Monchai Duangpraphat, Richard C Wilson, Timothy M Rawson, Wichai Santimaleeworagun, Worapong Nasomsong, Alison H Holmes, Vasin Vasikasin
{"title":"Mechanism-Based Pharmacokinetic/Pharmacodynamic Model of Voriconazole for Predicting the Clinical Outcomes of Adult Patients with Invasive Aspergillosis.","authors":"Monchai Duangpraphat, Richard C Wilson, Timothy M Rawson, Wichai Santimaleeworagun, Worapong Nasomsong, Alison H Holmes, Vasin Vasikasin","doi":"10.1097/FTD.0000000000001268","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/FTD.0000000000001268","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Voriconazole is the first-line therapy for invasive aspergillosis (IA). To determine the minimum inhibitory concentration of Aspergillus, a voriconazole pharmacokinetic-pharmacodynamic (PK-PD) model linked to galactomannan response was developed and evaluated, and its clinical correlation for IA treatment was elucidated.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Adult patients with probable or definite IA and at least one serum voriconazole measurement were included. A two-compartment voriconazole PK model was linked to a previously described PD model of galactomannan response. PK and PD parameters were estimated using a nonparametric adaptive grid technique. The relationship between the ratio of voriconazole exposure that induced half-maximum galactomannan response (EC50) and the observed terminal galactomannan concentration was evaluated. The factors associated with the PK-PD parameters and mortality were also determined.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Between January 2013 and December 2022, 41 patients were prescribed voriconazole for IA. The 30-day mortality rate was 17%. A high correlation was found for the observed-predicted Bayesian posterior estimates of voriconazole and galactomannan levels. Moreover, a nonlinear relationship was identified between AUC:EC50 and terminal galactomannan. The factors associated with higher AUC:EC50 were intravenous administration and intubation. In the survival analysis, higher EC50 tended to be associated with mortality, higher AUC was significantly associated with increased mortality, and higher AUC:EC50 tended to be associated with higher mortality. After adjusting for the intravenous route, higher AUC and AUC:EC50 were not associated with mortality.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Individual EC50 estimation can provide insights into in vivo host and organism responses. Elevated EC50 showed comparable and unfavorable trends to higher minimum inhibitory concentration. Thus, determining EC50 might help guide individualized target serum voriconazole levels.</p>","PeriodicalId":23052,"journal":{"name":"Therapeutic Drug Monitoring","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2024-10-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142508530","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Maternal Serum and Cord Blood Levels of Levetiracetam and Valproate at Delivery and Their Associations With Neonatal Abstinence-Related Symptoms.","authors":"Shusuke Ozawa, Natsuko Matsuzawa, Chiho Fuseya, Norihiko Kikuchi, Tanri Shiozawa, Takafumi Naito","doi":"10.1097/FTD.0000000000001271","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/FTD.0000000000001271","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":23052,"journal":{"name":"Therapeutic Drug Monitoring","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2024-10-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142508529","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry Method for Therapeutic Drug Monitoring of Dalbavancin in Plasma of Pediatric and Young Adult Patients.","authors":"Alessia Cafaro, Marcello Mariani, Federica Pigliasco, Giammarco Baiardi, Sebastiano Barco, Margherita Biondi, Alessio Mesini, Chiara Russo, Carolina Saffioti, Francesca Mattioli, Elio Castagnola, Giuliana Cangemi","doi":"10.1097/FTD.0000000000001260","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/FTD.0000000000001260","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Dalbavancin, an antimicrobial lipoglycopeptide, is authorized in Europe for treating acute bacterial infections of the skin and skin structures in adults and pediatric patients aged 3 months and older. However, off-label dosing regimens have been proposed for various indications beyond acute bacterial infections of the skin and skin structures. This study presents a novel bioanalytical method using liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry to quantify dalbavancin in low-volume plasma samples (50 μL).</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The method underwent validation in accordance with international guidelines for bioanalytical method validation and was applied to 9 clinical samples obtained from pediatric and young adult patients undergoing dalbavancin therapy. Liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry analyses were conducted at the G. Gaslini Institute in Genoa, Italy, utilizing an Ultimate 3000 ultra high performance liquid chromatography system coupled to a TSQ Quantiva Triple Quadrupole system (Thermo Fisher Scientific, Milan, Italy). The analytical procedure involved the addition of deuterated dalbavancin as internal standard and a rapid extraction from 50 µL of human plasma, followed by chromatographic separation on a Thermo Scientific Accucore Polar Premium column. Accurate quantification of the analyte was achieved through multiple reaction monitoring detection.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The assay exhibited linearity within the concentration range of 0.66-400 mcg/mL in plasma, demonstrating accuracy and reproducibility in the absence of matrix effects. Stability testing was conducted on both quality controls and real samples to establish a robust protocol under real-life conditions.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>This fast and reliable dalbavancin quantitation method could improve current pediatric clinical practice by enabling data collection for future dose recommendations in special patient populations.</p>","PeriodicalId":23052,"journal":{"name":"Therapeutic Drug Monitoring","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2024-10-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142508528","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Getting Tacrolimus Dosing Right.","authors":"Pierre Marquet","doi":"10.1097/FTD.0000000000001266","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/FTD.0000000000001266","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Abstract: </strong>Tacrolimus (TAC) dosing is typically guided by the trough concentration (C0). Yet, significant relationships between TAC C0 and clinical outcomes have seldom been reported or only with adverse events. Large retrospective studies found a moderate correlation between TAC C0 and the area under the curve (AUC), where, for any given C0 value, the AUC varied 3- to 4-fold between patients (and vice versa). However, no randomized controlled trial evaluating the dose adjustment based on TAC AUC has been conducted yet. A few observational studies have shown that the AUC is associated with efficacy and, to a lesser extent, adverse effects. Other studies showed the feasibility of reaching predefined target ranges and reducing underexposure and overexposure. TAC AUC0-12 h is now most often assessed using Bayesian estimation, but machine learning is a promising approach. Microsampling devices are well accepted by patients and represent a valuable alternative to venous blood sample collection during hospital visits, especially when a limited sampling strategy is required. As AUC monitoring cannot be proposed very frequently, C0 monitoring has to be used in the interim, which has led to fluctuating doses in patients with an AUC/C0 ratio far from the population mean, because of different dose recommendations between the 2 biomarkers. We proposed estimating the individual AUC/C0 ratio and derived individual C0 targets to be used in between or as a replacement for AUC monitoring. Existing technology and evidence are now sufficient to propose AUC monitoring interspersed with individualized-C0 monitoring for all patients with kidney transplants while collecting real-world data to strengthen the evidence.</p>","PeriodicalId":23052,"journal":{"name":"Therapeutic Drug Monitoring","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2024-10-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142366631","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Maria Shipkova, Eberhard Wieland, Ekkerhard Schütz
{"title":"Toward Analytical Performance Specifications for Immunosuppressive Drug Quantification in Transplantation: An Opinion Article.","authors":"Maria Shipkova, Eberhard Wieland, Ekkerhard Schütz","doi":"10.1097/FTD.0000000000001261","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/FTD.0000000000001261","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Analytical methods require performance that meets the clinical needs. Different approaches for setting up permissible analytical imprecision goals (pCVA%) for drug analyses have been reported. The aim of this study was to calculate the pCVA% for cyclosporine, tacrolimus, everolimus, sirolimus, and mycophenolic acid using 4 alternative approaches, to compare the results and to critically discuss advantages and disadvantages of each model.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The approaches to evaluate pCVA% were (A) based on biological variation observed in routine measurement results between 2022 and 2023 in the authors' laboratory, (B) derived from the terminal elimination half-life and dosing interval of the drugs, and (C and D) explored from the width of the therapeutic ranges (TR) by the 2 methods. For approach A, routine measurement data for cyclosporine and tacrolimus, obtained through liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry and electrochemiluminescence immunoassays, were evaluated separately.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The 4 alternative approaches for deriving pCVA% yielded similar results, for cyclosporine and tacrolimus in an analytical method dependent manner. The average pCVA% was 5.2%, 5.6%, 5.1%, 4.8%, and 7.7% for cyclosporine, tacrolimus, everolimus, sirolimus, and mycophenolic acid, respectively. The most challenging goals were those using TR-related approaches, while those using the biological variation approach were most easily achievable. Approach B resulted in more stringent goals for drugs with longer elimination half-lives (eg, everolimus and sirolimus).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>There is no single ideal approach for setting goals of drug analysis. However, the pCVA% values derived from the various approaches are similar and confirm that a <6% target proposed by the International Association of Therapeutic Drug Monitoring and Clinical Toxicology is adequate and realistic in combination with state-of-the-art measurement technologies. In the authors' opinion, approaches based on the width of the TR are preferable, as they represent a common basis for clinical decisions and reflect elements of biological variation and analytics used to establish the TR.</p>","PeriodicalId":23052,"journal":{"name":"Therapeutic Drug Monitoring","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2024-10-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142366632","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
João Paulo Telles, Diogenes Coelho, Karen Cristina Migotto, Mariana Suelotto Diegues, Erica Rocha Leao, Rodrigo Reghini, Natalia Martinez Martos, Pedro Caruso, Ivan Leonardo França E Silva
{"title":"Switching Vancomycin Monitoring From Trough Concentration to Area Under the Curve Estimation by Bayesian Forecasting: A Short Communication on a Cost-Benefit Study in Resource-Limited Settings.","authors":"João Paulo Telles, Diogenes Coelho, Karen Cristina Migotto, Mariana Suelotto Diegues, Erica Rocha Leao, Rodrigo Reghini, Natalia Martinez Martos, Pedro Caruso, Ivan Leonardo França E Silva","doi":"10.1097/FTD.0000000000001223","DOIUrl":"10.1097/FTD.0000000000001223","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>This study was conducted to evaluate the cost-benefit indicators of a vancomycin monitoring protocol based on area under the curve estimation using commercial Bayesian software.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This quasi-experimental study included patients who were aged >18 years with a vancomycin prescription for >24 hours. Patients who were terminally ill or those with acute kidney injury (AKI) ≤24 hours were excluded. During the preintervention period, doses were adjusted based on the trough concentration target of 15-20 mg/L, whereas the postintervention period target was 400-500 mg × h/L for the area under the curve. The medical team was responsible for deciding to stop the antimicrobial prescription without influence from the therapeutic drug monitoring team. The main outcomes were the incidence of AKI and length of stay. Cost-benefit simulation was performed after statistical analysis.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>There were 96 patients in the preintervention group and 110 in the postintervention group. The AKI rate decreased from 20% (n = 19) to 6% (n = 6; P = 0.003), whereas the number of vancomycin serum samples decreased from 5 (interquartile range: 2-7) to 2 (interquartile range: 1-3) examinations per patient ( P < 0.001). The mean length of hospital stay for patients was 26.19 days after vancomycin prescription, compared with 17.13 days for those without AKI ( P = 0.003). At our institution, the decrease in AKI rate and reduced length of stay boosted yearly savings of up to US$ 369,000 for 300 patients receiving vancomycin therapy.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Even in resource-limited settings, a commercial Bayesian forecasting-based protocol for vancomycin is important for determining cost-benefit outcomes.</p>","PeriodicalId":23052,"journal":{"name":"Therapeutic Drug Monitoring","volume":" ","pages":"681-686"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141535345","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Philippine Garrigue, Margot Reber, Sophie Perinel-Ragey, Manon Launay
{"title":"Personalized Amoxicillin Therapy in a Critically Ill Patient Undergoing Renal Replacement Therapy: A Grand Round.","authors":"Philippine Garrigue, Margot Reber, Sophie Perinel-Ragey, Manon Launay","doi":"10.1097/FTD.0000000000001242","DOIUrl":"10.1097/FTD.0000000000001242","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The case study discusses a complex scenario involving the use of amoxicillin in a critically ill patient undergoing intermittent renal replacement therapy.Severe infections are complicated by septic shock and organ failure, requiring urgent and effective antibiotic treatment.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The patient's comorbidities, including obesity and acute kidney injury, required careful consideration of the amoxicillin dosing strategies.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Therapeutic drug monitoring is critical for dose adjustment during treatment.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>This case highlights the importance of a collaborative approach between clinicians and therapeutic drug monitoring consultants to optimize antibiotic therapy for critically ill patients with renal impairment.</p>","PeriodicalId":23052,"journal":{"name":"Therapeutic Drug Monitoring","volume":" ","pages":"559-562"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141477503","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Yu-Jiao Guo, Tian-Tian Du, Yan-Ling Yang, Yang Zhao, Xiang-Long Chen, Hong Ma, Lu-Ning Sun, Yong-Qing Wang
{"title":"Simultaneous Determination of Ibrutinib, Dihydroxydiol Ibrutinib, and Zanubrutinib in Human Plasma by Liquid Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry/Mass Spectrometry.","authors":"Yu-Jiao Guo, Tian-Tian Du, Yan-Ling Yang, Yang Zhao, Xiang-Long Chen, Hong Ma, Lu-Ning Sun, Yong-Qing Wang","doi":"10.1097/FTD.0000000000001190","DOIUrl":"10.1097/FTD.0000000000001190","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Ibrutinib and zanubrutinib are Bruton tyrosine kinase inhibitors used to treat mantle cell lymphoma, chronic lymphocytic leukemia, and small lymphocytic lymphoma. Dihydroxydiol ibrutinib (DHI) is an active metabolite of the drug. A liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry method was developed to detect ibrutinib, DHI, and zanubrutinib in human plasma.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The method involved a protein precipitation step, followed by chromatographic separation using a gradient of 10 mM ammonium acetate (containing 0.1% formic acid)-acetonitrile. Ibrutinib-d5 was used as an internal standard. Analytes were separated within 6.5 minutes. The optimized multiple reaction monitoring transitions of m/z 441.1 → 304.2, 475.2 → 304.2, 472.2 → 455.2, and 446.2 → 309.2 were selected to inspect ibrutinib, DHI, zanubrutinib, and the internal standards in positive ion mode.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The validated curve ranges included 0.200-800, 0.500-500, and 1.00-1000 ng/mL for ibrutinib, DHI, and zanubrutinib, respectively. The precisions of the lower limit of quantification of samples were below 15.5%, the precisions of the other level samples were below 11.4%, and the accuracies were between -8.6% and 8.4%. The matrix effect and extraction recovery of all compounds ranged between 97.6%-109.0% and 93.9%-105.2%, respectively. The selectivity, accuracy, precision, matrix effect, and extraction recovery results were acceptable according to international method validation guidelines.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>A simple and rapid method was developed and validated in this study. This method was used to analyze plasma concentrations of ibrutinib and zanubrutinib in patients with mantle cell lymphoma, chronic lymphocytic leukemia/small lymphocytic lymphoma, or diffuse large B-cell lymphoma. The selected patients were aged between 44 and 74 years.</p>","PeriodicalId":23052,"journal":{"name":"Therapeutic Drug Monitoring","volume":" ","pages":"634-641"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140294642","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Renata Shihmanter, Edward B Miller, Ekaterina Shvartsman, Haim Shmuely
{"title":"Unpredictable Cyclosporine Clearance in a Korean Patient With Aplastic Anemia With Adverse Effects: A Case Study.","authors":"Renata Shihmanter, Edward B Miller, Ekaterina Shvartsman, Haim Shmuely","doi":"10.1097/FTD.0000000000001244","DOIUrl":"10.1097/FTD.0000000000001244","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Abstract: </strong>A 29-year-old Korean woman with chronic aplastic anemia presented with seizures due to cyclosporine-induced posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome, caused by unpredictable oral cyclosporine (CS) accumulation and prolonged elimination. This case demonstrates the need to monitor CS drug levels with careful dose adjustments.</p>","PeriodicalId":23052,"journal":{"name":"Therapeutic Drug Monitoring","volume":" ","pages":"563-566"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142081558","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Sonia Luque, Luisa Sorlí, Jian Li, Xènia Fernández-Sala, Nuria Berenguer, Elena Colominas-González, Adela Benítez-Cano, María Milagro Montero, Isaac Subirana, Nuria Prim, Ramón García-Paricio, Juan Pablo Horcajada, Santiago Grau
{"title":"New Predictive Equation for the Estimation of Plasma Concentrations of Formed Colistin in Patients Treated With Colistimethate Sodium for Multidrug-Resistant Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections.","authors":"Sonia Luque, Luisa Sorlí, Jian Li, Xènia Fernández-Sala, Nuria Berenguer, Elena Colominas-González, Adela Benítez-Cano, María Milagro Montero, Isaac Subirana, Nuria Prim, Ramón García-Paricio, Juan Pablo Horcajada, Santiago Grau","doi":"10.1097/FTD.0000000000001216","DOIUrl":"10.1097/FTD.0000000000001216","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The clinical use of colistin methanesulphonate (CMS) is limited by potential nephrotoxicity. The selection of an efficient and safe CMS dose for individual patients is complicated by the narrow therapeutic window and high interpatient pharmacokinetic variability. In this study, a simple predictive equation for estimating the plasma concentration of formed colistin in patients with multidrug and extremely drug-resistant gram-negative bacterial infections was developed.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The equation was derived from the largest clinical cohort of patients undergoing therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) of colistin for over 8 years in a tertiary Spanish hospital. All variables associated with C ss,avg were selected in a multiple linear regression model that was validated in a second cohort of 40 patients. Measured C ss,avg values were compared with those predicted by our model and a previous published algorithm for critically ill patients.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>In total, 276 patients were enrolled [the mean age was 67.2 (13.7) years, 203 (73.6%)] were male, and the mean (SD) C ss,avg was 1.12 (0.98) mg/L. Age, gender, estimated glomerular filtration rate, CMS dose and frequency, and concomitant drugs were included in the model. In the external validation, the previous algorithm appeared to yield more optimized colistin plasma concentrations when all types of C ss,avg values (high and low) were considered, while our equation yielded a more optimized prediction in the subgroup of patients with low colistin plasma concentrations (C ss,avg <1.5 mg/L).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The proposed equation may help clinicians to better use CMS among a wide variety of patients, to maximize efficacy and prevent nephrotoxicity. A further prospective PK study is warranted to externally validate this algorithm.</p>","PeriodicalId":23052,"journal":{"name":"Therapeutic Drug Monitoring","volume":" ","pages":"594-602"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141564427","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}