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. 2008 Oct 31;7:225. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-225

Table 1.

Pharmacokinetics of fosmidomycin analysed by model-independent and model-dependent approach in patients with sensitive responses in Group-I and II.

Pharmacokinetic Parameters Model-independent Model-dependent
Group-I
(n = 23)
Group-II
(n = 45)
Group-I
(n = 23)
Group-II
(n = 45)
tmax (hr) 2.0 (1.0–4.0) 3.0 (1.0–6.0) 2.6 (1.0–3.8)a 3.2 (0.8–4.3)
tlag (hr) NA NA 0.3 (0.001–0.8) 0.55 (0.001–1.6)
K01 (/hr) NA NA 0.35 (0.15–3.00) 0.56 (0.09–4.00)
t1/2a (hr) NA NA 2.0 (0.2–8.0) 1.97 (0.1–7.7)
Cmax (μg/ml) 2.41 (0.91–16.23)b 3.74(1.49–8.94) 1.77 (0.96–2.97)c 2.92 (1.40–6.93)
AUC (μg.hr/ml) 10.63 (4.27–53.85) 23.31 (11.42–66.13) 13.30 (6.89–24.33)d 26.18 (14.72–54.49)
K10 (/hr) NA NA 0.37 (0.09–1.92) 0.36 (0.08–2.00)
t1/2z (hr) 3.5 (0.8–14.9)e 4.2 (2.1–7.9) NA NA
t1/2e (hr) NA NA 1.6 (0.2–5.3)f 2.2 (0.3–8.2)
CL/F (l/hr) 47.51 (16.46)g 57.69 (9.29–132.54) 67.62 (23.39–130.57) 68.27 (33.03–122.31)
Vz/F (l) 272.64 (20.22–702.25)h 338.56 (131.65–895.17) NA NA
V/F (l) NA NA 194.50 (34.17–855.40) 174.11 (30.23–924.62)
Cmin-ss (μg/ml) 1.37 (1.08–5.09)i 0.80 (0.20–2.11) 1.62 (0.66–2.69)j 0.97 (0.20–2.25)
Cmax-ss (μg/ml) 2.28 (1.34–9.43)k 2.80 (1.18–6.52) 2.63 (1.46–4.64)l 3.26 (1.83–7.27)
Cave-ss (μg/ml) 1.77 (0.71–8.98) 1.94 (0.95–5.51) 2.22(1.45–4.06) 2.18(0.51–4.54)
Cmax-min-ss (μg/ml) 0.71 (0.05–4.34)m 2.03 (0.59–5.41) 1.11 (0.39–2.23)n 2.24 (0.04–5.76)
Fluctuation (%) 41.9 (40.1–203.6)° 110.0 (30.8–223.4) 49.2 (50.8–191.5)p 118.7 (41.2–218.5)

Data are presented as median (95% CI).

NA = Not applicable

a Statistically significant difference from Group-II with p = 0.009, 95%CI = 0.9 (0.2–1.5); b p = 0.029, 95%CI = 1.45(0.77–2.04); c p < 0.0001, 95%CI = 0.78(0.15–2.11); d p < 0.0001, 95%CI = 15.99(4.15–26.77); e p = 0.022, 95%CI = 0.8(0.4–6.5),;f p < 0.0001, 95%CI = 0.2(0.09–0.9); g p = 0.006, 95%CI = 14.77(6.11–122.14); h p = 0.0001, 95%CI = 76.66(33.48–48.77); i p = 0.0001, 95%CI = 0.78(0.34–2.25); j p < 0.0001, 95%CI = 0.32(0.11–1.02); k p = 0.048, 95%CI = 0.45(0.20–0.79); l p ≤ 0.0001, 95%CI = 0.98(0.45–1.45); m p = 0.033, 95%CI = 0.64(0.23–1.78); n p = 0.039, 95%CI = 0.67(0.23–1.12); ° p = 0.001, 95%CI-65.8(23.1–102.3); p p = 0.0001, 95%CI = 62.1(24.6–123.6) (Mann-Whitney U-test)