Characterization of AST-001 non-clinical pharmacokinetics : A novel selective AKR1C3-activated prodrug in mice, rats, and cynomolgus monkeys

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AST-001 is a chemically synthesized inactive nitrogen mustard prodrug that is selectively cleaved to a cytotoxic aziridine (AST-2660) via aldo-keto reductase family 1 member C3 (AKR1C3). The purpose of this study was to investigate the pharmacokinetics and tissue distribution of the prodrug, AST-001, and its active metabolite, AST-2660, in mice, rats, and monkeys. After single and once daily intravenous bolus doses of 1.5, 4.5, and 13.5 mg/kg AST-001 to Sprague-Dawley rats and once daily 1 h intravenous infusions of 0.5, 1.5, and 4.5 mg/kg AST-001 to cynomolgus monkeys, AST-001 exhibited dose-dependent pharmacokinetics and reached peak plasma levels at the end of the infusion. No significant accumulation and gender differences were observed after 7 days of repeated dosing. In rats, the half-life of AST-001 was dose independent and ranged from 4.89 to 5.75 h. In cynomolgus monkeys, the half-life of AST-001 was from 1.66 to 5.56 h and increased with dose. In tissue distribution studies conducted in Sprague-Dawley rats and in liver cancer PDX models in female athymic nude mice implanted with LI6643 or LI6280 HepG2-GFP tumor fragments, AST-001 was extensively distributed to selected tissues. Following a single intravenous dose, AST-001 was not excreted primarily as the prodrug, AST-001 or the metabolite AST-2660 in the urine, feces, and bile. A comprehensive analysis of the preclinical data and inter-species allometric scaling were used to estimate the pharmacokinetic parameters of AST-001 in humans and led to the recommendation of a starting dose of 5 mg/m2 in the first-in-human dose escalation study.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:45

Enthalten in:

Biopharmaceutics & drug disposition - 45(2024), 2 vom: 16. Apr., Seite 83-92

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Meng, Teng [VerfasserIn]
Jung, Donald [VerfasserIn]
Cai, Xiao-Hong [VerfasserIn]
Lu, Zhao-Qiang [VerfasserIn]
Yu, Ji-Bing [VerfasserIn]
Qi, Tian-Yang [VerfasserIn]
Meng, Fan-Ying [VerfasserIn]
Ruan, Mei-Zhen [VerfasserIn]
Duan, Jian-Xin [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

AKR1C3
AKR1C3 protein, human
AST‐001
AST‐2660
Aldo-Keto Reductase Family 1 Member C3
EC 1.1.1.357
Journal Article
Pharmacokinetics
Prodrug
Prodrugs

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Date Completed 19.04.2024

Date Revised 19.04.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1002/bdd.2385

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM369818873