Effect of Therapeutic Plasma Exchange on Itraconazole Pharmacokinetics: A Case Study. 2023

Vincent Seah, and Thulashigan Sreeharan, and Danijela Kocic, and Stephanie E Reuter, and Laila Girgis, and Deborah J E Marriott, and Sophie L Stocker
St Vincent's Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine, The University of New South Wales, Sydney.

The authors present the case of a 34-year-old male patient who underwent therapeutic plasma exchange (TPE) for amyopathic dermatomyositis. Immunosuppression resulted in Aspergillus lentulus pulmonary infection , requiring treatment with super bioavailable-itraconazole. Therapeutic itraconazole concentrations were attained after 2 weeks of treatment after dose adjustments. Interestingly, a substantial reduction in plasma itraconazole concentration was observed during TPE, which was attributed to an insufficient delay between the dosing of itraconazole and TPE initiation. Furthermore, there was an increase in plasma concentration post-TPE, which presumably reflects the redistribution of itraconazole from peripheral compartments back into plasma. This was confirmed by sampling of the TPE plasmapheresate, which revealed that changes in plasma concentration overestimated itraconazole clearance. These findings highlight that the pharmacokinetics of itraconazole are altered during TPE, which should be considered when timing drug administration and obtaining plasma concentrations.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007165 Immunosuppression Therapy Deliberate prevention or diminution of the host's immune response. It may be nonspecific as in the administration of immunosuppressive agents (drugs or radiation) or by lymphocyte depletion or may be specific as in desensitization or the simultaneous administration of antigen and immunosuppressive drugs. Antirejection Therapy,Immunosuppression,Immunosuppressive Therapy,Anti-Rejection Therapy,Therapy, Anti-Rejection,Therapy, Antirejection,Anti Rejection Therapy,Anti-Rejection Therapies,Antirejection Therapies,Immunosuppression Therapies,Immunosuppressions,Immunosuppressive Therapies,Therapies, Immunosuppression,Therapies, Immunosuppressive,Therapy, Immunosuppression,Therapy, Immunosuppressive
D008297 Male Males
D010951 Plasma Exchange Removal of plasma and replacement with various fluids, e.g., fresh frozen plasma, plasma protein fractions (PPF), albumin preparations, dextran solutions, saline. Used in treatment of autoimmune diseases, immune complex diseases, diseases of excess plasma factors, and other conditions. Exchange, Plasma,Exchanges, Plasma,Plasma Exchanges
D003882 Dermatomyositis A subacute or chronic inflammatory disease of muscle and skin, marked by proximal muscle weakness and a characteristic skin rash. The illness occurs with approximately equal frequency in children and adults. The skin lesions usually take the form of a purplish rash (or less often an exfoliative dermatitis) involving the nose, cheeks, forehead, upper trunk, and arms. The disease is associated with a complement mediated intramuscular microangiopathy, leading to loss of capillaries, muscle ischemia, muscle-fiber necrosis, and perifascicular atrophy. The childhood form of this disease tends to evolve into a systemic vasculitis. Dermatomyositis may occur in association with malignant neoplasms. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, pp1405-6) Polymyositis-Dermatomyositis,Dermatomyositis, Adult Type,Dermatomyositis, Childhood Type,Dermatopolymyositis,Juvenile Dermatomyositis,Juvenile Myositis,Adult Type Dermatomyositis,Childhood Type Dermatomyositis,Dermatomyositis, Juvenile,Myositis, Juvenile,Polymyositis Dermatomyositis
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
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
D000935 Antifungal Agents Substances that destroy fungi by suppressing their ability to grow or reproduce. They differ from FUNGICIDES, INDUSTRIAL because they defend against fungi present in human or animal tissues. Anti-Fungal Agents,Antifungal Agent,Fungicides, Therapeutic,Antibiotics, Antifungal,Therapeutic Fungicides,Agent, Antifungal,Anti Fungal Agents,Antifungal Antibiotics
D017964 Itraconazole A triazole antifungal agent that inhibits cytochrome P-450-dependent enzymes required for ERGOSTEROL synthesis. Orungal,R-51211,Sporanox,R 51211,R51211

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