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. 2012 Dec 7;76(1):30–47. doi: 10.1111/bcp.12062

Table 1.

Overview of identified M&S-based publications in pediatric oncology

Drug Study characteristics Analysis characteristics Reference
Nr. Pat (P/A) Age (years) Type§ Indication Objectives†† Type‡‡ Software§§ Evaluation¶¶ Model††† Covariates‡‡‡
6-MP 19/0 10 (3–17) Study ALL PK-Cov PPK NM (FOCE) VPC, SPLIT 1cmt M:1cmt BSA, PGTPMT Hawwa et al. 58
Actinomycin D 36/0 1.6–20.3 Study Oth PK-Cov Contaminations PPK NM (FOCE) VPC 3cmt BWT, AGE Edwards 82
Asparaginase 168/0 5.8 (4–10.2) Retro ALL PK-Cov PPK NM (FO) 1cmt BSA Hempel et al. 83
Asparaginase NA/0 NA NA ALL PdrK-Cov, SimDose PPK NM (SIM) 1cmt Avramis et al. 84
Asparaginase 118/0 5 (1–9) Study ALL PK-Cov PPK NM (NS) 1cmtNL Avramis et al. 85
Asparaginase 32/0 4.5 (1–14) Study ALL PK-Cov PPK NM (FOCE) VPC, PPC 2cmt BSA, BWT Borghorst et al. 86
Busulfan 24/0 6.3 (0.3–16.7) Study HSCT PK-Cov, SimDose PPK NM (FOCE) BS 1cmt BWT Booth et al. 36
Busulfan 24/0 6 (0.5–16.7) Retro HSCT PK-Cov, SimDose PPK NM (FOCE) BS 1cmt BWT Nguyen et al. 87
Busulfan 48/0 10.4 (0.4–18.1) Retro HSCT PK-Cov PPK NM (FOCE) 1cmt BSA Schiltmeyer et al. 88
Busulfan 12/62 5.8 (1.3–12) Retro HSCT PK-Cov, TDM PPK NM (FOCE) 1cmt BWT, ALT, CMED Sandstrom et al. 88
Busulfan 20/0 1.1 (0.1–7.8) Study HSCT PK-Cov, LSS PPK NM (NS) 1cmt BWT, DIS Hassan et al. 89
Busulfan 94/0 9.2 (0.4–18.8) Meta HSCT PK-Cov, SimDose PPK NM (FOCE) VPC, SPLIT 1cmt BSA, BWT Trame et al. 33
Busulfan 77/0 5 (0.2–23) Meta HSCT PK-Cov PPK NM (FOCE) VPC 1cmt BWT, PGGST Zwaveling et al. 90
Busulfan 29/0 5.6 (0.1–18.3) Study HSCT PK-Cov, SimDose PPK NM (FOCE) VPC 1cmt Age, PGGST Johnson et al. 64
Busulfan 103/0 1.5 (0.2–11.3) Study HSCT PK-Cov PPK NM (FOCE) BS 1cmt BWT, Age, CMED, FRM, DIS Nakamura et al. 91
Busulfan 100/0 0.1 (5.3–18.1) Study HSCT PK-Cov PPK USCP (NPAG) 1cmt BWT, DIS Bertholle et al. 92
Busulfan 6/0 6 (1.5–14) Study HSCT PK-Cov, LSS PPK NM (FOCE) 1cmt Cremers et al. 60
Busulfan 48/0 2.5 (0.2–15) Meta HSCT PK-Cov, SimDose PPK NM (NS) VPC, SPLIT 1cmt BWT Paci et al. 93
Busulfan 245/0* (0.2–26) Meta HSCT PK-Cov PPK NM (FOCE) BS 2cmt BWT Bartelink 94
Busulfan 158/0* (0.1–26) Meta HSCT PK-Cov PPK NM (FOCE) External evaluation 2cmt BWT Bartelink 95
Busulfan 63/0 3.0 (0.7–13) Study HSCT PK-Cov PPK NM (FOCE) 1cmt BWT Veal 96
Carboplatin 13/56 31 (2–60) Meta NBL, Oth PK-Cov, SimDose PPK NM (FOCE) 2cmt HT, BWT, Age, CLCR, DUR Lindauer et al. 97
Carboplatin 75/75 6.5 (1.2–17.5) Retro MED, NBL, Oth PK-Cov PPK MPK (NS) 2cmt BWT, SCR, NEPH Urien et al. 98
Carboplatin 57/57 5 (0.2–18) Retro CNS, NBL, Oth PK-Cov PPK NM (NS) PPC 2cmt BWT, SCR, NEPH Chatelut et al. 99
Cisplatin NA/0 NA NA PK-Cov PBPK NS (NA) NA PBPK Evans et al. 25
Clofarabine 40/0 12.3 (2–19) Meta ALL, AML PK-Cov PPK NM (FOCE) BS 2cmt BWT, WBC Bonate et al. 55
Cyclofosfamide 15/0 13.3 (5.4–21) Study STS PK-Cov PPK NM (FOCE) 1cmt BSA, Sex Chinnaswamy et al. 100
Cyclofosfamide 22/0 3.2 (1.3–9.4) Study NBL PK-Cov PPK NM (FO) VPC 1cmtNL M:1cmt GFR McCune et al. 61
Cytarabine 52/0 (0.2–19) Meta ALL, AML, Oth PK-Cov PPK NM (FO) 2cmt M:1cmt BSA, Age Periclou et al. 101
Daunorubicin 24/0 15.4 (2.8–23.2) Retro AML, Oth PK-Cov PPK NM (FOCE) 1cmt BWT Hempel et al. 102
Daunorubicin 33/0 (0.1–18.8) Meta AML PK-Cov PPK NM (FO) 2cmt M:1cmt Hempel et al. 103
Doxorubicin 22/0 15 (3.3–21.5) Study Oth PK-Cov PPK NM (NS) 3cmt M:1cmt BSA Thompson et al. 62
Erlotinib 46/42 (2–19) Meta CNS PK-Cov, SkinTox PPK NM (FOCE) VPC 1cmt BWT, PGCYP, PGABC White et al. 74
Etoposide NA/0 NA NA PK-Cov PBPK PKSIM (NA) NA PBPK Kersting et al. 24
Etoposide 67/0 3.5 (0.3–16.7) Study MED, NBL, Oth PK-Cov PPK MLX (SAEM) VPC 2cmt BWT Urien et al. 104
Etoposide 31/0 8 (0.8–23.7) Retro NBL, Oth PK-Cov PPK Ppharm (NS) VPC 3cmt BWT Wurthwein et al. 105
Etoposide NA/0 NA NA PK-Cov, SimDose SIM Excel (NA) NA NA Wurthwein et al. 106
Etoposide 26/0 8.5 (2.0–19.0) Study SLT PK-Cov PPK NM (FOCE) VPC 1cmt Baheti 107
Ifosfamide 32/0 (1–18) Study Oth PK-Cov PPK NM (FO) 1cmt M:1cmt Kerbusch et al. 108
Imatinib 41/0 (6–24) Meta PHL, SLT PK-Cov PPK NM (FOCE) PPC 1cmt M:2cmt BWT Menon et al. 109
Irinotecan 11/0 12 (3–17) Study SLT PK-Cov PPK NM (FOCE) 2cmt BWT Kimura et al. 63
Irinotecan 82/0 (1–21) Study SLT, Oth PK-Cov PPK NM (FOCE) PPC 2cmt M:2cmt BWT Thompson et al. 110
Isotretinoin 29/0 3.2 (1.1–18.7) Study NBL PK-Cov PPK NM (FOCE) 1cmt Veal et al. 111
Melphalan 59/0 0 (0.3–18) Study HSCT PK-Cov, LSS PPK NM (FOCE) SPLIT 2cmt BWT, GFR, CMED Nath et al. 112
Methotrexate 64/0 5 (1.6–16.8) Retro ALL, Oth PK-Cov PPK NM (FOCE) VPC 2cmt BWT, PGCT Faganel et al. 113
Methotrexate 340/0 5 (0.4–17.8) Study ALL PK-Cov, Relapse PPK NM (NS) 2cmt BWT Johnsson et al. 79
Methotrexate 69/0 6.7 (1–15) Meta ALL PK-Cov, EFS PPK NM (NS) 2cmt Martelli et al. 80
Methotrexate 131/0 (1.3–17.1) Meta ALL PK-Cov, GITox PPK NM (FOCE) 2cmt BWT, Age, DIS Buitenkamp et al. 75
Methotrexate 118/0 7.4 (1.3–13.6) Study ALL PK-Cov PPK NM (FOCE) SPLIT 2cmt BSA, Age Zhang et al. 114
Methotrexate 24/0 14.8 (10.8–18.8) Retro OSC PK-Cov PPK NM (FOCE) VPC, SPLIT 2cmt BWT, Age Colom et al. 115
Methotrexate 79/0 6.9 (2–16) Study ALL PK-Cov, LSS PPK NM (FOCE) SPLIT 2cmt BWT Plard et al. 116
Methotrexate 49/0 7 (0.5–17) Retro ALL PK-Cov PPK NM (FOCE) SPLIT 2cmt BWT, Age Aumente et al. 117
Methotrexate NA/0 NA NA PK-Cov PBPK BM (NA) NA PBPK Li et al. 68
Methotrexate 23/0 6 (0.8–15) Retro ALL PK-Cov, LSS PPK Ppharm (EM) SPLIT 2cmt BWT, Age Odoul et al. 118
Methotrexate 194/0 NS (NS-NS) Study ALL PK-Cov PPK ADAPT (MCPEM) 2cmt M:2cmt DIS Panetta et al. 67
Methotrexate 37/0 14 (4–21) Retro OSC, Oth PK-Cov, MCT, RT, VOM PPK USCP (IT2B/NPEM) 2cmt Aquerreta et al. 76
MK-0752 23/0 8.1 (2.6–17.1) Study CNS PK-Cov PPK NM (FOCE) 1cmt Fouladi et al. 119
Benzylguanine 25/0 NS (NS-21) Study CNS PK-Cov, TDM IPK MLAB (NS) 1cmt M:1cmt Neville et al. 120
Paclitaxel 30/0 (2.3–22.8) Study SLT PK-Cov, NEUTR IPK ADAPT (ITS) SPLIT 2cmtNL Sonnichsen et al. 70
Phenylacetate 27/0 10 (1.4–20) Study Oth PK-Cov, TDM IPK MLAB (NS) 1cmtNL M:1cmt Thompson et al. 121
Prednisolone 23/0 5.4 (2.4–15.2) Study ALL PK-Cov, TDM PPK WNM (FO) 2cmt BSA Petersen et al. 122
Pyrazoloacridine 22/0 (1–25) Study Oth PK-Cov, NEUTR, TDM IPK MLAB (NS) 2cmt Berg et al. 69
Temozolomide 39/0 7.1 (0.7–21.9) Study CNS PK-Cov PPK ADAPT (NS) 1cmt M:1cmt BSA, Age Panetta et al. 123
Temozolomide NA/0 NA NA PK-Cov, LSS OD ADAPT (Unknown) NA Kirstein et al. 124
Thioguanine 18/0 18 (4–25) Study Oth PK-Cov IPK MLAB (NS) 2cmtNL Kitchen et al. 125
Topotecan 162/0 9.1 (0.1–22) Meta MED, NBL, SLT, Oth PK-Cov PPK NM (NS) BS 2cmt BSA, Age, GFR, CMED Schaiquevich et al. 126
Topotecan 6/0 4.9 (3.2–8.4) Study MED PK-Cov PPK ADAPT (MAP) 2cmt Freeman et al. 127
Topotecan 40/0 12 (3–20) Retro SLT PK-Cov, NEUTR IPK ADAPT (NS) 2cmt Zamboni et al. 71
Topotecan 17/0 12 (1–16) Meta CNS PK-Cov IPK ADAPT (MAP) 3cmt Baker et al. 128
Vincristine 26/0 (2–16) Study SLT PK-Cov PPK NM (NS) VPC, BS 2cmt PGCYP, PGABC Guilhaumou et al. 129
Vincristine 70/0 (1–16) Study ALL PK-Cov IPK ADAPT (MAP) 2cmt Groninger et al. 130
Vincristine 17/0 3.8 (1.3–12.4) Study ALL PK-Cov IPK ADAPT (NS) 2cmt de Graaf et al. 131
NA/0 NA NA PK-Cov, TDM PPK NM (PRIOR) 1cmt Barrett et al. 81

Not specified (NS), Not applicable (NA).

*

Adult patients present but number of patients was not separately stated..

Children vs. Adults.

Age, median (range), years, for paediatric subjects. If only other measure then median or range were available, these were used.

§

Study types were retrospective (Retro), pooled meta-analysis of multiple studies or datasets (Meta) or data collected as part of clinical study (Study).

Indications: Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), Haematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT), Neuroblastoma (NBL), Other (Oth), Medulloblastoma (MED), CNS malignancy (CNS), Acute myeloid leukemia (AML), Soft tissue sarcoma (STS), Philadelphia positive leukemia (PHL), Solid tumor (SLT), Osteosarcoma (OSC).

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Study objectives: Characterize PK and/or covariates (PK-Cov), Limited sampling schedule (LSS), Therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM), Event-free survival (EFS), Gastrointestinal toxicitiy (GI-Tox), Mucosits (MCT), Renal toxicity (RT), Vomiting (VOM), Neutropenia (NEUTR).

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Analysis types: Population pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic analysis (PPK), Individual level pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic (IPK) analysis, Physiologically-based pharmacokinetic model (PBPK), Optimal design (OD), Simulation study (SIM).

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Software and estimation methods: nonmem (NM), Monolix (MLX), Berkeley Madonna (BM), USC-Pack (USCP), WinNonMix (WNM), First order conditional estimation (FOCE), First order estimation (FO), Simulation (SIM), Nonparametric estimation adaptive grid (NPAG), Stochastic approximation expectation maximization (SAEM), Expectation maximization (EM), Monte Carlo Parameteric Expectation Maximization Algorithm (MCPEM), Iterative two-stage Bayesian (IT2B), Non-parametric Expectation Maximization (NPEM,) Iterative two stage (ITS), Maximum a posteriori Bayesian estimation (MAP).

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Model evaluation methods: Visual predictive check (VPC), External data or data-splitting procedure to evaluate model predictions (SPLIT), Posterior predictive check (PPC), Bootstrap analysis (BS).

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Model type: For parent drug and metabolite (M). One (1), two (2) and three (3) compartmental (cmt) models, that may have a non-linear (NL) element.

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Covariates identified in the analysis: Body surface area (BSA), Pharmacogenetic factors for SNP or enzyme activity xx (PGxx), Total body weight (BWT), Alanine transaminase (ALT), Concomitant or prior drug effect (CMED), Disease related factors (DIS), Height (HT), creatinine clerance (CLCR), Serum creatinine (SCR), Formulation (FRM).