Centre of Excellence in Pharmacology and Molecular Biology of Malaria and Cholangiocarcinoma, Chulabhorn International College of Medicine, Thammasat University (Rangsit Campus), 99, moo 18, Phaholyothin Road, Klongneung sub-district, Klongluang district, Pathumthani, 12121, Thailand.
Graduate Program in Bioclinical Sciences, Chulabhorn International College of Medicine, Thammasat University, Klongluang, Pathumthani, 12120, Thailand.
BMC Complement Med Ther. 2024 Nov 6;24(1):384. doi: 10.1186/s12906-024-04618-8.
A recent phase 2A clinical study of Atractylodes lancea (Thunb.) DC. (AL) in patients with advanced-stage intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (iCCA) demonstrated significant reduction of the risk of tumor progression and mortality with a dose ranging from 1,000 to 2,000 mg. The present study aimed to determine the potential dosage regimen of AL for further phase 2B clinical study.
Plasma-concentration time profiles of total AL bioactivity and clinical efficacy in patients with advanced-stage iCCA were obtained from Phase 2 A study. The population pharmacokinetic (pop-PK) model was developed. The pop-PK model and Monte-Carlo (MC) simulation, in conjunction with maximum concentration of AL (C) as a cut-off criterion, was performed and validated with clinical data. The optimal model was used to simulate further dosage regimens and clinical efficacy of AL.
The pop-PK properties of total AL bioactivity were best described by a compartmental model with zero-order absorption (without delay) and linear clearance. None of the investigated covariates improved model accuracy.The developed pop-PK with MC simulations following once-daily dosing of 1,000 mg and 2,000 mg adequately predicted the clinical efficacy (tumor progression and mortality). The once-daily dose of 2,500 mg is recommended for further phase 2B clinical study due to its relatively high efficacy on tumor progression inhibition (73%) and mortality rate reduction (71%) without excessive number of the administered capsules (23 capsules) and low risk of toxicities (<5%).
The applied pop-PK model with MC simulation, along with the appropriate cut-off pharmacokinetic parameters, can be used as a potential tool for supporting dosage prediction and selection for clinical studies, and thus reducing the rate of drug development failures.
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最近一项苍术(Atractylodes lancea(Thunb.)DC.)在晚期肝内胆管癌(iCCA)患者中的 2A 期临床试验表明,剂量范围在 1000 至 2000mg 时,肿瘤进展和死亡率的风险显著降低。本研究旨在确定苍术进一步 2B 期临床试验的潜在剂量方案。
从 2A 期研究中获得了晚期 iCCA 患者的总苍术生物活性的血浆浓度-时间曲线和临床疗效数据。建立了群体药代动力学(pop-PK)模型。结合最大浓度(C)作为截断标准,进行了 pop-PK 模型和蒙特卡罗(MC)模拟,并结合临床数据进行了验证。使用最优模型模拟了苍术的进一步剂量方案和临床疗效。
总苍术生物活性的 pop-PK 特性最好通过零级吸收(无延迟)和线性清除的房室模型来描述。未发现任何研究的协变量能提高模型的准确性。基于每日一次 1000mg 和 2000mg 给药的开发后的 pop-PK 与 MC 模拟能够充分预测临床疗效(肿瘤进展和死亡率)。由于其对肿瘤进展抑制(73%)和死亡率降低(71%)具有较高的疗效,同时不增加给药胶囊的数量(23 粒)和降低毒性风险(<5%),因此建议每日一次 2500mg 剂量用于进一步的 2B 期临床试验。
应用 pop-PK 模型与 MC 模拟,以及适当的药代动力学参数截断值,可以作为支持临床试验剂量预测和选择的潜在工具,从而降低药物开发失败的几率。
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