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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Nov 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Clin Pharmacol. 2011 Dec 14;52(11):1654–1664. doi: 10.1177/0091270011429567

Table II.

Final total MPA pharmacokinetic parameter estimates in HCT recipients receiving IV MMF

Pharmacokinetic Parameter Explanation Estimate [RSE%a] Bootstrap Analysis
Median 95% CI [2.5th–97.5th percentile]
km (1/h) First-order metabolizing rate constant of MMF to MPA 1.69 [14.4] 1.70 [1.46 – 2.60]
CL (L/h) MPA clearance 36.9 [5.4] 36.4 [34.1 – 39.5]
Vc (L) Volume of central compartment 11.9 [46.0] 11.3 [4.79 – 22.8]
Q (L/h) Intercompartmental clearanceb 15.3 [12.9] 15.2 [12.4 – 18.7]
Vp (L) Volume of peripheral compartment 182 [16.9] 200 [122– 300]
Inter-individual variability
η km (CV%) 17.0 [219.7] 24.9 [4.02 – 54.0]
η CL (CV%) 34.5 [25.0] 34.1 [28.5 – 39.5]
η Vc (CV%) 71.7 [114.2] 70.5 [40.2 – 131.1]
η Q (CV%) 80.4 [33.5] 79.9 [64.2 – 97.3]
η Vp (CV%) 127.3 [34.1] 127.5 [88.0 – 165.0]
Proportional error (CV%) 44.5 [9.2] 44.5 [36.9 – 49.0]
Additive error (mg/L) 0.10 [23.1] 0.09 [0.032 – 0.17]
a

RSE = relative standard error; CV = coefficient of variation;

b

between central and peripheral compartment;

c

median half-life estimate was 11.9 hr