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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 May 1.
Published in final edited form as: Curr Probl Cancer. 2013 May-Jun;37(3):110–144. doi: 10.1016/j.currproblcancer.2013.06.001

Table 9.

Dose modification according to organ dysfunction and metabolism are listed. Half life is measured in hours for all drugs except vandetanib and vismodegib (days).

Child-Pugh Classification Renal Impairment Single Dose Half Life (hours) Hepatic Excretion Renal Excretion

Kinase Inhibitor A B C Mild Moderate Severe (not including HD)
Axitinib No adjustment reduce dose No adjustment No adjustment No adjustment 2.5-6 41% 23%
Bosutinib 200 mg 200 mg 200 mg No adjustment No adjustment Do not use 22.5 91.3% 3%
Cabozantinib Do not use Do not use No adjustment No adjustment 55 54% 27%
Crizotinib No adjustment No adjustment 42 63% 22%
Dasatinib No adjustment No adjustment No adjustment 3∼5 85% 4%
Erlotinib No adjustment No adjustment Use caution 36.2 83% 8%
Gefitinib No adjustment No adjustment No adjustment No adjustment No adjustment 48 86% 4%
Imatinib No adjustment No adjustment Decrease dose by 25% ≤600 mg ≤ 400 mg; reduce by 50% 100 mg 17.1 68% 13%
Lapatinib No adjustment No adjustment Reduce dose 14 Most <2%
Nilotinib Reduce dose Reduce dose Reduce dose No adjustment 17(Multi-day dosing) 93%
Pazopanib No adjustment Reduce to 200mg Do not use No adjustment No adjustment 30.9 Most <4%
Regorafenib No adjustment No adjustment Do not use No adjustment Do not use Do not use 28 71% 19%
Ruxolitinib Reduce dose Reduce dose Reduce dose No adjustment Reduce dose Reduce dose 3 22% 74%
Sorafenib No adjustment No adjustment No adjustment No adjustment No adjustment 25-48 77% 19%
Sunitinib No adjustment No adjustment No adjustment No adjustment No adjustment 40-60 61% 16%
Vandetanib Do not use Do not use No adjustment 200 mg 200 mg 19 days 44% 25%
Vemurafenib No adjustment No adjustment No adjustment No adjustment 57 94% 1%
Vismodegib 12 days 82% 4.4%
Ponatinib Not studied avoid avoid Not studied avoid avoid 24 87% 5%

Abbreviations: HD, hemodialysis.