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. 2020 Mar 9;85(4):711–722. doi: 10.1007/s00280-019-04028-5

Table 3.

Population pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic parameter estimates

Parameter NONMEM estimates NONMEM RSE (%) Bootstrap estimates Bootstrap RSE (%) 95% CI
5FU
 CL5FU (L/h) 256 5.47 249 6.36 224–276
 VC,5FU (L) 5.85 39.3 5.56 42.0 2.41–9.87
 VP,5FU (L) 24.0 22.9 28.5 81.5 13.3–59.3
 Q (L/h) 17.3 30.7 14.8 29.8 9.66–23.4
 BSA effect (m−2)a 0.71 23.5 0.77 28.0 0.44–1.14
 AUC24,5FU (mg h/L)b 6.72 6.72 4.76–8.74
5FUH2
 Fm (%) 85 85 Fixed
 CL5FUH2 (L/h) 124 6.61 121 7.11 108–136
 VC,5FUH2 (L) 100 13.0 96.7 14.37 74.8–119
 AUC24,5FUH2 (mg h/L)b 12.2 12.2 7.12—19.2
Total WBC count
 CIRC0 (× 109/L) 7.16 5.23 6.86 4.50 6.38–7.37
 MTT (h) 261 6.70 281 13.1 224–344
 Slopecomb (L/mg) 2.10 18.9 2.82 27.2 1.53–3.77
 Slopemono (L/mg) 1.31 44.2 1.17 25.0 0.78–1.72
 γ 0.17 0.17 Fixed
IIV (%CV)
 CL5FU 24.9 17.2 23.0 43.1 12.3–30.1
 VC,5FU 130 45.4 145 57.0 75.3–204
 CL5FUH2 30.5 27.1 28.9 28.0 21.8–35.1
 VC,5FUH2 58.9 62.7 59.6 76.8 30.7–96.3
 CIRC0 16.8 69.6 16.4 52.0 8.29–22.8
RUV (σ2)
 Proportional error 5FU 0.36 10.2 0.32 9.37 0.23–0.44
 Proportional error 5FUH2 0.14 8.06 0.14 9.61 0.10–0.18
 Proportional error total WBC count 0.08 8.70 0.08 8.97 0.06–0.11

RSE relative standard error, CI confidence interval, CL5FU total clearance of 5FU, VC,5FU 5FU central volume of distribution, VP,5FU 5FU peripheral volume of distribution, Q intercompartmental clearance, BSA body surface area, Fm fraction of 5FU converted to 5FUH2, CL5FUH2 clearance of 5FUH2, CIRC0 baseline leukocyte count, MTT mean transit time, Slopecomb slope parameter for combination therapy with cisplatin, Slopemono slope parameter for 5FU monotherapy, The “Slope” parameter represents the relationship between effect and drug concentration into bone marrow (Edrug = slope × Cp), Cp plasma concentration, IIV interindividual variability, RUV residual unexplained variability, CV coefficient of variation

aFractional change in CL per m2 difference from median BSA value

bCalculated by obtaining time integral of drug concentrations using an additional compartment in NONMEM