Infliximab Pharmacokinetics are Influenced by Intravenous Immunoglobulin Administration in Patients with Kawasaki Disease. 2018

Niels Vande Casteele, and Jun Oyamada, and Chisato Shimizu, and Brookie M Best, and Edmund V Capparelli, and Adriana H Tremoulet, and Jane C Burns
Department of Medicine, University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive #0956, La Jolla, CA, 92093, USA. nvandecasteele@ucsd.edu.

Infliximab, a monoclonal antibody directed against tumor necrosis factor-α, is being evaluated as adjunctive therapy to intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) for treatment of young children with acute Kawasaki disease (KD). The aim of this study was to develop a population pharmacokinetic (PopPK) model for infliximab in children with KD, and to evaluate the impact of covariates on infliximab disposition. Specifically, we wanted to investigate the effect of body weight and IVIG administration on PK parameters. In the current PopPK analysis, 70 subjects with a median (interquartile range) age of 2.9 years (1.3-4.4) were included from two randomized controlled trials. Infliximab concentration-time data were best described by a two-compartment model with first-order elimination using non-linear mixed-effects modeling (NONMEM 7.3). The clearance, volume of distribution of the central (V1) and peripheral (V2) compartment, and intercompartmental clearance estimates (95% confidence interval) from the PopPK analysis were 0.117 (0.091-0.134) L/day, 0.801 (0.545-0.960) L, 0.962 (0.733-1.759) L, and 0.692 (0.482-1.779) L/day, respectively. Allometric body weight was included on all parameters of the structural model and a covariate analysis revealed that administering infliximab after IVIG, as opposed to before, resulted in a 50% decrease in V2. Our study shows that the timing of infliximab administration relative to IVIG administration affects the disposition of the monoclonal antibody. These results may have important implications for other monoclonal antibodies administered in combination with IVIG for treating inflammatory diseases.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007155 Immunologic Factors Biologically active substances whose activities affect or play a role in the functioning of the immune system. Biological Response Modifier,Biomodulator,Immune Factor,Immunological Factor,Immunomodulator,Immunomodulators,Biological Response Modifiers,Biomodulators,Factors, Immunologic,Immune Factors,Immunological Factors,Modifiers, Biological Response,Response Modifiers, Biological,Factor, Immune,Factor, Immunological,Factors, Immune,Factors, Immunological,Modifier, Biological Response,Response Modifier, Biological
D007223 Infant A child between 1 and 23 months of age. Infants
D008297 Male Males
D008954 Models, Biological Theoretical representations that simulate the behavior or activity of biological processes or diseases. For disease models in living animals, DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL is available. Biological models include the use of mathematical equations, computers, and other electronic equipment. Biological Model,Biological Models,Model, Biological,Models, Biologic,Biologic Model,Biologic Models,Model, Biologic
D009080 Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome An acute, febrile, mucocutaneous condition accompanied by swelling of cervical lymph nodes in infants and young children. The principal symptoms are fever, congestion of the ocular conjunctivae, reddening of the lips and oral cavity, protuberance of tongue papillae, and edema or erythema of the extremities. Kawasaki Disease,Lymph Node Syndrome, Mucocutaneous,Kawasaki Syndrome
D001835 Body Weight The mass or quantity of heaviness of an individual. It is expressed by units of pounds or kilograms. Body Weights,Weight, Body,Weights, Body
D002675 Child, Preschool A child between the ages of 2 and 5. Children, Preschool,Preschool Child,Preschool Children
D004334 Drug Administration Schedule Time schedule for administration of a drug in order to achieve optimum effectiveness and convenience. Administration Schedule, Drug,Administration Schedules, Drug,Drug Administration Schedules,Schedule, Drug Administration,Schedules, Drug Administration
D004347 Drug Interactions The action of a drug that may affect the activity, metabolism, or toxicity of another drug. Drug Interaction,Interaction, Drug,Interactions, Drug
D005260 Female Females

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