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. 2014 Nov 6;14(4):273–282. doi: 10.1007/s40268-014-0066-4

Table 2.

Summary of fasiglifam plasma and urine pharmacokinetic parameter estimates following the administration of a single 50-mg dose of fasiglifam to subjects with varying degrees of renal function

Renal function status
Normal (n = 21) Mild (n = 8) Moderate (n = 8) Severe (n = 8) ESRD a (n = 8)
Plasma pharmacokinetics
T max (h) 3.5 (2–8) 3.1 (2–6) 3.3 (2–4) 2.8 (2–6) 2.9 (1–6)
C max, u (ng/mL) 3.8 (1.60) 2.7 (0.72) 2.7 (1.33) 2.9 (1.35) 2.7 (1.78)
C max (ng/mL) 2306.2 (410.27) 2510.0 (811.79) 2352.9 (999.45) 2115.0 (941.50) 1920.0 (754.89)
AUC∞, u (ng·h/mL) 93.8 (39.46) 84.4 (41.75) 75.6 (37.11) 57.8 (42.49)b 56.2 (37.96)
AUCt (ng·h/mL) 56922.4 (23597.59) 74298.1 (35300.40) 61238.9 (29707.92) 43533.1 (32163.52) 36302.2 (17109.84)
AUC (ng·h/mL) 61463.4 (28463.44) 77379.6 (37965.78) 66776.5 (34699.57) 47928.7 (41730.61)b 40030.5 (21278.40)
CLu/F (L/ h) 638.4 (317.30) 788.0 (5634.0) 938.5 (746.62) 1306.8 (856.98) 1392.3 (929.93)
CL/F (L/h) 1.0 (0.49) 0.9 (0.84) 1.2 (1.19) 1.7 (1.15)b 1.6 (0.88)
t 1/2 (h) 48.6 (24.13) 34.5 (14.40) 51.0 (19.49) 38.8 (22.99)b 53.9 (57.26)
Urine pharmacokinetics
Ae(0–168) (ng) 96476.6 (55826.49) 175079.3 (124841.58) 121740.4 (97466.30) 60965.1 (41220.11) NA
Fe (%) 0.2 (0.11) 0.4 (0.25) 0.2 (0.20) 0.1 (0.08) NA
CLr (L/h) 0.0 (0.00) 0.0 (0.00) 0.0 (0.00) 0.0 (0.00) NA

T max data presented as mean (range). All other data presented as mean (standard deviation)

aESRD requiring dialysis

b n = 7

Ae (0–168) amount of drug excreted in urine from 0 to 168 hours, AUC area under the plasma-concentration time curve from time zero to infinity, AUC ∞, u area under the unbound plasma concentration time curve from time zero to infinity, AUCt AUC from time 0 to the time of last quantifiable concentration (t), calculated using the linear trapezoidal rule, CL/F oral clearance of fasiglifam, CLu/F oral clearance of unbound fasiglifam, CLr renal clearance, CrCl creatinine clearance, Cmax maximum plasma concentration, C max, u maximum observed unbound plasma concentration, ESRD end-stage renal disease, Fe Fraction of drug excreted in urine, NA not available, T max time to maximum plasma concentration, t 1/2 elimination half-life

Normal renal function, CrCl ≥90 mL/min; mild renal impairment, CrCl = 60 to <90 mL/min; moderate renal impairment, CrCl = 30 to <60 mL/min; severe renal impairment, CrCl<30 mL/min