Discipline of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Health Sciences, College of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa.
S Afr Med J. 2020 Dec 14;111(1):61-67. doi: 10.7196/SAMJ.2020.v111i1.14605.
Optimal drug levels and minimal toxicity are critical factors in improving treatment outcomes for patients' prescribed new and repurposed medicine for drug-resistant (DR) tuberculosis (TB). The optimal dose of clofazimine (CFZ), a repurposed medicine for DR-TB, that is safe and effective in the South African (SA) population is unknown.
To report on dose-related final treatment outcomes in patients receiving CFZ plus a background regimen for DR-TB.
In a retrospective review of patient folders from 2012 to 2014, treatment outcomes documented for patients receiving high- (≥200 mg) and low-dose (100 mg) CFZ in a centralised DR-TB hospital in KwaZulu-Natal Province, SA, were investigated for an association between dose-weight interactions and outcomes.
A total of 600 patients were included, of whom 169 (28.2%) received 100 mg. Of these, 87 (51.5%) weighed <50 kg and 82 (48.5%) ≥50 kg. Four hundred and thirty-one (71.8%) received ≥200 mg, of whom 41 (9.5%) were <50 kg and 390 (90.5%) ≥50 kg. Overall 77.2% were HIV-positive, with 93.95% on antiretroviral medicine. The majority of patients presented with extremely drug-resistant TB (55.3%). Forty-seven and a half percent of patients received a standardised background regimen, and 52.5% received an individualised regimen containing a new or repurposed medicine including CFZ. On multivariate analysis, adjusting for age, gender, HIV status and concomitant antiretrovirals, previous TB history, type of TB and background regimen, patients ≥50 kg prescribed 100 mg CFZ were 60% less likely to have a successful outcome (adjusted odds ratio (OR) 0.4; 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.2 - 0.8; p=0.009) compared with patients <50 kg receiving 100 mg CFZ. Patients <50 kg who received ≥200 mg were 40% less likely to have a successful treatment outcome (adjusted OR 0.6, p=0.3), and were found to have a higher risk of adverse events than patients <50 kg receiving 100 mg CFZ (82.9% v. 65.5%).
Dose-weight interaction plays a role in the odds of a successful outcome. There is an association between dose-weight interactions, outcomes and adverse events. Weight-based dosing in patients <50 kg and ≥50 kg must be considered to achieve optimal treatment outcomes and reduce adverse events. Active drug safety monitoring must be implemented as a package of care for patients receiving CFZ as part of a DR-TB treatment regimen.
对于新的和重新应用的药物治疗耐药性(DR)结核病(TB)的患者,药物水平最佳和毒性最小是改善治疗结果的关键因素。在南非(SA)人群中,氯法齐明(CFZ)的最佳剂量(一种用于 DR-TB 的重新应用药物)是安全有效的,但目前尚不清楚。
报告接受 CFZ 加背景方案治疗 DR-TB 的患者与剂量相关的最终治疗结果。
在对 2012 年至 2014 年期间患者文件夹的回顾性研究中,调查了在南非夸祖鲁-纳塔尔省的一个中央 DR-TB 医院接受高剂量(≥200mg)和低剂量(100mg)CFZ 的患者的治疗结局与剂量-体重相互作用之间的关系。
共纳入 600 例患者,其中 169 例(28.2%)接受 100mg。其中,87 例(51.5%)体重<50kg,82 例(48.5%)体重≥50kg。431 例(71.8%)接受了≥200mg,其中 41 例(9.5%)体重<50kg,390 例(90.5%)体重≥50kg。总体而言,77.2%的患者 HIV 阳性,93.95%接受抗逆转录病毒药物治疗。大多数患者患有极度耐药性结核病(55.3%)。47.5%的患者接受了标准化的背景方案,52.5%的患者接受了含有新的或重新应用药物(包括 CFZ)的个体化方案。多变量分析显示,调整年龄、性别、HIV 状态和抗逆转录病毒药物、既往结核病史、结核病类型和背景方案后,体重≥50kg 且接受 100mg CFZ 的患者与体重<50kg 且接受 100mg CFZ 的患者相比,成功治疗结局的可能性低 60%(调整后的优势比(OR)0.4;95%置信区间(CI)0.2-0.8;p=0.009)。体重<50kg 且接受≥200mg CFZ 的患者成功治疗结局的可能性低 40%(调整后的 OR 0.6,p=0.3),且与体重<50kg 且接受 100mg CFZ 的患者相比,发生不良事件的风险更高(82.9%对 65.5%)。
剂量-体重相互作用在成功治疗结局的可能性中起着作用。剂量-体重相互作用、结局和不良事件之间存在关联。必须考虑体重为 50kg 以下和 50kg 以上的患者的剂量-体重关系,以实现最佳治疗结局并减少不良事件。必须实施以药物安全性监测为重点的治疗方案,以确保为接受 CFZ 治疗的患者提供最佳的护理,CFZ 是治疗耐药性结核病的方案之一。