Effect of glecaprevir/pibrentasvir on weight-adjusted tacrolimus trough/dose ratios in heart and kidney transplant recipients

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OBJECTIVE: The pharmacokinetic implications of direct-acting antiviral (DAA) use on tacrolimus posttransplant are unknown. This study sought to investigate the effects of glecaprevir/pibrentasvir (G/P), a CYP3A4 substrate and inhibitor, on weight-adjusted tacrolimus (FK) trough/dose ratio (T/D) following heart or kidney transplantation.

MATERIAL AND METHODS: This was a single-center, retrospective analysis of hepatitis C virus (HCV) viremic donors to HCV negative heart or kidney transplant recipients who received 12 weeks of G/P therapy. Weight-adjusted T/D was assessed while patients were at steady-state before, during, and after G/P treatment. Forty-one HCV negative recipients (three heart, 38 kidney) were evaluated.

RESULTS: The weight-adjusted T/D significantly increased during G/P treatment (119.31, IQR 88-173.8) compared to before G/P treatment (67.4, IQR 53.4-115.9) (p < 0.01), but decreased after completion of treatment (90.1, IQR 52.9-122.7) (p < 0.01). There was no difference in weight-adjusted T/D before and after G/P treatment (p = 0.42). Four patients experienced acute rejection.

CONCLUSION: Initiation of G/P in heart or kidney transplant recipients induces a reversible change in tacrolimus metabolism. A 33%-50% tacrolimus dose reduction may be considered at the time of G/P initiation. Regardless of tacrolimus dose adjustment, tacrolimus trough levels should be monitored 3 days after initiation of G/P. No clear relationship between HCV viremic organ transplantation and rejection risk was found. Larger studies are warranted to validate these findings.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:23

Enthalten in:

Transplant infectious disease : an official journal of the Transplantation Society - 23(2021), 5 vom: 13. Okt., Seite e13716

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Nnani, Daryl U [VerfasserIn]
Campbell, Alesa [VerfasserIn]
Ajaimy, Maria [VerfasserIn]
Saeed, Omar [VerfasserIn]
Patel, Snehal R [VerfasserIn]
Ahmed, Sana [VerfasserIn]
Graham, Jay A [VerfasserIn]
Jorde, Ulrich P [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

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Aminoisobutyric Acids
Antiviral Agents
Benzimidazoles
Cyclopropanes
Direct acting antivirals
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Glecaprevir
Heart transplantation
Hepatitis C
Immunosuppressive Agents
Journal Article
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Kidney transplantation
Lactams, Macrocyclic
Leucine
Pharmacokinetics
Pibrentasvir
Proline
Pyrrolidines
Quinoxalines
Sulfonamides
Tacrolimus
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Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 02.11.2021

Date Revised 02.11.2021

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1111/tid.13716

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM329507842