Pharmacokinetics of Tacrolimus in Pregnant Solid-Organ Transplant Recipients : A Retrospective Study

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Data on the pharmacokinetics of tacrolimus during pregnancy are limited. Therefore, the aim of this retrospective study was to characterize the whole-blood pharmacokinetics of tacrolimus throughout pregnancy. In this single-center retrospective cohort study, whole-blood tacrolimus trough concentrations corrected for the dose (concentration-to-dose [C/D] ratios) were compared before, monthly during, and after pregnancy in kidney, liver, and lung transplant recipients who became pregnant and gave birth between 2000 and 2022. Descriptive statistics and linear mixed models were used to characterize changes in tacrolimus C/D ratios before, during, and after pregnancy. The total study population included 46 pregnancies (31 pregnant women). Nineteen, 21, and 6 pregnancies were following kidney, liver, and lung transplantation, respectively. Immediate-release or extended-release formulations were used in 54.5% and 45.5% of the women, respectively. Tacrolimus C/D ratios significantly (P < .001) decreased (-48%) compared to the prepregnancy state at 7 months of pregnancy. These ratios recovered within 3 months postpartum (P = .002). C/D ratios tended to be lower during treatment with an extended-release formulation than with an immediate-release formulation (P = .071). Transplantation type did not significantly affect C/D ratios during pregnancy (P = .873). In conclusion, we found that tacrolimus whole-blood pharmacokinetics change throughout pregnancy, with the lowest C/D ratios (48% decrease) in the 7th month of pregnancy. In general, the decrease in C/D ratios seems to stabilize from month 4 onward compared to prepregnancy.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:64

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Journal of clinical pharmacology - 64(2024), 4 vom: 20. Apr., Seite 428-436

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Versluis, Jorn [VerfasserIn]
Bourgonje, Arno R [VerfasserIn]
Touw, Daan J [VerfasserIn]
Meinderts, Jildau R [VerfasserIn]
Prins, Jelmer R [VerfasserIn]
de Jong, Margriet F C [VerfasserIn]
Mian, Paola [VerfasserIn]

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Delayed-Action Preparations
Extended‐release formulation
Immediate‐release formulation
Immunosuppressive Agents
Journal Article
Organ transplantation
Pharmacokinetics
Pregnancy
Tacrolimus
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Date Completed 28.03.2024

Date Revised 22.04.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1002/jcph.2393

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NLM365755427