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. 2020 Feb 20;60(7):915–930. doi: 10.1002/jcph.1584

Table 3.

Predicted and Observed AUC(0‐∞) and Cmax Ratios for Abemaciclib, M2, M20, M18, and Active Species When Abemaciclib Is Coadministered With Clarithromycin and Rifampin

Compound Parameter Observed Geometric Mean (90%CI) Predicted Geometric Mean (90%CI) Observed/Predicted
50 mg abemaciclib with clarithromycin
Abemaciclib AUC(0‐∞) ratio 3.37 (2.85‐3.99) 3.80 (3.50‐4.11) 0.89
Cmax ratio 1.30 (1.10‐1.52) 1.61 (1.56‐1.66) 0.81
M2 AUC(0‐∞) ratio 1.32 (1.14‐1.53) 0.90 (0.85‐0.95) 1.47
Cmax ratio 0.33 (0.27‐0.40) 0.33 (0.30‐0.37) 1.00
M20 AUC(0‐∞) ratio 0.94 (0.84‐1.06) 1.32 (1.24‐1.41) 0.71
Cmax ratio 0.27 (0.21‐0.34) 0.47 (0.43‐0.51) 0.57
M18 AUC(0‐∞) ratio NCa 0.31 (0.28‐0.34) NC
Cmax ratio NCa 0.13 (0.11‐0.15) NC
Potency‐adjusted unbound active species AUC(0‐∞) ratio 2.45 2.47 0.99
200 mg abemaciclib with rifampin
Abemaciclib AUC(0‐∞) ratio 0.05 (0.04‐0.06) 0.08 (0.07‐0.09) 0.63
Cmax ratio 0.08 (0.07‐0.09) 0.15 (0.13‐0.17) 0.53
M2 AUC(0‐∞) ratio 0.35 (0.32‐0.38) 0.38 (0.35‐0.41) 0.92
Cmax ratio 0.96 (0.81‐1.13) 0.84 (0.78‐0.90) 1.14
M20 AUC(0‐∞) ratio 0.20 (0.19‐0.22) 0.20 (0.18‐0.22) 1.00
Cmax ratio 0.64 (0.56‐0.73) 0.52 (0.47‐0.57) 1.23
M18 AUC(0‐∞) ratio 1.31 (1.18‐1.44) 1.67 (1.59‐1.76) 0.78
Cmax ratio 4.26 (3.42‐5.31) 3.40 (3.18‐3.64) 1.25
Potency‐adjusted unbound active species AUC(0‐∞) ratio 0.23 0.28 0.82

AUC(0‐∞) indicates area under the concentration‐time curve from 0 to infinity; Cmax, maximal concentration observed; NC, not calculated.

a

Concentration values of M18 after administration of clarithromycin were below the limit of quantitation of 1 ng/mL.