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Published in final edited form as: Clin Cancer Res. 2007 Dec 1;13(23):7133–7138. doi: 10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-07-0874

Table 6.

Pharmacokinetic variable values for irinotecan, in patients who were and were not receiving EIAEDs

Pharmacokinetic variables Values in patients not receiving EIAEDs NABTC 9801
Mean (±SD) values in patients receiving EIAEDs at the indicated irinotecan dose (mg/m2)
200 (n = 20) 350 (n = 3) 400 (n = 4) 450 (n = 3) 500 (n = 6) 550 (n = 2)
CPT-11 (free base)
 Cpmax (μg/mL) 1.76 (±0.61) 2.83 (±0.43) 2.76 (±0.41) 3.31 (±0.67) 4.01 (±1.13) 3.57 (±0.11)
t1/2 (h) 6.21 (±1.35) 4.67 (±0.39) 5.89 (±0.96) 6.06 (±0.47) 6.03 (±0.56) 5.57 (±0.73)
 AUC0-24 (μg × h/mL) 9.01 (±3.28) 12.38 (±1.46) 11.98 (±1.72) 13.36 (±5.49) 18.99 (±3.88) 17.53 (±5.67)
 AUC (μg × h/mL) 9.42 (±3.43) 12.56 (±1.52) 12.44 (±1.93) 13.80 (±3.38) 19.58 (±3.94) 17.86 (±5.69)
 CL (L/h/m2) 20.31 (±11.15) 24.48 (±3.09) 28.48 (±4.45) 31.76 (±10.08) 23.05 (±5.09) 28.22 (±9.00)
SN-38
 Cpmax (ng/mL) 20.03 (±8.57) 27.24 (±11.15) 22.63 (±7.53) 17.22 (±11.77) 19.60 (±6.13) 17.94 (±13.10)
t1/2 (h) 14.71 (±6.71) 9.04 (±3.10) 12.96 (±6.93) 11.75 (±3.13) 13.59 (±4.60) 12.71 (±14.65)
 AUC0-24 (ng × h/mL) 162.42 (±75.68) 167.91 (±68.46) 120.72 (±15.97) 106.12 (±45.30) 118.80 (±33.34) 134.99 (±107)
 AUC (ng × h/mL) 254.10 (±34.49) 188.19 (±73.10) 157.90 (±37.84) 135.55 (±77.65) 153.13 (±45.16) 166.10 (±88.58)
 AUCSN-38/AUCCPT-11 (%) 2.8 (±1.46) 1.5 (±0.44) 1.3 (±0.10) 1.0 (±0.12) 0.8 (±0.17) 1.0 (±0.21)

Abbreviations: CPT-11, irinotecan; CL, systemic clearance; Cpmax, maximal plasma concentration; t1/2, terminal half-life (harmonic mean).