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. 2017 Jun 15;57(3):355–365. doi: 10.1007/s40262-017-0562-0

Table 1.

Patient intrinsic and extrinsic factors assessed in the population pharmacokinetic analysis

Covariate Type Parameters tested
Age Continuous CL, V 1, V 2, Q
Body weight Continuous CL, V 1, V 2, Q
Body mass index Continuous CL, V 1, V 2, Q
Body surface area Continuous CL, V 1, V 2, Q
Sex Categorical CL, V 1, V 2, Q
Race Categorical CL, V 1, V 2, Q
Ethnicity Categorical CL, V 1, V 2, Q
Calculated creatinine clearance Continuous CL, V 1, V 2, Q
Albumin Continuous CL, V 1, V 2, Q
Aspartate transaminase Continuous CL, V 1, V 2, Q
Alanine transaminase Continuous CL, V 1, V 2, Q
Alkaline phosphatase Continuous CL, V 1, V 2, Q
Total bilirubin Continuous CL, V 1, V 2, Q
Absolute dose (mg) Continuous CL, V 1, V 2, Q
Treatment dose (mg/kg) Categorical CL, V 1, V 2, Q
Cancer indication Categorical CL, V 1, V 2, Q
Tumor size (mm) Continuous CL, V 1, V 2, Q
Chemotherapeutic agent Categorical CL, V 1, V 2, Q

CL clearance, V 1 central volume of distribution, V 2 peripheral volume of distribution, Q intercompartmental clearance