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  • Title: Population pharmacokinetics and exposure-response of albinterferon alfa-2b.
    Author: Riggs MM, Bergsma TT, Rogers JA, Gastonguay MR, Subramanian GM, Chen C, Devalaraja M, Corey AE, Sun H, Yu J, Stein DS.
    Journal: J Clin Pharmacol; 2012 Apr; 52(4):475-86. PubMed ID: 21551316.
    Abstract:
    Albinterferon alfa-2b (albIFN) has been studied for treatment of chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV). A population pharmacokinetics model was developed using nonlinear mixed-effects modeling. Efficacy/safety exposure-response relationships were assessed for subcutaneous albIFN doses (900-1800 µg once every 2 or 4 weeks) administered for either 24 weeks (HCV genotypes 2/3) or 48 weeks (genotype 1), plus daily oral ribavirin. Sustained virologic response (SVR) exposure-response was modeled using logistic regression. Adverse event incidence was tabulated versus exposure quartiles. First-order absorption rate constant (0.0148 h(-1)), apparent clearance (38.9 mL/h), and apparent volume of distribution (11.6 L) had interindividual variances (coefficient of variation) of 21%, 34%, and 24%, respectively. Residual variance estimates were 27% (coefficient of variation) and 1.51 ng/mL (standard deviation). For the only explanatory covariate-body weight-exposure decreased as weight increased. Important SVR predictors included baseline HCV RNA, fibrosis score, and black race (genotype 1); SVR was minimally related to exposure. Most adverse events had similar incidence rates across exposure quartiles. Some adverse events had a higher incidence in the upper exposure quartile without evidence of exposure-response across the lower quartiles. Given the lack of consistent efficacy/safety exposure-response relationships, further investigation is necessary to optimize albIFN dosing.
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