A prospective controlled, randomized clinical trial of kidney transplant recipients developed personalized tacrolimus dosing using model-based Bayesian Prediction

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For three decades, tacrolimus (Tac) dose adjustment in clinical practice has been calculated empirically according to the manufacturer's labeling based on a patient's body weight. Here, we developed and validated a Population pharmacokinetic (PPK) model including pharmacogenetics (cluster CYP3A4/CYP3A5), age, and hematocrit. Our study aimed to assess the clinical applicability of this PPK model in the achievement of Tac Co (therapeutic trough Tac concentration) compared to the manufacturer's labelling dosage. A prospective two-arm, randomized, clinical trial was conducted to determine Tac starting and subsequent dose adjustments in 90 kidney transplant recipients. Patients were randomized to a control group with Tac adjustment according to the manufacturer's labeling or the PPK group adjusted to reach target Co (6-10 ng/ml) after the first steady state (primary endpoint) using a Bayesian prediction model (NONMEM). A significantly higher percentage of patients from the PPK group (54.8%) compared with the control group (20.8%) achieved the therapeutic target fulfilling 30% of the established superiority margin defined. Patients receiving PPK showed significantly less intra-patient variability compared to the control group, reached the Tac Co target sooner (5 days vs 10 days), and required significantly fewer Tac dose modifications compared to the control group within 90 days following kidney transplant. No statistically significant differences occurred in clinical outcomes. Thus, PPK-based Tac dosing offers significant superiority for starting Tac prescription over classical labeling-based dosing according to the body weight, which may optimize Tac-based therapy in the first days following transplantation.

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CommentIn: Kidney Int. 2023 Oct;104(4):652-654. - PMID 37739615

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:104

Enthalten in:

Kidney international - 104(2023), 4 vom: 28. Okt., Seite 840-850

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Lloberas, Nuria [VerfasserIn]
Grinyó, Josep M [VerfasserIn]
Colom, Helena [VerfasserIn]
Vidal-Alabró, Anna [VerfasserIn]
Fontova, Pere [VerfasserIn]
Rigo-Bonnin, Raul [VerfasserIn]
Padró, Ariadna [VerfasserIn]
Bestard, Oriol [VerfasserIn]
Melilli, Edoardo [VerfasserIn]
Montero, Nuria [VerfasserIn]
Coloma, Ana [VerfasserIn]
Manonelles, Anna [VerfasserIn]
Meneghini, Maria [VerfasserIn]
Favà, Alex [VerfasserIn]
Torras, Joan [VerfasserIn]
Cruzado, Josep M [VerfasserIn]

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Immunosuppressive Agents
Journal Article
Kidney transplantation
Pharmacogenetics
Pharmacokinetics
Population pharmacokinetics
Randomized Controlled Trial
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Tacrolimus
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Date Completed 02.10.2023

Date Revised 02.10.2023

published: Print-Electronic

CommentIn: Kidney Int. 2023 Oct;104(4):652-654. - PMID 37739615

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.kint.2023.06.021

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NLM358922895