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. 2017 Mar 2;56(10):1245–1253. doi: 10.1007/s40262-017-0516-6

Table 4.

Population PK parameter estimates from the final model

Parameter Final model RSE, %a
Cladribine
 CLR coefficientb (typical patient with CLCR = 6.31), L/hc 3.52 (22.2) 9.26
 CLNR, L/h 23.4 9.58
 Central volume, L 44.0 22.77
 Intercompartmental Q3, L/h 14.3 7.73
 Intercompartmental Q4, L/h 53.7 19.06
 Peripheral volume V3, L 347 6.07
 Peripheral volume V4, L 89.5 7.97
 Absorption rate constant, h−1 1.08 21.14
 Absorption rate constant (unknown/fed state), h−1 1.03 11.62
 Bioavailability 0.456 7.03
 Bioavailability (unknown/fed state) 0.4 5.28
 Lag time for phase III, h 0.319 12.41
 Mean transit time (fed state), h 0.910 11.03
 Number of transit compartments 2.24 27.15
 Fold increase in CLNR in the presence of IFNβ-1a 1.21 8.46
 BSVCLNR 0.00574 64.41
 BSVV 0.209 72.51
 BSVQ3,Q4,V3,V4 0.0365 28.47
 BSVKa 0.102 62.53
 BSVF d 0.223 19.13
 BSVResidual variability 0.159 16.66
 RUV plasma (intravenous), % 20.0 11.21
 RUV plasma (oral), % 34.7 16.19
 RUV plasma (oral; studies 26127, 26486), % 22.8 5.84
 RUV plasma (oral; study 25643), % 35.3 6.74
 RUV urine, % 87.1 10.89
2-Chloroadenine
 CLR e (Vmax), μg/h 0.00280 25.53
 CLR e (Km), ng/L 0.0114 58.14
 Apparent hepatic CL, L/hf 653 10.64
 Apparent central volume V, Lf 365 13.27
 RUV plasma, % 34.3 19.64
 RUV plasma (study 25643), % 31.8 76.38
 RUV urine, % 104 14.32

BSV between subject variability for the random-effects distribution of the parameter, CL clearance, CL CR creatinine clearance, CL NR non-renal clearance, CL R renal clearance, F bioavailability, IFN interferon, Ka absorption rate constant, Km metabolite concentration at which the half maximal renal clearance rate is achieved, PK pharmacokinetic, Q 3 intercompartment clearance between the central and first peripheral compartment, Q 4 intercompartment clearance between the central and second peripheral compartment, RSE relative standard error, RUV residual unexplained variability (proportional component), V volume of distribution, V 3 peripheral one-compartment volume of distribution, V 4 peripheral two-compartment volume of distribution, V max maximal CLR rate for metabolite

aRSEs from bootstrap (n = 100) in NONMEM

bScaled parameter to be dimensionless. Original parameter estimated in NONMEM run had units of L/h

cCLR, L/h = coefficient × CLCR, L/h

dVariance on a logit scale

eCLR = V max × CM/(KM + CM); saturable elimination, where CM = metabolite concentration

fCorrected for the fraction metabolized to 2-chloroadenine