Pharmacokinetic Interactions of Rolapitant With Cytochrome P450 3A Substrates in Healthy Subjects. 2019

Xiaodong Wang, and Jing Wang, and Sujata Arora, and Lorraine Hughes, and Jennifer Christensen, and Sharon Lu, and Zhi-Yi Zhang
TESARO, Inc., Waltham, MA, USA.

Rolapitant (Varubi) is a neurokinin-1 receptor antagonist approved for the prevention of chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting. Rolapitant is primarily metabolized by the cytochrome P450 3A4 (CYP3A4) enzyme. Unlike other neurokinin-1 receptor antagonists, rolapitant is neither an inhibitor nor an inducer of CYP3A4 in vitro. The objective of this analysis was to examine the pharmacokinetics of rolapitant in healthy subjects and assess drug-drug interactions between rolapitant and midazolam (a CYP3A substrate), ketoconazole (a CYP3A inhibitor), or rifampin (a CYP3A4 inducer). Three phase 1, open-label, drug-drug interaction studies were conducted to examine the pharmacokinetic interactions of orally administered rolapitant with midazolam, rolapitant with ketoconazole, and rolapitant with rifampin. The pharmacokinetic profiles of midazolam and 1-hydroxy midazolam metabolites were essentially unchanged when coadministered with rolapitant, indicating the lack of a clinically relevant inhibition or induction of CYP3A by rolapitant. Coadministration of ketoconazole with rolapitant had no effects on rolapitant maximum concentration and resulted in an approximately 20% increase in the area under the concentration-time curve of rolapitant, suggesting that strong CYP3A inhibitors have minimal inhibitory effects on rolapitant exposure. Repeated administrations of rifampin appeared to reduce rolapitant exposure, resulting in a 33% decrease in maximum concentration and 87% decrease in area under the concentration-time curve from time zero to infinity. Coadministration of rolapitant did not affect the exposure of midazolam. Rifampin coadministration resulted in lower concentrations of rolapitant, and ketoconazole coadministration had no or minimal effects on rolapitant exposure. Rolapitant was safe and well tolerated when coadministered with ketoconazole, rifampin, or midazolam. No new safety signals were reported compared with previous studies of rolapitant.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007654 Ketoconazole Broad spectrum antifungal agent used for long periods at high doses, especially in immunosuppressed patients. Nizoral,R-41400,R41,400,R41400,R 41400
D008297 Male Males
D008874 Midazolam A short-acting hypnotic-sedative drug with anxiolytic and amnestic properties. It is used in dentistry, cardiac surgery, endoscopic procedures, as preanesthetic medication, and as an adjunct to local anesthesia. The short duration and cardiorespiratory stability makes it useful in poor-risk, elderly, and cardiac patients. It is water-soluble at pH less than 4 and lipid-soluble at physiological pH. Dormicum,Midazolam Hydrochloride,Midazolam Maleate,Ro 21-3981,Versed,Hydrochloride, Midazolam,Maleate, Midazolam,Ro 21 3981,Ro 213981
D008875 Middle Aged An adult aged 45 - 64 years. Middle Age
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
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000284 Administration, Oral The giving of drugs, chemicals, or other substances by mouth. Drug Administration, Oral,Administration, Oral Drug,Oral Administration,Oral Drug Administration,Administrations, Oral,Administrations, Oral Drug,Drug Administrations, Oral,Oral Administrations,Oral Drug Administrations
D000328 Adult A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available. Adults
D012293 Rifampin A semisynthetic antibiotic produced from Streptomyces mediterranei. It has a broad antibacterial spectrum, including activity against several forms of Mycobacterium. In susceptible organisms it inhibits DNA-dependent RNA polymerase activity by forming a stable complex with the enzyme. It thus suppresses the initiation of RNA synthesis. Rifampin is bactericidal, and acts on both intracellular and extracellular organisms. (From Gilman et al., Goodman and Gilman's The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics, 9th ed, p1160) Rifampicin,Benemycin,Rifadin,Rimactan,Rimactane,Tubocin

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