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. 2014 Jun 11;16(5):994–1008. doi: 10.1208/s12248-014-9618-3

Table II.

Mechanistic T-DM1 PK Model Parameter Estimates

Rat Cynomolgus monkey
Parameter Description Unit Value RSE (%) IIV (%) RSE (%) Value RSE (%) IIV (%) RSE (%)
CLTT a Total trastuzumab clearance mL/day 2.42 (5.7) 24.0 (18) 17.4 (13) 24.8 (22)
k plasma Plasma degradation rate constant day−1 0.156 (1.2) 0.0939 (3.0)
CL in vivo b In vivo antibody clearance mL/day 0.704 3.50
V 1 Central volume mL 11.0 (4.3) 18.5 (11) 148 (4.8) 11.7 (12)
CLd2 Distributional clearance 2 mL/day 49.0 (35) 25.5 (35)
V 2 Peripheral volume 2 mL 3.44 (58) 49.4 (41) 57.2 (38) 46.8 (33)
CLd3 Distributional clearance 3 mL/day 12.0 (16) 81.2 (19)
V 3 Peripheral volume 3 mL 16.7 (6.2) 16.8 (21) 127 (15)
k 7 → 6 c DAR7–DAR3 deconjugation rate constants day−1 0.543 (15) 21.8 (40) 0.341 (7.7)
k 6 → 5
k 5 → 4
k 4 → 3
k 3 → 2
k 2 → 1 DAR2 deconjugation rate constant day−1 0.388 (7.1) 0.255 (6.7)
k 1 → 0 DAR1 deconjugation rate constant day−1 0.114 (30) 15.1 (48) 0.0939 (5.8)
Res err Residual error % 11.1 (6.1) 15.3 (3.3)

T-DM1 trastuzumab emtansine, PK pharmacokinetic, IIV interindividual variability, RSE relative standard error

aComposed of CLin vivo and k plasma × V 1

bDerived by: CLin vivo = CLtrastuzumab − k plasma × V 1

cRate constants were determined to be equal from model building