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. 2015 Oct 11;3(4):245–260. doi: 10.1093/nop/npv038

Table 5.

Influence of interfering antiepileptic drug (AED) on affecting activity of tyrosine kinase inhibitors and other targeted agents

Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor Mechanism (Target) AED and Dose Involved CYPs/UGTs
No of Patients Dose at MTD Change in CTD Activity Factor of Change of Metab Reference
Substrate Inducer Inhibitor
Bortezomib Proteasome inhibitor EIAEDS CYP3A (2C19)   3 nEI + TMZ 1.3 mg/m2
EI + TMZ ?
Cl ↑
AUC ↓
2.75
0.54
Portnow, 201263
Crizotinib ALK/MET/ROS1 inhibitor Midazolam CYP3A4 (1A9, 2D6, 2C19) CYP2B6, 2C8, 2C9, UGT CYP3A4 AUC ↑ 3.7 Mao, 201364
Dasatinb SCR, Bcr-Abl, EIAEDs CYP3A (2C8, UGT) CYP3A4, 2C8, 1A1 AUC ↓ 0.45 Reardon, 201265
Enzastaurin PI3 K/AKT EIAEDs CYP3A (2C19)  15 nEI 525 mg Cl ↑
AUC ↓
6.96
0.21
Kreisl, 201066
Erlotinib EGFR EIAEDs
Midazolam
CYP3A (1A1, 1A2, 2C8, 2D6) CYP3A4  90
110
nEI + TMZ 150 mg/d
nEI 200 mg/d
EI + TMZ 450 mg/d
EI 500 mg/d
AUC ↓
AUC ↓
0.45–0.63
0.76
Prados, 200692
Vd Bent, 200967
Shao, 201468
Gefitinib EGFR EIAEDs CYP3A, 2D6 (1A1, 2C19) 2C19, 2D6  68
 30
nEI + TMZ 250 mg/d
EI + TMZ 1000 mg/d
Cl ↑
T 1/2 ↓
AUC ↓
2.27–3.42
0.84
0.31–0.71
Reardon, 200669
Prados, 200870
Imatinib Bcr-Abl, c-kit, PDGFR EIAEDs





Levetiracetam
Valproic acid
Lamotrigine
Phenytoin
Carbamazepine
Oxcarbazepine
Topiramate
CYP3A (2C9, 2D6) 3A4, 2C8 3A4/5,
2C9, 2D6
 33 nEI 1200 mg/d
EI 1200 mg/d
nEI + TMZ 1000 mg/d
EI + TMZ 1000 mg/d
Cl ↑
T 1/2 ↓
AUC ↓
Cl ↑
T 1/2 ↓
AUC ↓
Through
Plasma levels
3.42–4.13
0.30–0.60
0.26–0.79
1.30
0.39
0.76
0.97
1.02
1.01
0.31
0.29
0.45
0.58
Reardon, 200871
Wen, 200672
Pursche, 200873
Lapatinib EGFR, HER2 CBZ
Midazolam
CYP3A (1A2, 2C8, 2C9, 2C19, 2D6) 3A4, 2C8  16
 24
EI 1000 mg Cl ↑
T 1/2 ↓
AUC ↓
AUC ↑
8.83
0.28
0.27–0.28
1.4
Smith, 200975
Thiessen, 201074
Shao, 201468
Pazopanib c-kit, FGFR, PDGFR, VEGFR1–3 EIAEDs
Midazolam
CYP3A (1A2, 2C8) 3A4 CYP3A4, 2D6
2B6, 2C9, 2C19
 75 AUC ↓
AUC ↑
∼0.5
1.35
Reardon, 201376
Shao, 201468
Evorolimus mTOR EIAEDs CYP3A (2C19)  32 AUC ↓ 0.48 Mason, 201277
Sirolimus mTOR EIAEDs CYP3A (2C19)  23
 25
 36
T 1/2 ↓
AUC ↓
0.46–0.75
0.54–0.62
Boni, 200778
Kuhn, 200779
Galanis, 201180
Temsirolimus mTOR EIAEDs
Valproic acid
CYP3A (2C19)  25
36
 8
nEI 170 mg/d
EI 250 mg/d
Cl ↑
T 1/2 =
AUC ↓
C max
1.20–1.47

0.66–0.85
∼ 2
Boni, 200778
Kuhn, 200779
Galanis, 200580
Coulter, 201381
Sorafenib c-kit, PDGFR, RAF,
VEGFR1-3
EIAEDs
Midazolam
CYP3A, UGT1A9 CYP3A4, 2B6, 2C8, 2C9, 2D6, UGT1A1, 1A9  32 T1/2 ↓
AUC ↓
AUC ↓
0.39–0.56
0.36–0.49
0.85
Reardon, 201182
Flaherty, 201183
Sunitinib PDGFR, VEGFR, c-KIT EIAEDs CYP3A (2C19) Widmer, 201486
Bilbao, 201584
Tamoxifen Estrogene receptor Phenytoin CYP3A (2C19)   1 Dose ↓ 0.46 Gryn, 201485
Tipifarnib Ras, Farnesyl-TF inhibitor EIAEDs CYP3A (2C19) nEI 300 mg bid
EI 600 mg bid
Cl ↑
T 1/2 =
AUC ↓
2.90
=
0.52
Cloughesy, 200587
Vandetanib EGFR, RET, VEGFR2 EIAEDS CYP3A CYP2D6  79 Cl =
T 1/2 =
AUC =
Kreisl, 201288
Vatalanib C-kit, PDFGR
VEGFR1-3
EIAEDs CYP3A (2C19)  10 nEI 1000 mg bid
EI 1000 mg bid
Cl ↑
T 1/2 =
AUC ↓
2.68–3.09

0.42–0.82
Reardon, 200989
Gerstner, 201190
Vemurafenib V600E BRAF kinase CYP3A4 CYP3A4 CYP1A2, 2D6 Da Rocha Dias, 201391

Abbreviations: bid, bis in die; CBZ, carbamazepine; EIAEDs, enzyme-inducing anti-epileptic drugs; PB, phenobarbital; PCV: procarbazine, CCNU, vincristine; PHT, phenytoin; VPA, valproic acid; Cl, clearance; T 1/2, plasma drug elimination half-life; AUC, area under time-concentration curve; MTD, maximum tolerated dose; nEI, MTD without EIAEDs; EI, MTD with EIAEDs and corresponding Cl, T 1/2, or AUC.