Prediction of Human Pharmacokinetics of Bendamustine from Preclinical Species Pharmacokinetics Based on Normalizing Time Course Profiles

Abstract

Bendamustine, an alkylating anticancer agent, is used to treat chronic lymphocytic leukemia by intravenous infusion alone or in combination. The work aimed to develop a method to predict time vs. concentration profile for humans based on preclinical pharmacokinetics using the assumption of superimposability of normalized time course profiles of animals and humans. Standard allometric equations with/without correction factors (CF) were also used in prediction. The Vss was predicted by simple allometry of 0.312W^0.871 (r²=0.987), where W is body weight; predicted Vss (19.71 L) was similar to the reported value (20.10 L). However, CL prediction involved both simple and CF allometry. Best proximity CL (543 vs. 598 mL/min) was obtained with maximum life span correction (MLP) [2.46W^1.215 (r²=0.988)]. Normalized curves were obtained by normalizing the time (with mean residence time) vs. concentration (with dose/Vss) in animal species. The concentration vs. time profile in humans after intravenous infusion was then simulated using normalized curve for each animal species and the values of CL and Vss were predicted for humans. In summary the findings indicate that normalized time course approach could predict the bendamustine human pharmacokinetics and such an approach could be prospectively applied for analog drugs of this class.

Key words

Bendamustine - preclinical pharmacokinetics - clinical pharmacokinetics - interspecies scaling - simulations - normalized curve

^* Current affiliation: Zydus Research Center, Sarkhej-Bavla, NH 8A, Moraiya, 382210 Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India

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