Department of Medical Sciences, University of Turin - ASL "Città di Torino", Laboratory of Clinical Pharmacology and Pharmacogenetics*, Amedeo di Savoia Hospital, Turin, Italy.
Department of Biological and Clinical Sciences, University of Turin, S. Luigi Gonzaga Hospital, Orbassano (TO), Italy.
Br J Clin Pharmacol. 2018 Jan;84(1):197-203. doi: 10.1111/bcp.13401. Epub 2017 Sep 24.
Voriconazole therapeutic drug monitoring is not consistently recommended due to its high interpatient and intrapatient variability. Here, we aimed to describe our experience with voriconazole for treatment and prophylaxis of invasive fungal infections in paediatric patients. A fully validated high-performance liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry method was used to quantify voriconazole concentration in plasma, at the end of dosing interval. A high interindividual variability was shown. We enrolled 237 children, 83 receiving intravenous and 154 oral voriconazole. A positive correlation between drug dose and drug plasma exposure was observed. Considering intravenous route, patients with higher serum creatinine had higher voriconazole concentrations; a positive correlation was found among drug exposure and age. Sex significantly influenced drug levels: males had higher median drug concentrations than females (P < 0.001). Close voriconazole pharmacokinetics monitoring should help individualize antifungal therapy for children.
由于伏立康唑的个体间和个体内变异性很高,因此不建议常规进行治疗药物监测。在此,我们旨在描述我们在儿科患者侵袭性真菌感染的治疗和预防中使用伏立康唑的经验。使用完全验证的高效液相色谱-质谱法在给药间隔期末定量测定血浆中的伏立康唑浓度。结果显示个体间存在高度的变异性。我们共纳入 237 名儿童,83 名接受静脉伏立康唑治疗,154 名接受口服伏立康唑治疗。观察到药物剂量与药物血浆暴露之间存在正相关。对于静脉途径,血肌酐较高的患者伏立康唑浓度较高;药物暴露与年龄之间存在正相关。性别显著影响药物水平:男性的药物浓度中位数高于女性(P<0.001)。密切监测伏立康唑的药代动力学有助于实现个体化抗真菌治疗。