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. 2023 Apr 15;79(6):801–813. doi: 10.1007/s00228-023-03476-6

Table 5.

Pharmacokinetic parameters of multiple doses of dersimelagon in healthy adult volunteers

PK variable Statistical parameter Visit Multiple ascending dose (Part E)
30 mg
(n = 9)
150 mg
(n = 9)
300 mg
(n = 9)
450 mg
(n = 9)
Cmax (ng/mL) Mean (SD) Day 1 79.31 (22.2) 507.53 (221.9) 1139.36 (331.3) 1855.39 (1337.6)
Day 14 85.40 (26.0) 537.79 (202.1) 1389.00 (315.3)b 2398.50 (546.6)c
Tmax (h) Median (range) Day 1 4.00 (2.97, 5.02) 4.98 (2.03, 6.00) 4.93 (1.98, 5.97) 5.00 (4.97, 6.02)
Day 14 4.00 (3.00, 5.00) 5.00 (3.02, 6.02) 4.02 (3.00, 4.97)b 4.49 (2.00, 5.02)c
t1/2 (h) Mean (SD) Day 1 6.28 (2.0) 8.48 (3.5) 9.60 (3.2) 15.55 (12.0)
Day 14 10.81 (2.9) 10.56 (2.8) 14.35 (6.2)b 18.97 (10.1)c
AUC (ng·h/mL)a Mean (SD) Day 1 638.48 (199.50) 3790.10 (1466.4) 8596.39 (1982.5) 16,854.30 (6815.1)
Day 14 680.31 (218.1) 4379.56 (1385.9) 11,926.64 (2740.3)b 19,256.99 (9218.2)c
Linearity factor Mean (SD) AUC0-24 day 14 / AUC0-∞ day 1 1.07 (0.15) 1.19 (0.21) 1.53 (0.45)b 1.36 (0.67)c
Ratio of accumulation Mean (SD) AUC0-24 day 14 / AUC0-24 day 1 1.14 (0.14) 1.36 (0.18) 1.71(0.40)b 1.82 (0.64)c

AUC0-∞ area under the plasma concentration–time curve from time zero to infinity, AUC0-τ area under the plasma concentration–time curve over the dosing interval, Cmax maximum observed plasma concentration, n number of observations, t½ apparent plasma terminal elimination half-life, Tmax time to maximum plasma concentration

aAUC for day 1: AUC0-∞, AUC for day 14: AUC0-τ

bCalculated on the basis of n = 3 observations

cCalculated on the basis of n = 8 observations