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. 2014 Jul 15;111(4):651–659. doi: 10.1038/bjc.2014.345

Table 3. Pharmacokinetic parameters of olaparib alone (day 1), olaparib in the presence of PLD (day 2), and PLD 1-h infusion by olaparib administration schedule (mean±s.d.).

 
 
Pharmacokinetic parameters of olaparib
Olaparib (mg bid) n AUC0–10 h (μg × h ml−1) Cmax (μg ml−1)
50
Day 1 alone 3 8.7±5.8 1.8±1.1
Day 2+PLD
 

1.4±0.7
100
Day 1 alone 3 6.8±2.7 1.7±0.8
Day 2+PLD
 
9.4±3.0
2.2±1.0
200
Day 1 alone 2 29.5 (12.2, 46.9) 5.6 (3.3, 7.9)
Day 2+PLD
3
46.2±52.0
5.2±2.8
400
Day 1 alone 11 25.9±9.0 5.1±1.7
Day 2+PLD   35.2±17.1a 6.6±2.0a
 
 
Pharmacokinetic parameters of PLD
Olaparib (mg bid) n AUC0–24 h(μM × h) AUC0-inf(μM × h) Cmax(μM) T½(h) CLTB(l) Vss(l)
50
Q7
3
732±42
4359±998
36.3±0.8
77±7
17±4
1.5±0.1
100
Q7 3 623 (574–672) 4885 (4232–5537) 38.9±16.4 83±24 15±3 1.6±0.6
Q28
3
566±50
4129
30.0±0.5
82±13
22±5
2.0±0.02
200
Q7 2 624 (609–639) 3846 (3823–3868) 33.9 (34.2–33.6) 67 (69–65) 18 (18–18) 1.6 (1.7–1.5)
Q28
3
658±46
3968±44
36.2±3.1
74±10
17±1
1.5±0.3
400
Q7 11 562±108 3319±707b 30.6±4.3 72±12 23±6c 2.0±0.3
Q28 12 609±104 4209±928b 33.5±5.2 77±13 18±4c 1.7±0.4

Abbreviations: AUC=area under the plasma concentration–time curve; Cmax=maximum concentration; CLTB=total body clearance; PLD=pegylated liposomal doxorubicin; Q7=7-day dosing of olaparib; Q28=28-day dosing of olaparib; T½,=half-life; Vss=distribution volume at steady state.

a

P<0.01 by Student's t-test for paired data.

b

P=0.0276.

c

P=0.0233 by Student's t-test for unpaired data.