Axitinib in metastatic renal cell carcinoma: results of a pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic analysis. Academic Article uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • Axitinib is a potent and selective inhibitor of vascular endothelial growth factor receptors 1, 2, and 3, approved for second-line therapy for advanced renal cell carcinoma (RCC). Axitinib population pharmacokinetic and pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic relationships were evaluated. Using nonlinear mixed effects modeling with pooled data from 383 healthy volunteers, 181 patients with metastatic RCC, and 26 patients with other solid tumors in 17 trials, the disposition of axitinib was best described by a 2-compartment model with first-order absorption and a lag time, with estimated mean systemic clearance (CL) of 14.6 L/h and central volume of distribution (V(c)) of 47.3 L. Of 12 covariates tested, age over 60 years and Japanese ethnicity were associated with decreased CL, whereas V(c) increased with body weight. However, the magnitude of predicted changes in exposure based on these covariates does not warrant dose adjustments. Multivariate Cox proportional hazard regression and logistic regression analyses showed that higher exposure and diastolic blood pressure were independently associated with longer progression-free and overall survivals and higher probability of partial response in metastatic RCC patients. These findings support axitinib dose titration to increase plasma exposure in patients who tolerate axitinib, and also demonstrate diastolic blood pressure as a potential marker of efficacy.

publication date

  • March 28, 2013

Research

keywords

  • Antineoplastic Agents
  • Carcinoma, Renal Cell
  • Imidazoles
  • Indazoles
  • Kidney Neoplasms
  • Models, Biological
  • Protein Kinase Inhibitors

Identity

PubMed Central ID

  • PMC4175417

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 84880157519

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1002/jcph.73

PubMed ID

  • 23553560

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 53

issue

  • 5