title: Flavone acetic acid: a nonlinear pharmacokinetic model.
abstract: Flavone acetic acid pharmacokinetics were studied in 31 patients in a phase I clinical trial. The drug was given by i.v. infusions over 1, 1.5, 3, and 6 h at doses ranging from 0.5 to 6.4 g/m2. The pharmacokinetic parameters were determined according to a nonlinear model including Michaelis-Menten-type kinetics. The mean elimination half-life is 4.8 h and the mean volume of distribution of the central compartment, 7.61. Our model predicted a maximal tolerated dose (MTD) of 11.1 g/m2 on the basis of the "therapeutic window" concept, very close to the clinically observed MTD of 10 g/m2. This model is also operational when different protocols of inoculation are considered, such as a divided-dose schedule vs a unique infusion, and indicates that, at the MTD, injections should be made every 72 h to avoid drug accumulation.
authors.affiliation: Clinical Pharmacology Unit (UA147 CNRS and U140 INSERM), Institut Gustave-Roussy, Villejuif, France.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gouyette
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Kerr
authors.forename: S B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Kaye
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Setanoians
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cassidy
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bradley
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Forrest
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Soukop
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D004341:Drug Evaluation; D005419:Flavonoids / Q000493:pharmacokinetics*; D006801:Humans; D007700:Kinetics
chemical_list: D005419:Flavonoids; C049328:flavone acetic acid