Table 1.
Week 2 | Week 4 | Week 12 | Week 24 | Week 48 | |
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All patients, irrespective of the dose received | |||||
C min (ng ml‐1 ) | |||||
n | 43 | 44 | 49 | 46 | 15 |
Mean ± SD | 7.63 ± 4.32 | 7.72 ± 4.35 | 8.79 ± 6.75 | 9.37 ± 8.83 | 11.49 ± 12.01 |
CV% | 56.7% | 56.4% | 76.8% | 94.2% | 104.5% |
Median (range) | 6.6(0.6–19.6) | 7.0(1.4–22.2) | 7.5(1.0–32.6) | 6.7(0.0–52.8) | 6.9 (2.5–50.0) |
C 2 h (ng ml‐1 ) | |||||
n | 55 | 49 | 56 | 50 | 14 |
Mean ± SD | 33.38 ± 15.66 | 30.89 ± 14.96 | 34.48 ± 15.10 | 39.27 ± 22.25 | 33.20 ± 18.45 |
CV% | 46.9% | 48.4% | 43.8% | 56.7% | 55.6% |
Median (range) | 31.5(4.9–75.8) | 28.2(4.3–75.9) | 34.4(10.5–77.9) | 38.9(5.4–98.6) | 29.0(10.0–71.2) |
Patients who received 10 mg day ‐1 dose | |||||
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C min (ng ml‐1 ) | |||||
n | 43 | 41 | 42 | 39 | 11 |
Mean ± SD | 7.63 ± 4.32 | 7.85 ± 4.49 | 9.40 ± 7.03 | 10.13 ± 9.34 | 13.10 ± 13.69 |
CV% | 56.7% | 57.2% | 74.8% | 92.2% | 105% |
Median (range) | 6.6(0.6–19.6) | 7.2(1.4–22.2) | 7.6(1.0–32.6) | 6.9(0.0–52.8) | 7.8(2.5–50.0) |
C 2 h (ng ml‐1 ) | |||||
n | 55 | 46 | 45 | 39 | 10 |
Mean ± SD | 33.38 ± 15.66 | 31.44 ± 15.28 | 37.39 ± 14.76 | 44.18 ± 22.55 | 36.54 ± 21.03 |
CV% | 46.9% | 48.6% | 39.5% | 51.0% | 57.6% |
Median (range) | 31.5(4.9–75.8) | 29.1(4.3–75.9) | 36.2(10.5–77.9) | 41.5(5.4–98.6) | 35.0(10.0–71.2) |
Patients who received 5 mg day ‐1 dose | |||||
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C min (ng ml‐1 ) | |||||
n | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
Mean ± SD | 6.04 ± 0.22 | 4.89 ± 2.82 | 4.57 ± 1.92 | 5.30 ± 0.93 | |
CV% | 3.6% | 57.6% | 41.9% | 17.6% | |
Median (range) | 6.0(5.8–6.3) | 3.9(2.1–8.0) | 5.0(2.5–6.8) | 5.7 (4.2–6.0) | |
C 2 h (ng ml‐1 ) | |||||
n | 0 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 4 |
Mean ± SD | 22.47 ± 3.29 | 19.40 ± 6.26 | 19.93 ± 6.69 | 24.88 ± 4.34 | |
CV% | 14.6% | 32.3% | 33.6% | 17.5% | |
Median (range) | 21.6(19.7–26.1) | 19.7(11.4–30.9) | 19.6(12.6–35.7) | 24.0(20.8–30.7) |
C min, predose trough concentration; C 2 h, 2 h post‐dose concentration; CV, coefficient of variation; SD, standard deviation.