Axitinib pharmacologic therapeutic monitoring reveals severe under-exposure despite titration in patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma.

Investigational New Drugs
G BeinseBenoit Rousseau

Abstract

Introduction New therapeutic strategies combining axitinib and immune checkpoint blockers are ongoing in metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC). These strategies do not consider the pharmacokinetic variability of axitinib. We aimed to describe the risk of axitinib under-exposure using routine pharmacologic therapeutic monitoring (PTM). Methods We analyzed axitinib dosage in nine patients with mRCC. Routine axitinib concentration measurements were centralized at Henri Mondor University Hospital (Créteil, France) using a validated method. The primary objective was to describe the evolution of Cmax dosages (1 to 6 h after oral intake) during routine axitinib titration. Results Nine patients with available Cmax axitinib dosages were included. Four out of the nine patients had axitinib titration and Cmax dosages were performed before and after titration. All but one corrected their plasma axitinib exposure after titration, suggesting of a titration success. The last patient was monitored in the Henri Mondor Hospital routine PTM program and a pharmacokinetic profiling was performed after controlled oral intake. Results suggested a poor axitinib absorption. This patient experienced early tumor progression as best response. Conclusion ...Continue Reading

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