Table 3. Summary of pharmacokinetic endpoints for cetuximab following single (day 8) and multiple (day 43) doses (once weekly) of cetuximab in combination with once weekly dosing of rIL-21.
| Day 8 cetuximab dose rIL-21 (μg kg−1) | Day 43 cetuximab dose rIL-21 (μg kg−1) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parameter | 3 | 10 | 30 | 100 | 3 | 10 | 30 | 100 |
| AUC0−168 h (μg h l−1) | 14 798 | 11 732 | 11 268 | 15 776 | 10 859 | 16 576 | 11 971 | 12 660 |
| AUC0−INF (μg h l−1) | 18 608 | 14 489 | 12 850 | 21 175 | 13 599 | 25 699 | 14 522 | 15 817 |
| Concentration (C5 min) i.v. (μg l−1) | 183 | 139 | 160 | 179 | 149 | 173 | 164 | 81 |
| t½ (h) | 74 | 59 | 54 | 88 | 72 | 112 | 67 | 73 |
| CL (ml h−1 kg−1) | 17 | 21 | 22 | 16 | 23 | 15 | 21 | 19.7 |
| Vz (ml kg−1) | 1432 | 1675 | 1443 | 1679 | 2126 | 2202 | 1614 | 1680 |
| MRT (h) | 89 | 88.0 | 67 | 108 | 94 | 151 | 80 | 89 |
Abbreviations: CL=clearance; MRT=mean residence time; Vz=terminal Vd.