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. 2017 Feb 9;79(3):507–518. doi: 10.1007/s00280-017-3240-x

Table 3.

Percent distribution of ponatinib and its major metabolites in urine and feces after administration of a single oral 45-mg dose of [14C]ponatinib to humans

Matrix [collection interval] Metabolite ID Retention time (min) % Distribution in matrix % of total radioactive dose
Urinea [0–72 h] M14 16.6–20.1 5.6 0.3
M15 20.2–21.8 28.1 1.51
M16 22.5–24.5 19.8 1.07
M24 33.5–35.0 5.1 0.27
M25–M41 clusterb 35.0–41.0 14 0.75
Ponatinib 47.8–53.2 Trace levels <0.05
Fecesa [0–144 h] M23 clusterc 32.1–37.6 17.2 14.9
M31 38.0–38.9 20.4 17.7
M32–M35 clusterd 38.5–39.5 2.1 1.8
M36/M38 39.2–40.5 3.2 2.8
M39/M41 40.1–41.5 3 2.6
M42/M43 44.8–49.8 9.6/3.4 8.3/2.9
Ponatinib/M46, M47 47.8–54.0 23.7/3.2 20.5/2.8
M49 55.4–57.5 3.1 2.7

TRA total radioactivity

aOnly peaks containing >1.5% of the TRA were included

bM25–M41 cluster: metabolites include M25, M29, M30, M31, M32, M33, M34, M35, M36, M38, M39, M41, and other co-eluting unknown metabolites individually accounting for approximately 0.1–3% of the urine radioactivity

cM23 (N-despiperazinyl acid) cluster: Metabolites include M23, M24, M25, M26, M27, and other co-eluting unknown metabolites individually accounting for approximately 0.1–3% of the fecal radioactivity

dM32–M35 cluster: Metabolites include M32, M33, M35, and other co-eluting unknown metabolites individually accounting for approximately 0.1–1.0% of the fecal radioactivity