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Influence of Anthropometric Characteristics in Patients With Her2-Positive Breast Cancer on Initial Plasma Concentrations of Trastuzumab.
Annals of Pharmacotherapy 2017 November
BACKGROUND: Plasma concentrations of trastuzumab <20 µg/mL in patients with gastric cancer are associated with reduced progression-free and overall survival. In breast cancer treatment, this relationship has not yet been studied, but a suboptimal pharmacodynamic exposure to trastuzumab could be a reason for therapeutic failure of treatment of HER2-positive breast cancer.
OBJECTIVE: The objective of the present study was to determine the proportion of nonmetastatic HER2-positive breast cancers that do not reach a minimum plasma concentration ( Cmin ) of 20 µg/mL after first drug administration, established as therapeutically effective in clinical trials. The secondary objective was to identify the physiological and anthropometric characteristics that determine interindividual pharmacokinetic variability.
METHODS: Serum concentrations of trastuzumab were assessed by ELISA on day 1 of the second cycle before administration of the second dose ( Cmin ).
RESULTS: Of 19 patients included, 9 (47.4%) had a mean Cmin of 19.0 µg/mL (±12.1) after the first administration. Body mass index (BMI) and weight was the main variable that determined the achievement of therapeutic levels after the first administration. Thus, the proportion of patients reaching the target concentration was 89% when BMI was ≤30 kg/m2 but only 11% when BMI was >30 kg/m2 ( P < 0.01).
CONCLUSIONS: The standard dose of 600 mg subcutaneous trastuzumab did not ensure adequate pharmacodynamic exposure from the first administration in 52% of patients, with weight and BMI being related to the plasma levels obtained.
OBJECTIVE: The objective of the present study was to determine the proportion of nonmetastatic HER2-positive breast cancers that do not reach a minimum plasma concentration ( Cmin ) of 20 µg/mL after first drug administration, established as therapeutically effective in clinical trials. The secondary objective was to identify the physiological and anthropometric characteristics that determine interindividual pharmacokinetic variability.
METHODS: Serum concentrations of trastuzumab were assessed by ELISA on day 1 of the second cycle before administration of the second dose ( Cmin ).
RESULTS: Of 19 patients included, 9 (47.4%) had a mean Cmin of 19.0 µg/mL (±12.1) after the first administration. Body mass index (BMI) and weight was the main variable that determined the achievement of therapeutic levels after the first administration. Thus, the proportion of patients reaching the target concentration was 89% when BMI was ≤30 kg/m2 but only 11% when BMI was >30 kg/m2 ( P < 0.01).
CONCLUSIONS: The standard dose of 600 mg subcutaneous trastuzumab did not ensure adequate pharmacodynamic exposure from the first administration in 52% of patients, with weight and BMI being related to the plasma levels obtained.
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