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A semi‐mechanistic model based on glutathione depletion to describe intra‐individual reduction in busulfan clearance
Author(s) -
Langenhorst Jurgen B.,
Boss Jill,
Kesteren Charlotte,
Lalmohamed Arief,
Kuball Jürgen,
Egberts Antoine C. G.,
Boelens Jaap Jan,
Huitema Alwin D. R.,
Maarseveen Erik M.
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
british journal of clinical pharmacology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.216
H-Index - 146
eISSN - 1365-2125
pISSN - 0306-5251
DOI - 10.1111/bcp.14256
Subject(s) - busulfan , glutathione , dosing , hematopoietic cell , pharmacokinetics , therapeutic drug monitoring , transplantation , covariate , chemistry , pharmacology , medicine , hematopoietic stem cell transplantation , haematopoiesis , biology , biochemistry , enzyme , stem cell , econometrics , mathematics , genetics
Aim To develop a semi‐mechanistic model, based on glutathione depletion and predict a previously identified intra‐individual reduction in busulfan clearance to aid in more precise dosing. Methods Busulfan concentration data, measured as part of regular care for allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) patients, were used to develop a semi‐mechanistic model and compare it to a previously developed empirical model. The latter included an empirically estimated time effect, where the semi‐mechanistic model included theoretical glutathione depletion. As older age has been related to lower glutathione levels, this was tested as a covariate in the semi‐mechanistic model. Lastly, a therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) simulation was performed comparing the two models in target attainment. Results In both models, a similar clearance decrease of 7% (range −82% to 44%), with a proportionality to busulfan metabolism, was found. After 40 years of age, the time effect increased with 4% per year of age (0.6–8%, P = 0.009), causing the effect to increase more than a 2‐fold over the observed age‐range (0–73 years). Compared to the empirical model, the final semi‐mechanistic model increased target attainment from 74% to 76%, mainly through better predictions for adult patients. Conclusion These results suggest that the time‐dependent decrease in busulfan clearance may be related to gluthathione depletion. This effect increased with older age ( > 40 years) and was proportional to busulfan metabolism. The newly constructed semi‐mechanistic model could be used to further improve TDM‐guided exposure target attainment of busulfan in patients undergoing HCT.