Population Pharmacokinetics and Exposure-Response Analysis of Benralizumab in Chinese Adults, Adolescents, and Pediatric Participants with Severe Eosinophilic Asthma.
Yuwen Jin, Benjamin Guiastrennec, Miriam Stuke, Yuhui Yao, Yajuan Zhang, Peter Barker, Maria Jison, Robert C Penland, Junjie Ding, Pradeep B Lukka
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Abstract
Introduction: Benralizumab is approved as add-on subcutaneous therapy in patients aged ≥ 12 years with severe eosinophilic asthma in > 80 countries, including mainland China.
Objective: The study objective was to update benralizumab population pharmacokinetic (popPK) and exposure-response (ER) models in Chinese, Asian (including Chinese), and non-Asian participants.
Methods: Benralizumab popPK/ER models for asthma exacerbation rate and pre-bronchodilator forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1) were updated for three benralizumab trials involving Chinese, Asian (including Chinese), and non-Asian participants. The ER analysis examined correlations between pharmacokinetic quartiles and annual asthma exacerbation rate (AAER) ratios with simulations comparing predicted clinical outcomes.
Results: Updated data included 17,465 benralizumab concentrations (n = 2855). The updated model predicted a slight, and not clinically relevant, increase (< 14%) in benralizumab exposure for Chinese versus non-Asian adults. Median exposure increased in Chinese adolescents versus adults owing to body weight differences, but no dose adjustment was needed. Chinese children weighing < 35 kg receiving a 10 mg dose had similar exposure to those weighing ≥ 35 kg receiving a 30 mg dose. In Chinese versus non-Chinese participants, there was no trend concerning AAER ratios across different trough concentration quartiles; the maximal treatment effect significantly increased (+127%; p < 0.001), and there was no statistically significant effect on pre-bronchodilator FEV1. Steady-state simulations showed lower predicted AAER ratios in Chinese (0.38; 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.32-0.45) than in non-Chinese adults (0.64; 95% CI 0.60-0.71), and no relevant differences between Chinese adults (0.46; 95% CI 0.38-0.54) and adolescents (0.46; 95% CI 0.37-0.55).
Conclusion: The benralizumab popPK/ER models showed good predictive performance across Chinese demographics.
Benralizumab在bb80个国家(包括中国大陆)被批准作为12岁以上严重嗜酸性粒细胞性哮喘患者的附加皮下治疗。目的:研究目的是更新中国、亚洲(包括中国人)和非亚洲参与者的苯那利珠单抗群体药代动力学(popPK)和暴露反应(ER)模型。方法:更新了三个Benralizumab试验的哮喘加重率和支气管扩张剂前1秒用力呼气量(FEV1)的Benralizumab popPK/ER模型,涉及中国人、亚洲人(包括中国人)和非亚洲人。ER分析检查了药代动力学四分位数与年度哮喘加重率(AAER)比率之间的相关性,并模拟比较了预测的临床结果。结果:更新的数据包括17,465个benralizumab浓度(n = 2855)。更新后的模型预测了轻微的,与临床无关的增加(1)。稳态模拟结果显示,中国人的aer预测值较低(0.38;95%可信区间[CI] 0.32-0.45)高于非华裔成年人(0.64;95% CI 0.60-0.71),中国成年人之间无相关差异(0.46;95% CI 0.38-0.54)和青少年(0.46;95% ci 0.37-0.55)。结论:benralizumab popPK/ER模型在中国人口统计学中具有良好的预测性能。试验注册号:NCT03186209。试验注册日期:2017年7月6日。
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Clinical Pharmacokinetics promotes the continuing development of clinical pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics for the improvement of drug therapy, and for furthering postgraduate education in clinical pharmacology and therapeutics.
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