title: Pharmacokinetics of glucarpidase in subjects with normal and impaired renal function.
abstract: Glucarpidase (formerly known as carboxypeptidase G2 or CPG2) is being evaluated for the adjunctive treatment of patients experiencing, or at risk of, methotrexate toxicity attributable to its delayed elimination. Delayed elimination of methotrexate can occur in patients with methotrexate-induced renal toxicity. In this study, glucarpidase pharmacokinetics were assessed in volunteer subjects with normal (n = 8) and severely impaired (n = 4) renal function. Each subject received a single intravenous dose of glucarpidase 50 U/kg (equivalent to 114.5 microg/kg) infused over 5 minutes. The mean maximum serum concentration (C(max)) for glucarpidase in renally impaired subjects was 2.9 microg/mL, the mean half-life (t(1/2)) was 10.0 hours, and the mean area under the serum concentration-time curve from time zero to infinity (AUC(0-infinity)) was 24.5 microg x h/mL. Similar values were found in subjects with normal renal function (mean C(max) 3.1 microg/mL, mean t(1/2) 9.0 hours, and mean AUC(0-infinity) 23.4 microg x h/mL). The results indicated little effect of renal impairment on the serum pharmacokinetics of glucarpidase.
authors.affiliation: Protherics PLC, The Heath Business & Technical Park, Runcorn, Cheshire, UK.
authors.forename: Marc
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Phillips
authors.forename: William
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: Guhan
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Balan
authors.forename: Suzanne
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ward
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D019540:Area Under Curve; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005260:Female; D006207:Half-Life; D006801:Humans; D007275:Injections, Intravenous; D007668:Kidney / Q000378:metabolism*; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000503:physiopathology; D008297:Male; D008657:Metabolic Clearance Rate; D008875:Middle Aged; D011623:gamma-Glutamyl Hydrolase / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000097:blood / Q000493:pharmacokinetics*
chemical_list: D011623:gamma-Glutamyl Hydrolase