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Optimization of Voriconazole Therapy for the Treatment of Invasive Fungal Infections in Adults
Author(s) -
Mangal Naveen,
Hamadeh Issam S.,
Arwood Meghan J.,
Cavallari Larisa H.,
Samant Tanay S.,
Klinker Kenneth P.,
Bulitta Jurgen,
Schmidt Stephan
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
clinical pharmacology and therapeutics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.941
H-Index - 188
eISSN - 1532-6535
pISSN - 0009-9236
DOI - 10.1002/cpt.1012
Subject(s) - voriconazole , medicine , pharmacokinetics , pharmacodynamics , therapeutic drug monitoring , adverse effect , population , intensive care medicine , pharmacology , antifungal , dermatology , environmental health
Therapeutic concentrations of voriconazole in invasive fungal infections (IFIs) are ensured using a drug monitoring approach, which relies on attainment of steady‐state pharmacokinetics. For voriconazole, time to reach steady state can vary from 5–7 days, not optimal for critically ill patients. We developed a population pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic model‐based approach to predict doses that can maximize the net benefit (probability of efficacy‐probability of adverse events) and ensure therapeutic concentrations, early on during treatment. The label‐recommended 200 mg voriconazole dose resulted in attainment of targeted concentrations in ≥80% patients in the case of Candida spp . infections, as compared to only 40–50% patients, with net benefit ranging from 5.8–61.8%, in the case of Aspergillus spp . infections. Voriconazole doses of 300–600 mg were found to maximize the net benefit up to 51–66.7%, depending on the clinical phenotype (due to CYP2C19 status and pantoprazole use) of the patient and type of Aspergillus infection.