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. 2012 Feb 7;106(5):793–798. doi: 10.1038/bjc.2011.599

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.