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. 2012 Aug 30;107(7):1093–1099. doi: 10.1038/bjc.2012.368

Table 4. Summary of pharmacokinetic parameter data.

  10 mg solution (n=5) 20 mg solution (n=3) 40 mg solution (n=6) 40 mg tablet (n=7) 60 mg tablet (n=7) 90 mg tablet (n=11) 120 mg tablet (n=10)
Following single dose
Cmax (ng ml−1)              
  Gmean (range) 16.8 (13.5–25.0) 27.0 (16.2–72.5) 70.9 (37.4–102) 72.3 (25.5–148) 57.1 (18.3–341) 70.1 (16.9–322) 177 (22.0–538)
  % CV 29.3 91.9 34.3 48.3 121.0 94.2 68.5
               
 AUC (ng h ml−1)
  Gmean (range) 24.5 (16.5–35.5) 43.7 (22.7–79.3) 101 (63.8–212) 127 (40.4–240) 136 (31.8–429) 134 (27.5–460) 294 (122–530)
  % CV 33.2 57.5 49.1 48.5 75.0 76.0 47.0
               
 AUC0–12 (ng h ml−1)
 Gmean (range) 24.1 (16.2–35.4) 43.3 (22.6–78.6) 99.4 (63.5–208) 124 (40.3–230) 131 (31.3–419) 130 (27.4–427) 280 (104–525)
%CV 33.2 57.4 48.7 46.8 76.0 75.0 47.0
               
 CL/F (l h−1)
 Amean (range) 426 (282–608) 522 (252–882) 424 (189–627) 382 (167–989) 604 (140–1890) 946 (196–3280) 473 (227–984)
S.d. 139 325 152 291 591 895 283
               
Vss/F (l)
 Amean (range) 884 (547–1200) 1049 (460–1500) 840 (434–1260) 762 (406–1880) 1767 (320–4320) 2454 (582–6570) 1372 (376–5070)
S.d. 281 533 329 506 1406 2103 1378
               
t1/2 (h)
 Amean (range) 2.43 (1.73–3.31) 1.86 (1.25–2.18) 2.65 (1.75–4.32) 2.28 (1.53–4.04) 2.37 (1.41–2.89) 2.36 (1.35–5.37) 3.14 (1.82–7.73)
S.d. 0.664 0.524 1.09 0.830 0.478 1.09 1.72
               
tmax (h)
Median (range) 0.50 (0.5–0.5) 0.50 (0.5–0.5) 0.37 (0.25–0.5) 1.00 (0.25–1) 0.50 (0.25–3) 1.00 (0.25–4) 0.50 (0.25–1)
               
 CLR (l h−1)
 Amean (n) (range) 0.117 (4) (0.0340–0.191) 0.0772 (3) (0.0129–0.182) 0.107 (5) (0.0320–0.213) 0.221 (6) (0.0425–0.425) 0.160 (7) (0.0137–0.851) 0.105 (9) (0.0134–0.178) 0.101 (7) (0.00864–0.343)
S.d. 0.0667 0.0918 0.0780 0.163 0.307 0.0526 0.110
               
fe (0–24) (%)
  Amean (range) 0.0248 (4) (0.0121–0.0438) 0.0114 (3) (0.00512–0.0207) 0.0227 (5) (0.00907–0.0423) 0.0881 (6) (0.00430–0.224) 0.0222 (7) (0.00289–0.0712) 0.0231 (9) (0.00155–0.0704) 0.0375 (7) (0.00237–0.151)
  S.d. 0.0135 0.00819 0.0123 0.0838 0.0259 0.0249 0.0516
  10 mg BID solution 20 mg BID solution 40 mg BID solution 40 mg BID tablet 60 mg BID tablet 90 mg BID tablet 120 mg BID tablet
               
Following BID dosing
 Cmax ss (ng ml−1)
  Gmean (n) (range) 17.3 (4) (11.6–29.1) NC (2) (26.2–38.9) 61.9 (6) (48.7–81.4) 46.1 (5) (13.2–123) 82.8 (6) (14.6–596) 70.0 (4) (46.2–117) 355 (8) (124–650)
  % CV 43.3 NC 19.5 69.9 130 44.1 44.4
               
AUCss (ng h ml−1)              
  Gmean (n) (range) 23.0 (4) (19.2–28.4) NC (2) (47.0–74.6) 111 (6) (81.2–144) 101 (5) (44.1–271) 178 (6) (47.9–646) 122 (4) (55.3–197) 501 (7) (243–1760)
  % CV 17.1 NC 22.5 72.3 87.5 51.4 85.3
               
 Cmin ss (ng ml−1)              
  Gmean (n) (range) 0.114 (3) (0.057–0.189) NC (1) (0.228–0.228) 0.370 (5) (0.162–0.821) 0.959 (5) (0.294–2.71) 1.47 ((6) (0.447–3.67) 0.543 (5) (0.177–3.18) 3.54 (5) (1.40–41.1)
  % CV 52.1 NC 62.5 74.7 65.5 133 178
               
CLss/F (l h−1)              
  Amean (range) 439 (4) (352–521) NC (2) (268–426) 369 (6) (278–492) 465 (5) (148–906) 483 (6) (92.9–1250) 856 (4) (457–1630) 283 (7) (68.2–494)
  S.d. 72.9 NC 90.6 285 442 552 147
               
 t1/2 ss (h)              
  Amean (range) 2.82 (3) (2.47–3.25) NC (1) (1.70) 2.13 (4) (1.62–2.83) 3.04 (3) (2.65–3.70) 2.81 (4) (1.86–3.18) 2.63 (5) (1.89–3.16) 2.45 (6) (1.56–3.23)
  S.d. 0.400 NC 0.539 0.570 0.636 0.514 0.549
               
 tmax ss (h)              
  Median (range) 0.50 (4) (0.5–0.5) NC (2) (0.25–1) 0.25 (6) (0.25–1) 1.00 (5) (0.5–1.5) 1.00 (6) (0.25–4) 0.50 (4) (0.5–3) 0.50 (8) (0.25–1.5)
               
 R AC              
  Gmean (n) (range) 1.05 (4) (0.844–1.49) NC (2) (1.64–2.07) 1.12 (6) (0.550–1.70) 0.817 (5) (0.447–1.18) 1.33 (6) (0.566–2.54) 1.20 (4) (0.834–1.71) 1.91 (7) (1.12–3.86)
  % CV 28.0 NC 32.8 35.7 44.0 29.1 47.2
               
 T c              
  Gmean (n) (range) 1.03 (4) (0.839–1.48) NC (2) (1.61–2.07) 1.10 (6) (0.539–1.65) 0.806 (5) (0.444–1.13) 1.30 (6) (0.525–2.50) 1.18 (4) (0.831–1.69) 1.81 (7) (1.09–3.50)
  % CV 28.3 NC 32.2 35.0 44.7 29.1 45.2

Abbreviations: Amean=arithmetic mean; AUC=area under the plasma concentration–time curve from zero to infinity; AUCss=area under the plasma concentration–time curve over a dosing interval at steady state; AUC0–12=area under the plasma concentration–time curve from zero to 12 h post dose; BID=twice-daily; Cmax=maximum plasma concentration; Cmax ss=maximum steady-state plasma concentration during dosing; Cmin ss=minimum steady-state plasma concentration during dosing; CL/F=total apparent drug clearance; CLR=renal clearance from plasma; CLss/F=total apparent drug clearance at steady state; fe (0–24)=dose fraction excreted unchanged in the urine from zero to 24 h post dose; Gmean=geometric mean; NC=not calculated; RAC=accumulation ratio; Tc=temporal change (linearity factor); tmax=time to maximum plasma concentration; tmax ss=time to maximum plasma concentration at steady state; t1/2=half-life; t1/2 ss=half-life at steady state; Vss/F=steady-state volume of distribution; % CV=percentage confidence value.