Pharmacokinetics and safety of cetuximab in a patient with renal dysfunction

Autor: Henk-Jan Guchelaar, J. M. Baas, Gilles Paintaud, L. L. Krens, Hans Gelderblom, Céline Desvignes, Michiel C. Verboom
Přispěvatelé: Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Toxicology, Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC), Department of Clinical Oncology, Génétique, immunothérapie, chimie et cancer (GICC), UMR 7292 CNRS [2012-2017] (GICC UMR 7292 CNRS), Université de Tours-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Université de Tours (UT)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2014
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Zdroj: Cancer Chemotherapy and Pharmacology, 73(6), 1303-1306
Cancer Chemotherapy and Pharmacology
Cancer Chemotherapy and Pharmacology, Springer Verlag, 2014, epub ahead of print. ⟨10.1007/s00280-014-2462-4⟩
ISSN: 0344-5704
1432-0843
DOI: 10.1007/s00280-014-2462-4⟩
Popis: International audience; INTRODUCTION: In the literature, data on the effect of renal impairment on the pharmacokinetics of anticancer drugs are scarce. Here, we report a 68-year-old metastatic osteosarcoma patient with impaired renal function due to prior chemotherapy, who was treated on compassionate use basis with 400 mg/m(2) cetuximab. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Pharmacokinetic parameters after the first dose, including dose-normalised AUC from time zero to day 7, clearance, elimination half-life (t 1/2), were estimated using trapezoidal non-compartmental methods and compared to pharmacokinetic data from a study population with normal kidney function. RESULTS: The results showed that the pharmacokinetics of cetuximab in this patient with renal failure was similar to that with adequate renal function. CONCLUSION: This study suggests that cetuximab can be safely used in cancer patients with renal impairment without dose adjustment.
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