Simulations of Valproate Doses Based on an External Evaluation of Pediatric Population Pharmacokinetic Models

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Valproate is an old-generation antiepileptic drug often used in children. The pharmacokinetics of valproate are noteworthy for a large and difficult to predict interindividual variability in measured serum concentrations and for saturable protein binding. A model-based approach to personalize valproate treatment could be relevant in pediatric patients. The aims of this study were to review all published valproate population pharmacokinetic models in children and assess them by external validation to determine their predictive performance. Through simulations with the best model, we evaluated dosing regimen. A validation data set included valproate serum concentrations assayed during routine therapeutic drug monitoring of epileptic children. We applied to our population 11 published pediatric population pharmacokinetic models. For each model, predictive performance was assessed by external validation, using bias and precision calculations as well as goodness-of-fit plots. Dose simulations were conducted with the best predictive model to evaluate dosing regimen. The validation data set contained 178 valproate concentrations ranging from 13.4 to 128 mg/L from 114 patients. The best model exhibited a mean prediction error of 6.6 mg/L and a root mean squared error of 25.1 mg/L, with no model misspecification evidenced by visual predictive check. In our cohort, half the patients had a trough concentration <50 mg/L. Simulations suggested increasing doses, especially for children ≤40 kg. External evaluation of published valproate pharmacokinetic models enabled us to identify a suitable model for simulations and Bayesian forecasting. Dosing regimen should be adjusted to weight, with decreasing doses with increasing weight.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2019

Erschienen:

2019

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:59

Enthalten in:

Journal of clinical pharmacology - 59(2019), 3 vom: 07. März, Seite 406-417

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Tauzin, Manon [VerfasserIn]
Tréluyer, Jean-Marc [VerfasserIn]
Nabbout, Rima [VerfasserIn]
Billette de Villemeur, Thierry [VerfasserIn]
Desguerre, Isabelle [VerfasserIn]
Aboura, Radia [VerfasserIn]
Gana, Ines [VerfasserIn]
Zheng, Yi [VerfasserIn]
Benaboud, Sihem [VerfasserIn]
Bouazza, Naim [VerfasserIn]
Chenevier-Gobeaux, Camille [VerfasserIn]
Freihuber, Cécile [VerfasserIn]
Hirt, Déborah [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

614OI1Z5WI
Anticonvulsants
Journal Article
Neurology
Pediatrics
Population pharmacokinetics
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Valproate
Valproic Acid

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Date Completed 01.07.2020

Date Revised 01.07.2020

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1002/jcph.1333

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM290450004