David E Coutant, Jessica Rehmel, Donna M Edwards, Stephen D Hall
{"title":"A novel physiologically-based pharmacokinetic model to estimate reduced CYP3A4 activity in cancer patients utilizing the neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio as an inflammatory marker.","authors":"David E Coutant, Jessica Rehmel, Donna M Edwards, Stephen D Hall","doi":"10.1007/s00228-025-03839-1","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00228-025-03839-1","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>In advanced cancer patients the CYP3A4-mediated clearance of drugs is dependent on the severity of inflammation. In a study in patients with advanced cancer (n = 44) with solid tumors, prior to cancer treatment, high inter-patient variability was observed in the plasma pharmacokinetic (PK) parameters of the CYP3A4 substrate midazolam. The neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) was used to categorize the degree of inflammation of each patient and in turn to correlate increases in NLR to decreases in CYP3A4 expression.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Patients with NLR ≥ 5 were categorized as having high inflammation, and patients with NLR < 5 as having low-to-moderate inflammation. A physiologically-based PK (PBPK) model of midazolam PK and a top-down approach was used to determine the reductions in CYP3A4 abundance in the liver and gut wall needed to match the PK parameters of midazolam in the NLR ≥ 5 and NLR < 5 groups of patients.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The midazolam mean CL/F was 33 L/h in the NLR < 5 group, and midazolam CL/F was 20 L/h in the NLR ≥ 5 group. To match the PK of midazolam in the NLR < 5 group, the CYP3A4 expression was reduced 40% in both the liver and the gut. In the NLR ≥ 5 group, CYP3A4 expression was reduced approximately 40% in the liver and at least 90% in the gut to produce the best fit.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Overall, these results support that NLR may be used as an inflammatory marker that broadly correlates to inflammation-driven changes in CYP3A4 activity.</p>","PeriodicalId":11857,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology","volume":" ","pages":"853-862"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143788177","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Muhammed Cihan Güvel, Yavuz Selim Kıyak, Hacer Doğan Varan, Burak Sezenöz, Özlem Coşkun, Canan Uluoğlu
{"title":"Generative AI vs. human expertise: a comparative analysis of case-based rational pharmacotherapy question generation.","authors":"Muhammed Cihan Güvel, Yavuz Selim Kıyak, Hacer Doğan Varan, Burak Sezenöz, Özlem Coşkun, Canan Uluoğlu","doi":"10.1007/s00228-025-03838-2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00228-025-03838-2","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>This study evaluated the performance of three generative AI models-ChatGPT- 4o, Gemini 1.5 Advanced Pro, and Claude 3.5 Sonnet-in producing case-based rational pharmacology questions compared to expert educators.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Using one-shot prompting, 60 questions (20 per model) addressing essential hypertension and type 2 diabetes subjects were generated. A multidisciplinary panel categorized questions by usability (no revisions needed, minor or major revisions required, or unusable). Subsequently, 24 AI-generated and 8 expert-created questions were asked to 103 medical students in a real-world exam setting. Performance metrics, including correct response rate, discrimination index, and identification of nonfunctional distractors, were analyzed.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>No statistically significant differences were found between AI-generated and expert-created questions, with mean correct response rates surpassing 50% and discrimination indices consistently equal to or above 0.20. Claude produced the highest proportion of error-free items (12/20), whereas ChatGPT exhibited the fewest unusable items (5/20). Expert revisions required approximately one minute per AI-generated question, representing a substantial efficiency gain over manual question preperation. Nonetheless, 19 out of 60 AI-generated questions were deemed unusable, highlighting the necessity of expert oversight.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Large language models can profoundly accelerate the development of high-quality assessment questions in medical education. However, expert review remains critical to address lapses in reliability and validity. A hybrid model, integrating AI-driven efficiencies with rigorous expert validation, may offer an optimal approach for enhancing educational outcomes.</p>","PeriodicalId":11857,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology","volume":"81 6","pages":"875-883"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143990254","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"17th Congress of the European Association for Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics (EACPT).","authors":"","doi":"10.1007/s00228-025-03859-x","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00228-025-03859-x","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":11857,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology","volume":" ","pages":"1-63"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144257658","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Efficacy and safety of pembrolizumab in the treatment of advanced hepatocellular carcinoma: a systematic review and meta-analysis.","authors":"Mingyang Tang, Tao Liu, Yukun Zhang, Jun Ding","doi":"10.1007/s00228-025-03829-3","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00228-025-03829-3","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The efficacy and safety of pembrolizumab in treating advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) are inconsistent across studies. This study sheds light on the efficacy and safety of pembrolizumab in advanced HCC patients.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Several databases were comprehensively searched up to January 13, 2025, to identify studies assessing pembrolizumab for advanced HCC. Outcome indicators included overall survival (OS), progression-free survival (PFS), objective response rate (ORR), rash, adverse events (AEs), and severe adverse events (SAEs). Pooled effects were estimated through hazard ratios (HRs) and odds ratios (ORs) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs). R 4.4.1. was employed for statistical analyses.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Twenty-two studies involving 2964 patients were encompassed. Meta-analysis indicated that pembrolizumab demonstrated an ORR of 28% in single-arm analyses. Pembrolizumab significantly improved ORR in comparison to placebo (OR = 2.57, 95% CI: 1.32-5.03) but showed no significant advantage over nivolumab. Pembrolizumab markedly enhanced PFS (HR = 0.76, 95% CI: 0.69-0.85) and OS (HR = 0.78, 95% CI: 0.70-0.88) compared to placebo, but no significant differences were observed when compared to nivolumab. Pembrolizumab significantly raised the risk of rash in comparison to placebo (OR = 2.27, 95% CI: 1.55-3.31) but showed no significant difference versus nivolumab. The pembrolizumab group showed a higher incidence of AEs (OR = 1.94, 95% CI: 1.42-2.64) and SAEs (OR = 2.10, 95% CI: 1.04-4.25) than the placebo group, with no significant difference between pembrolizumab and nivolumab.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>This study proves that pembrolizumab may have promising therapeutic effects in patients with advanced HCC, although no clear advantage over nivolumab was observed. The occurrence of AEs warrants attention in clinical practice.</p>","PeriodicalId":11857,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology","volume":" ","pages":"815-830"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143763465","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Alladi Charanraj Goud, Ravi Philip Rajkumar, Deepak Gopal Shewade, Luxitaa Goenka, Suresh Kumar Srinivasamurthy
{"title":"Predictive Role of Serotonin Receptor (5HTR2A) and Dopamine Receptor (DRD2) gene polymorphisms in risperidone-induced weight gain and hyperprolactinemia in patients with schizophrenia.","authors":"Alladi Charanraj Goud, Ravi Philip Rajkumar, Deepak Gopal Shewade, Luxitaa Goenka, Suresh Kumar Srinivasamurthy","doi":"10.1007/s00228-025-03835-5","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00228-025-03835-5","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":11857,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology","volume":" ","pages":"899-905"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143763466","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jeroen P A Houwen, Arief Lalmohamed, Jochem Zwaan, Toine C G Egberts, Michiel Duyvendak, Aernoud T L Fiolet, Arend Mosterd
{"title":"The effect of colchicine on coagulation in patients with chronic coronary disease who use vitamin K antagonists.","authors":"Jeroen P A Houwen, Arief Lalmohamed, Jochem Zwaan, Toine C G Egberts, Michiel Duyvendak, Aernoud T L Fiolet, Arend Mosterd","doi":"10.1007/s00228-025-03815-9","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00228-025-03815-9","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Low-dose (0.5 mg/day) colchicine improves cardiovascular outcomes in patients with stable coronary disease. Around 10-15% of these patients simultaneously use anticoagulant therapy, including vitamin-K antagonists (VKAs). In vitro studies and case reports have described a possible interaction between colchicine and VKAs leading to increased INR, but controlled studies are lacking.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>The aim of this study was to investigate if there is a drug-drug interaction between low-dose colchicine and VKAs in patients with chronic coronary disease.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This study was a sub-analysis of the randomized low-dose colchicine for secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease 2 (LoDoCo2) trial. This placebo-controlled trial investigated efficacy of colchicine 0.5 mg once daily in patients with chronic coronary disease. For the current study, we included a selection of Dutch patients who concomitantly used a VKA. Following a 30 days open-label colchicine run-in phase, patients were randomized to colchicine or placebo. The primary outcome was the intra-patient difference in international normalized ratio (INR) during the first month after starting or stopping colchicine as compared to the preceding month. Secondary outcomes included changes in VKA daily dosage, assessed in the same pattern and before and after randomization, and time in therapeutic range (TTR), assessed before and after randomization to reflect long-term effects. INR measurements were part of routine clinical care.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>In total, 73 patients were included (35 colchicine and 38 in the placebo group). No significant intra-patient change in INR was observed after starting colchicine during the open-label run-in phase (mean INR: 2.60 before vs. 2.67 during run-in, difference 0.07, 95% CI - 0.13 to 0.26; p = 0.50). Similarly, stopping colchicine treatment (i.e., randomization to placebo) did not significantly alter INR levels (mean INR: 2.70 during run-in vs. 2.81 after randomization, difference 0.11, 95% CI - 0.12 to 0.33; p = 0.34). The change in mean VKA daily dosage was - 0.01 mg (95% CI - 0.03 to 0.01; p = 0.35) when starting colchicine and - 0.01 mg (95% CI - 0.03 to 0.01; p = 0.41) when switching to placebo. TTR in patients allocated to active treatment was 65.8% in the year prior to the start of colchicine and 73.4% in the year after randomization to colchicine (change in TTR 7.56%, 95% CI - 0.14 to 15.26%; p = 0.05). Mean VKA dosage remained similar (change in VKA dosage of 0.01 mg; 95% CI - 0.11 to 0.13 mg; p = 0.84).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>No significant changes in INR, VKA dosage, or TTR in patients using VKAs after starting or stopping colchicine were observed. These results suggest that there is no need for additional INR monitoring beyond the standard of care when using low-dose colchicine, though further studies in larger populations would help to confirm this ","PeriodicalId":11857,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology","volume":" ","pages":"719-725"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12003603/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143572584","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Maria Antonietta Barbieri, Giulia Russo, Giuseppe Cicala, Giuseppe Andò, Tindara Franchina, Nicola Silvestris, Mariacarmela Santarpia, Edoardo Spina
{"title":"Unveiling cardiovascular and respiratory toxicities with monoclonal antibodies in multiple myeloma: disproportionality analysis from the FDA Adverse Event Reporting System.","authors":"Maria Antonietta Barbieri, Giulia Russo, Giuseppe Cicala, Giuseppe Andò, Tindara Franchina, Nicola Silvestris, Mariacarmela Santarpia, Edoardo Spina","doi":"10.1007/s00228-025-03824-8","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00228-025-03824-8","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) have revolutionized the treatment of multiple myeloma (MM), demonstrating remarkable effectiveness, despite potential adverse events (AEs). This study aims to identify unexpected signals of disproportionate reporting (SDRs) for cardiovascular (CV) and respiratory AEs associated with mAbs in MM treatment.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>From January 2015 to December 2023, reports involving suspected drugs (daratumumab, elotuzumab, elranatamab, isatuximab, belantamab mafodotin, teclistamab, and talquetamab) were analyzed in the US Food and Drug Administration Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS) database. Descriptive analysis was followed by disproportionality analyses first comparing mAbs to all other drugs (reference group, RG1), and subsequently conducting a sensitivity analysis against other MM drugs (RG2).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Out of 13,496,241 reports, 31,052 (0.2%) were associated with MM, with 6574 (0.1%) linked to CV and respiratory adverse events, primarily involving older population (n = 3441; 52.3%) and male (n = 3338; 50.8%) patients. Disproportionality analyses identified unexpected SDRs for daratumumab, including cardiac failure (n = 322; RG1: ROR = 4.74, CI 95% = 4.24-5.29; RG2: ROR = 4.42, 95% CI = 3.91-4.99), embolic and thrombotic event, such as pulmonary embolism (162; RG1: 2.44, 2.09-2.85), deep vein thrombosis (126; RG1: 2.95, 2.47-3.52), and respiratory failure (192; RG1: 4.06, 3.52-4.68; RG2: 4.2, 3.59-4.91). Isatuximab was linked to cardiac arrhythmia, such as atrial fibrillation (46; RG1: 2.54, 1.9-3.4; RG2: 1.35, 1.01-1.81), embolic and thrombotic event, including deep vein thrombosis (26; RG1: 2.93, 1.99-4.3) and pulmonary embolism (89; RG1: 6.56, 5.32-8.1; RG2: 2.93, 2.37-3.63). Elotuzumab showed also SDRs for atrial fibrillation (56; RG1: 3.68, 2.82-4.79; RG2: 1.96, 1.5-2.56) and deep vein thrombosis (41; RG1: 5.49, 4.03-7.47).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Unexpected CV and respiratory AEs with clinical relevance not previously reported in literature have been identified underlining the importance of pharmacovigilance.</p>","PeriodicalId":11857,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology","volume":" ","pages":"755-770"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143647741","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Alice Fors, Tomas Forslund, Anders Sundström, Björn Wettermark
{"title":"Prescribing patterns of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists in the Swedish capital region-a register-based cross-sectional study.","authors":"Alice Fors, Tomas Forslund, Anders Sundström, Björn Wettermark","doi":"10.1007/s00228-025-03823-9","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00228-025-03823-9","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs) have gained considerable media attention, but there is limited knowledge about those receiving the drugs. This study aimed to assess demographic characteristics and previous diagnoses in patients dispensed GLP-1 RAs in Region Stockholm, Sweden, between 2019 and 2023, with a focus on off-label prescribing.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This was a register-based cross-sectional study including all inhabitants in Region Stockholm, Sweden, who were dispensed a GLP-1 RA between 2019 and 2023. Patient characteristics were assessed through record linkage with administrative healthcare data on demographics, healthcare consultations, diagnoses, and other dispensed drugs.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The prevalence proportion of GLP-1 RA dispensations in Region Stockholm increased from 4.7 patients/1000 inhabitants in 2019 to 17.5 patients/1000 inhabitants in 2023, and the incidence proportion from 1.8 patients/1000 inhabitants in 2019 to 7.4 patients/1000 inhabitants in 2023. GLP-1 RAs have become more common among a younger and female population, with women constituting 47% of incident patients in 2019 compared to 53% in 2023. The most common diagnosis shifted from type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) (82% in 2019) to obesity (47% in 2023). During the same period, obesity without T2DM notably increased from 10 to 31%. Almost one-third (31%) of all patients dispensed the drugs in 2023 had no recorded diagnosis of either diabetes or obesity, compared to 8% in 2019.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>This study showed an increase in the dispensation of GLP-1 RA, with characteristics of patients changing towards a higher degree of off-label use. The effectiveness and safety of the increasing prescriptions warrant future studies.</p>","PeriodicalId":11857,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology","volume":" ","pages":"739-753"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12003583/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143613968","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Exploring the comprehensive factors influencing tacrolimus pharmacokinetics in early renal transplant recipients: A population pharmacokinetic analysis.","authors":"Yan Zhang, Ling Xue, Linkun Hu, Liangliang Wang, Hao Pan, Yuxin Lin, Xiaoliang Ding, Yuhua Huang, Liyan Miao","doi":"10.1007/s00228-025-03825-7","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00228-025-03825-7","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>To establish a population pharmacokinetic (PopPK) model of tacrolimus in the early stages after renal transplantation and evaluate the model's predictive performance with external data.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Intravenous and oral tacrolimus were administered to 302 renal transplant recipients in the early posttransplantation stages. Related data were obtained from the electronic medical records. Single nucleotide polymorphisms in genes associated with tacrolimus pharmacokinetics were tested. The data were analyzed by NONMEM. The external data from 153 patients were subsequently used to evaluate model extrapolation.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A one-compartment model was used to determine tacrolimus pharmacokinetics. The estimated clearance (CL), volume of distribution (V) and bioavailability (F) of tacrolimus were 4.91 L/h, 77 L and 26.5%, respectively. CL and V decreased with increasing hematocrit. CL and F decreased with increasing operation time. Diltiazem and Wuzhi capsule resulted in 28.4% and 43.9% decreases in the CL, respectively. Omeprazole or esomeprazole resulted in a 9% increase in F. The value of F for patients expressing CYP3A5 was 36.6% lower than that for the patients who did not express CYP3A5. The evaluation of external data revealed that the proportion of individual prediction error within 20% of the observed tacrolimus concentration was greater than 77.3%.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>A PopPK model for tacrolimus was established for early renal transplantation. CYP3A5 was a significant covariate for F. Fat-free mass was the best predictor of the influence of body size on CL and V. The model could be extrapolated to stable renal transplant recipients.</p>","PeriodicalId":11857,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology","volume":" ","pages":"785-799"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143700040","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}