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. 2013 Jun 19;6:41. doi: 10.1186/1756-8722-6-41

Table 5.

Comparison of plasma lenalidomide pharmacokinetic parameters (administered with dexamethasone) in different populations of patients with relapsed myeloma and normal renal function (creatinine clearance ≥60 mL/min)

PK parametera Caucasian MM patients
Japanese MM patients
Chinese MM patients
n = 34
n = 12
n = 9
(MM-001 and MM-002)c (MM-017)c (MM-021)b
Median age, years (range)
59 (40–69)
63 (43–66)
55 (44–68)
Median body weight, kg (range)
82 (50–118)
59 (48–75)
65 (54–84)
Median CrCl, ml/min (range)
101 (65–155)
91 (63–135)
95 (63–154)
AUC (h•ng/ml)
2124 (28.6)
2305 (23.7)
2202 (30.6)
Cmax (ng/ml)
487 (35.0)
572 (33.2)
596 (30.2)
Tmax (h)
1.0 (0.4–4.0)
1.0 (0.4–2.0)
0.93 (0.5–1.0)
CL/F (ml/min)
196 (28.7)
181 (23.7)
184 (30.7)
t1/2 (h)
3.18 (20.7)
2.70 (19.3)
3.18 (39.0)
Vz/F (litres) 54.0 (29.5) 41.8 (14.3) 50.7 (28.4)

aGeometric mean (geometric coefficient of variation%) data are presented for all parameters except when stated as median (range).

bOnly includes patients with normal renal function (creatinine clearance ≥60 mL/min).

cSee references [8,9] and [Celgene data on file].

Abbreviations: AUC Area under the plasma concentration–time curve, AUC AUC from time 0 to infinity, CL/F Apparent total plasma clearance, Cmax Maximum observed plasma concentration, CrCL Creatinine clearance, t1/2 Terminal phase half-life, Tmax Time to Cmax, Vz/F Apparent volume of distribution during terminal phase after non-intravenous administration.