations.

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Title: Population pharmacokinetics of fedratinib in patients with myelofibrosis, polycythemia vera, and essential thrombocythemia
Authors: Ken Ogasawara
Simon Zhou
Gopal Krishna
Maria Palmisano
Yan Li
Publication date: 01-10-2019
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Keyword: Pharmacokinetics
Published in: Cancer Chemotherapy and Pharmacology / Issue 4/2019
Print ISSN: 0344-5704
Electronic ISSN: 1432-0843
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00280-019-03929-9

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