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. 2021 Mar 6;60(6):685–710. doi: 10.1007/s40262-021-00997-0

Table 1.

Overview of population pharmacokinetic models of anti-tuberculosis drugs

First author, year Software Covariate–parameter relationships Population, country of origin (n) Model structure
Isoniazid
Peloquin, 1997 [25] NPEM2, IT2B Healthy male adults (24), USA No model specified, NPEM and IT2B analysis
Wilkins, 2011 [174] NONMEM

Sex, V

HIV, CL

Acetylation status, CL

Body weight, CL

Body weight, V

Patients with TB, adults (235), South Africa

Two-compartment,

first-order absorption and elimination with allometric scaling

Zvada, 2014 [175] NONMEM

NAT2 genotype, CL

NAT2 genotype, F

Body weight, CL

Body weight, V

Patients with TB, children (76), South Africa Two-compartment, first-order elimination, distribution with absorption transit compartments
Hiruy, 2015 [181] ADAPT5 Patients with TB (children 31), South Africa Two-compartment
Seng, 2015 [182] NONMEM

NAT2 genotype, CL

Body weight, CL

Body weight, V

Healthy adults (33), Singapore Two-compartment, first-order absorption
Denti, 2015 [76] NONMEM

Acetylation status, CL

Body weight, CL

Fat-free mass, V

Patients with TB, adults (100), Tanzania Two-compartment disposition, transit compartment absorption
Lalande, 2015 [183] Pmetrics Acetylation status, Ke Adults with and without AIDS, volunteers without TB (89) Three-compartment
Rockwood, 2016 [184] Monolix

HIV, CL

NAT2 genotype, CL

Patients with TB/HIV (100), South Africa Two-compartment, first-order elimination and absorption through transit compartments
Vinnard, 2017 [185] NONMEM NAT2 genotype, CL Patients with TB (40), Botswana Two-compartment, first-order elimination
Horita, 2018 [30] Monolix NAT2 genotype, CL Patients with TB, children (113), Ghana Two-compartment, first-order absorption and linear elimination
Chirehwa, 2019 [186] NONMEM

Acetylation status, CL

Fat-free mass, CL

Fat-free mass, V

Patients with TB/HIV, adults (150), Benin and Guinea Two-compartment disposition, lag time in absorption, liver compartment
Aruldhas, 2019 [187] NONMEM

Body weight, CL

Body weight, V

Acetylation status, CL

Patients with TB, children (41), India One-compartment disposition, absorption phase with transit compartments
Rifampicin
Peloquin, 1997 [25] NPEM2, IT2B Healthy male adults (24), USA
Wilkins, 2008 [176] NONMEM

FDC/SDF, CL

FDC/SDF, MTT

Patients with pulmonary TB (261), South Africa One-compartment, transit compartment
Goutelle, 2009 [188] NONMEM Patients with HIV (20) and healthy volunteers (20), USA Three-compartment
Smythe, 2012 [189] NONMEM

Normal fat mass, CL

Normal fat mass, V

HIV, V

Patients with pulmonary TB (174), Africa One-compartment, transit compartment, auto-induction
Milán-Segovia, 2013 [190] NONMEM

Sex, CL

Sex, V

Patients with TB (171), Mexico One-compartment, lag time
Hiruy, 2015 [181] ADAPT5 Patients with TB (children 31), South Africa One-compartment
Jeremiah, 2014 [191] NONMEM

Fat-free mass, CL

Fat-free mass, V

Patients with TB/HIV (100), Tanzania One-compartment, first-order absorption, transit compartment absorption
Seng, 2015 [192] NONMEM

Body weight, CL

Body weight, V

Healthy adults (34), Asia One-compartment, transit compartment
Sturkenboom, 2015 [14] MWPharm Patients with TB (55), the Netherlands One-compartment
Jing, 2015 [193] NONMEM Patients with pulmonary TB (54), China One-compartment
Savic, 2015 [15] NONMEM

Body weight, CL

Body weight, V

Patients with TB meningitis (children, 53), Indonesia Two-compartment
Denti, 2015 [194] NONMEM

Body weight, CL

Body weight, V

Pregnant women with TB/HIV (48), South Africa One-compartment, first-order elimination, transit compartment absorption
Schipani, 2016 [195] NONMEM

Age, F

Age, CL

Body weight, CL

Body weight, V

Patients with TB, adults (115) and children (50), Malawi One-compartment
Chirehwa, 2016 [39] NONMEM

Fat-free mass, CL

Fat-free mass, V

Patients with TB/HIV (61), South Africa One-compartment, transit compartment, auto-induction
Rockwood, 2016 [184] Monolix

HIV, CL

lopinavir/ritonavir based antiretroviral regimen, CL

Patients with TB/HIV (100), South Africa One-compartment, first-order elimination and first-order absorption, with an absorption lag time
Svensson, 2017 [46] NONMEM

Fat-free mass, CL

Fat-free mass, V

Patients with pulmonary TB (83), South Africa One-compartment, transit compartment, auto-induction
Horita, 2018 [30] Monolix Patients with TB, children (113), Ghana One-compartment, sequential zero- and first-order absorption, first-order elimination
Svensson, 2018 [44] NONMEM

Fat-free mass, CL

Fat-free mass, V

Patients with TB (336), Tanzania and South Africa One distribution compartment, absorption through a dynamic transit compartment, Michelis–Menten function limiting the clearance at high concentrations
Svensson, 2019 [38] NONMEM

Fat-free mass, CL

Fat-free mass, V

Adult patients with TB (133), Indonesia Two disposition compartments, saturable clearance, and autoinduction
Pyrazinamide
Zhu, 2002 [196]

PASTRX, NPEM2,

USC*PACK

Adult patients with TB (67), children (23), USA No model specified, NPEM analysis
Hiruy, 2015 [181] ADAPT5 Patients with TB (children 31), South Africa One-compartment
Denti, 2015 [76] NONMEM

Fat-free mass, CL

Fat-free mass, V

NAT2 acetylation status, CL

Patients with TB, adults (100), Tanzania One-compartment, first-order elimination, One-compartment, first-order elimination, transit compartment absorption
Rockwood, 2016 [184] Monolix Patients with TB/HIV (100), South Africa One-compartment, first-order elimination, transit compartment absorption
Vinnard, 2017 [65] NONMEM

Sex, CL

Body weight, CL

Body weight, V

Patients with TB/HIV (40), Botswana One-compartment, first-order elimination
Chirehwa, 2017 [58] NONMEM Patients with TB/HIV (61), South Africa One-compartment, first-order elimination, transit compartment absorption
Horita, 2018 [30] Monolix Patients with TB, children (113), Ghana One-compartment, with transit compartment absorption and first-order elimination
Mugabo, 2019 [197] Monolix Patients with MDR-TB (51), South Africa One-compartment, transit compartment absorption process and first-order elimination
Abdelwahab, 2020 [79] NONMEM

Body size, CL

Body size, V

Pregnant women with TB/HIV (29), South Africa One-compartment disposition, first-order elimination and transit compartment absorption
Ethambutol
Peloquin, 1999 [72] ADAPTII Adult healthy volunteers (14) Two-compartment, lag time
Zhu, 2004 [73] NPEM2 Serum creatinine, half life Patients with TB, adults (56) and children (14), USA One-compartment
Jönsson, 2011 [74] NONMEM

HIV, F

Body weight, CL

Body weight, V

Patients with TB, adults (189), South Africa Two-compartment, transit compartment absorption
Hall, 2012 [75] ADAPT5 Weight, CL Adults, healthy volunteers (18) Two-compartment
Hiruy, 2015 [181] ADAPT5 Patients with TB (children 31), South Africa One-compartment
Denti, 2015 [76] NONMEM

Age, CL

Fat-free mass, CL

Fat-free mass, V

Patients with TB, adults (98), Tanzania Two-compartment, transit compartment absorption
Horita, 2018 [30] NONMEM

HIV, V1/F

Body weight, CL

Body weight, V

Patients with TB, children (113), Ghana Two-compartment, lag time
Mehta, 2019 [77] Phoenix NLME ART initiation, F Adults with co-infected TB/HIV (40), Botswana Two-compartment, lag time
Sundell, 2020 [78] NONMEM

CYP1A2, F

Body weight, CL

Body weight, V

Patients with TB/HIV (63), adults, Rwanda One-compartment, transit compartment absorption
Abdelwahab, 2020 [79] NONMEM

Body size, CL

Body size, V

Patients with TB/HIV (18), adults, pregnant women, South Africa Two-compartment, transit compartment absorption
Levofloxacin
Peloquin, 2008 [198]

PASTRX, NPEM2,

USC*PACK

Patients with TB (10), Brazil One-compartment
van den Elsen, 2018 [89] MWPharm Patients with TB (30), Belarus One-compartment with lag time
Denti, 2018 [199] NONMEM

Body weight, CL

Body weight, V

Patients with MDR-TB (children, 109), South Africa Two-compartment, disposition kinetics, first-order elimination and absorption
Al-Shaer, 2019 [200] Monolix

Sex, V

Weight, V

CrCL, CL

Patients with TB (108), Brazil, Georgia, Bangladesh, USA One-compartment, first-order absorption and elimination
Moxifloxacin
Peloquin, 2008 [198]

PASTRX, NPEM2,

USC*PACK

Patients with TB (9), Brazil One-compartment
Pranger, 2011 [201] MWPharm Patients with TB (21), the Netherlands One-compartment with first-order absorption and without lag time
Zvada, 2014 [202] NONMEM

Fat-free mass, CL

Fat-free mass, V

Patients with TB (241), Zimbabwe, South Africa Two-compartment, with first-order elimination and transit absorption compartments
Chang, 2017 [203] NONMEM Body weight, CL Patients with MDR-TB (14), South-Korea One-compartment, first-order absorption
van den Elsen, 2019 [18] MWPharm Patients with TB (77), the Netherlands One-compartment with lag time
Al-Shaer, 2019 [200] Monolix Patients with TB (70), Brazil, Georgia, Bangladesh, USA One-compartment, first-order absorption and elimination
Bedaquiline
McLeay, 2014 [99] NONMEM

Study, F

Black race, subject status, and DS-TB, CL/F

Sex, Vc/F

Healthy adults and patients with TB (480) Four-compartment disposition, absorption described by a dual zero-order input function
Svensson, 2016 [98] NONMEM

Body weight, CL

Albumin, CL

Albumin, fraction of bedaquiline metabolized to M2

Patients with TB (335) Three-compartment bedaquiline and one-compartment for metabolite M2
Linezolid
Alffenaar, 2010 [204] MWPharm Patients with MDR-TB (14), the Netherlands One-compartment with first-order absorption pharmacokinetics without lag time
Kamp, 2017 [115] MWPharm Patients with MDR-TB (56), the Netherlands One-compartment
Garcia-Prats, 2019 [205] NONMEM

Body weight, CL

Body weight, V

Patients with TB (children, 48), South Africa One-compartment
Alghamdi, 2020 [206]
Clofazimine
Nix, 2004 [119] NONMEM Healthy adults (16), USA One-compartment
Abdelwahab, 2020 [120] NONMEM

Body weight, CL

Fat-free mass, V

Patients with TB (139), South Africa Three-compartment, first-order elimination and absorption in transit compartments
Faraj, 2020 [207] NONMEM Patients with TB (15), South Africa Two-compartment disposition, first-order absorption and elimination
Cycloserine/terizidone
Chang, 2017 [203] NONMEM Patients with MDR-TB (14), South-Korea One-compartment, first-order absorption
Mulubwa, 2019 [208] Monolix Albumin, V Patients with TB (39), South Africa One-compartment, modified transit compartment for terizodone absorption
Alghamdi, 2019 [124] Monolix

Healthy/TB, CL

CrCL, CL

Body weight, V

Patients with TB (235), healthy adults (12), Georgia, Bangladesh, USA One-compartment, with a first-order absorption and lag phase
van der Galiën, 2020 [125] MWPharm Patients with TB (17), Belarus One-compartment, first-order absorption without lag time
Chirehwa, 2020 [209] NONMEM

Fat-free mass, CL

Fat-free mass, V

Patients with TB (132), South Africa One-compartment disposition, with non-renal and renal clearance
Pretomanid
Lyons, 2018 [210]

GNU MCSim modeling

and simulation suite

Body weight, CL

Body weight, V

Patients with TB, adults (102), South Africa One-compartment, first-order absorption and elimination and a sigmoidal bioavailability dependent on dose, time, and the pre-dose fed state
Salinger, 2019 [211] NONMEM

Body weight, CL

Body weight, V

Healthy adults and patients with TB (1054) One-compartment
Amikacin
Dijkstra, 2015 [156] MWPharm Sex, V Patients with TB (20), the Netherlands One compartment
Ethionamide/prothionamide
Zhu, 2002 [162]

PASTRX, NPEM2,

USC*PACK

Patients with TB (55), USA One-compartment
Nyberg, 2020 [212] NONMEM

Nasogastric administration

HIV, F

Rifampicin, CL

Body weight, CL

Body weight, V

Patients with TB (children, 110), South Africa One-compartment disposition model with first-order elimination and a transit compartment absorption
Al-Shaer, 2020 [213] Pmetrics Patients with TB (94), Bangladesh, USA One-compartment, first-order elimination and absorption lag time
Para-aminosalicylic acid
de Kock, 2014 [167] NONMEM Efavirenz, CL Patients with TB (73), South Africa One-compartment disposition, absorption described by a 3-transit compartment
Chang, 2017 [203] NONMEM Patients with MDR-TB (14), South-Korea One-compartment with first-order absorption
Abulfathi 2020 [214]

NONMEM

Modification of de Kock, 2014 [167]

Body weight, CL

Body weight, V

Patients with TB (73), South Africa One-compartment disposition with 3-transit absorption compartments

AIDS acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, CL clearance, CL/F apparent clearance, CrCL creatinine clearance, CYP cytochrome P450, DS drug-susceptible, F bioavailability, FDC fixed dose combination, HIV human immunodeficiency virus, IT2B iterative two-stage Bayesian procedure, Ke elimination rate constant, MDR multi-drug resistant, MTT mean transit time, NAT2 N-acetyl transferase 2, SDF single dose formulation, TB tuberculosis, V volume of distribution, Vc/F apparent central volume of distribution