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. 2021 Aug 30;12:670862. doi: 10.3389/fphar.2021.670862

TABLE 2.

Detailed overview of the results of DDI studies performed with the reviewed oral oncolytic drugs.

Drug (year of market approval) (Primary) metabolism Target Verheijen et al. (2017) Inter-patient variability (%CV) Dose-linearity DDI study with (interaction potential) Change in AUC Recommendations Summary of product Characteristics Type of trial References
Alectinib (2015) CYP3A ALK 46% Dose proportional exposure Posaconazole (strong CYP3A inhibitor) AUC0–∞ 75% ↑ (90% CI 57–95) Be careful when combining alectinib with strong inhibitors of CYP3A Clinical trial Food and Drug Administration (2015a) and Morcos et al. (2017)
M4 AUC0–∞ 24.9% ↓ (90% CI 12.3–35.6)
Sum alectinib and M4 AUC0–∞ 36% ↑ (90% CI 24–49)
Rifampin (strong CYP3A inducer) AUC0–∞ 73.2% ↓ (90% CI 69.9–76.2) Be careful when combining alectinib with strong inducers of CYP3A Clinical trial Food and Drug Administration (2015a) and Morcos et al. (2017)
M4 AUC0-∞ 79% ↑ (90% CI 58–102)
Sum alectinib and M4 AUC0–∞ 18.4% ↓ (90% CI 9.9–26)
Ceritinib (2014) CYP3A ALK 74% Nonlinear PK Ketoconazole (strong CYP3A inhibitor) Single dose AUC0–∞ 186% ↑ (90% CI 146–233) Avoid coadministration of strong CYP3A inhibitors or reduce the dose of ceritinib to 150 mg QD Clinical trial Food and Drug Administration (2014a)
Steadystate AUC 51% ↑ (90% CI 43–59) PBPK simulation
Fluconazole (moderate CYP3A inhibitor) AUC 37% ↑ (90% CI 31–42) PBPK simulation Food and Drug Administration (2014a)
Rifampin (strong CYP3A inducer) Single dose AUC0–∞ 70% ↓ (90% CI 61–77) Avoid coadministration of strong CYP3A inducers Clinical trial Food and Drug Administration (2014a)
Steady-state AUC 67% ↓ (90% CI 64–70) PBPK simulation
Efavirenz (moderate CYP3A inducer) AUC 43% ↓ (90% CI 38–48) PBPK simulation Food and Drug Administration (2014a)
Cobimetinib (2015) CYP3A MEK 61% Dose proportional exposure Itraconazole (strong CYP3A inhibitor) AUC0-∞ 572% ↑ (90% CI 464–702) Avoid coadministration of strong and moderate CYP3A inhibitors or reduce the dose of cobimetinib to 20 mg QD (short term use) Clinical trial Food and Drug Administration (2014b)
Erythromycin (moderate CYP3A inhibitor) AUC 335% ↑ PBPK simulation Food and Drug Administration (2014b) and Budha et al. (2016)
Diltiazem (moderate CYP3A inhibitor) AUC 226% ↑ PBPK simulation Food and Drug Administration (2014b) and Budha et al. (2016)
Fluvoxamine (weak CYP3A inhibitor) AUC 3% ↑ PBPK simulation Food and Drug Administration (2014b) and Budha et al. (2016)
Rifampin (strong CYP3A inducer) AUC 83% ↓ Avoid coadministration of strong and moderate CYP3A inducers PBPK simulation Food and Drug Administration (2014b) and Budha et al. (2016)
Efavirenz (moderate CYP3A inducer) AUC 72% ↓ PBPK simulation Food and Drug Administration (2014b) and Budha et al. (2016)
Vemurafenib (weak CYP3A inducer) AUC0–24h 13% ↓ Clinical trial Food and Drug Administration (2014b)
Dabrafenib (2013) CYP2C8/CYP3A BRAF 38% Dose proportional exposure at single dose, but less than dose-proportional after repeat twice daily dosing (likely due to auto-induction) Ketoconazole (strong CYP3A inhibitor) AUC0–12h 71% ↑ (90% CI 55–90) Be careful when combining dabrafenib with strong inhibitors of CYP3A Clinical trial Food and Drug Administration (2012), Suttle et al. (2015), and European Medicines Agency Committee for Medicinal Products For Human Use (CHMP) (2018)
Hydroxy-dabrafenib AUC0–12h 82% ↑ (90% CI 61–105)
Desmethyl-dabrafenib AUC0–12h 68% ↑ (90% CI 47–93)
Carboxy-dabrafenib AUC0–12h 16% ↓ (90% CI 4–27)
Rifampin (strong CYP3A inducer) AUC 34% ↓ Avoid coadministration of CYP3A inducers Clinical trial European Medicines Agency Committee for Medicinal Products For Human Use (CHMP) (2018)
Desmethyl-dabrafenib AUC 30% ↓
Carboxy-dabrafenib AUC 73% ↑
Everolimus (2003) CYP3A/P-gp mTOR 36% Dose proportional exposure Ketoconazole (strong CYP3A inhibitor) AUC0–∞ 1,430% ↑ (90% CI 1020–2,150) Avoid coadministration of strong CYP3A inhibitors. Avoid coadministration of moderate CYP3A inhibitors or reduce the dose of everolimus to 2.5 or 5 mg QD Clinical trial Kovarik et al. (2005b) and Food and Drug Administration (2008)
Erythromycin (moderate CYP3A inhibitor) AUC0–∞ 340% ↑ (90% CI 250–440) Clinical trial (European Medicines Agency Committee for Medicinal Products For Human Use (CHMP); Kovarik et al. (2005c) and Food and Drug Administration (2008)
Verapamil (moderate CYP3A inhibitor) AUC0–∞ 250% ↑ (90% CI 210–290) Clinical trial (European Medicines Agency Committee for Medicinal Products For Human Use (CHMP); Kovarik et al., (2005a) and Food and Drug Administration (2008)
Everolimus (2003) CYP3A/P-gp mTOR 36% Dose proportional exposure Imatinib (moderate CYP3A inhibitor) AUC 270% ↑ Avoid coadministration of strong CYP3A inhibitors. Avoid coadministration of moderate CYP3A inhibitors or reduce the dose of everolimus to 2.5 or 5 mg QD Clinical trial (European Medicines Agency Committee for Medicinal Products For Human Use (CHMP), 2006)
Cyclosporine (moderate CYP3A inhibitor) Neoral® AUC0–∞ 168% ↑ (90% CI 122–224) Clinical trial Kovarik et al. (2002b) and Kovarik et al., 2006)
Sandimmune® AUC0–∞ 74% ↑ (90% CI 49–104)
Rifampin (strong CYP3A inducer) AUC 63% ↓ (90% CI 54–70) Avoid coadministration of strong CYP3A inducers or increase the dose of everolimus to 10 or 20 mg QD Clinical trial (European Medicines Agency Committee for Medicinal Products For Human Use (CHMP); Kovarik et al. (2002a) and Food and Drug Administration (2008)
Imatinib (2001) CYP3A KIT, PDGFR, Bcr-Abl 40–60% Dose proportional exposure Ketoconazole (strong CYP3A inhibitor) Single dose AUC0–∞ 40.1% ↑ (90% CI 31–49.9) Be careful when combining imatinib with inhibitors of CYP3A Clinical trial Food and Drug Administration, (2008); European Medicines Agency Committee for Medicinal Products For Human Use (CHMP) (2006)
N-desmethylimatinib AUC0–∞ 5% ↓ (90% CI −3–12.5)
Ritonavir (strong CYP3A inhibitor) Steady-state AUC0–24h 3.1% ↓ (90% CI −12.5–16.5) Clinical trial Van Erp et al. (2007)
N-desmethylimatinib
AUC0–24h 38.5% ↑ (90% CI 15.9–65.6)
Rifampin (strong CYP3A inducer) AUC0–∞ 74% ↓ (90% CI 71–76) Avoid coadministration of strong CYP3A inducers Clinical trial Bolton et al. (2004) and European Medicines Agency Committee for Medicinal Products For Human Use (CHMP) (2006)
N-desmethylimatinib AUC0–∞ 11.7% ↓ (90% CI 3.3–19.4)
Imatinib (2001) CYP3A KIT, PDGFR, Bcr-Abl 40–60% Dose proportional exposure Enzyme-inducing antiepileptic drugs (EIAEDs; e.g., carbamazepine, oxcarbazepine and phenytoin) AUC0–∞ 72.5% ↓ Avoid coadministration of strong CYP3A inducers Clinical trial Wen et al. (2006)
(mixed potency; carbamazepine and phenytoin are potent inducers; oxcarbazepine is a weak inducer) N-desmethylimatinib AUC0–∞ 9.8% ↓
St John’s Wort (weak CYP3A inducer) Study 1 AUC0–∞ 30.2% ↓ (90% CI 25–34.9) Clinical trial Frye et al. (2004)
N-desmethylimatinib AUC0–72h 4.1% ↑ (90% CI −8.4–18.3) Smith et al. (2004)
Study 2 AUC0–∞ 44% ↓ (90% CI 30–54)
Lenvatinib (2015) CYP3A VEGFR 36–78% Dose proportional exposure Itraconazole (strong CYP3A inhibitor) AUC0–∞ 14.5% ↑ (90% CI 8.5–20.9) None Clinical trial Food and Drug Administration (2015b) and Shumaker et al. (2015)
Rifampin (strong CYP3A inducer) Single dose AUC0–∞ 30.6% ↑ (90% CI 22.7–39) Clinical trial Shumaker et al. (2014) and Food and Drug Administration (2015b)
Multiple doses AUC0–∞ 18.2% ↓ (90% CI 8.7–26.7)
Olaparib (2014) CYP3A PARP 38% Dose-proportionality cannot be concluded based on available PK data Itraconazole (strong CYP3A inhibitor) Study 1; tablet AUC0–∞ 170% ↑ (90% CI 144–197)
Study 2; capsule AUC 152% ↑ (95% CI 139–167)
Reduce dose of olaparib to 150 mg BID when combined with strong CYP3A inhibitors and reduce dose to 200 mg BID when combined with moderate CYP3A inhibitors (tablets) Clinical trial Food and Drug Administration (2014c) and Dirix et al. (2016)
PBPK simulation Pilla Reddy et al. (2019)
Fluconazole (moderate CYP3A inhibitor) Study 1; tablet AUC 126% ↑ (95% CI 115–130)
Study 2; tablet AUC 121% ↑ (95% CI 114–128)
Study 2; capsule AUC 98% ↑ (95% CI 92–105)
PBPK simulation Food and Drug Administration (2014c)
PBPK simulation Pilla Reddy et al. (2019)
Olaparib (2014) CYP3A PARP 38% Dose-proportionality cannot be concluded based on available PK data Fluvoxamine (weak CYP3A inhibitor) Tablet AUC 2% ↑ (95% CI 1–2) Reduce dose of olaparib to 150 mg BID when combined with strong CYP3A inhibitors and reduce dose to 200 mg BID when combined with moderate CYP3A inhibitors (tablets) PBPK simulation Pilla Reddy et al. (2019)
Capsule AUC 1% ↑ (95% CI 1–2)
Rifampin (strong CYP3A inducer) Study 1; tablet AUC0–∞ 87% ↓ (90% CI 84–89) Avoid coadministration of strong and moderate CYP3A inducers Clinical trial Food and Drug Administration, (2014c); Dirix et al. (2016)
Study 2; capsule AUC 71% ↓ (95% CI 69–73) PBPK simulation Pilla Reddy et al. (2019)
Efavirenz (moderate CYP3A inducer) Study 1; tablet AUC 59% ↓ (95% CI 58–62) PBPK simulation Food and Drug Administration, (2014c)
Study 2; tablet AUC 60% ↓ (95% CI 57–62) PBPK simulation Pilla Reddy et al. (2019)
Study 2; capsule AUC 53% ↓ (95% CI 50–56)
Dexamethasone (weak CYP3A inducer) Tablet AUC 0 (95% CI −1–0) PBPK simulation Pilla Reddy et al. (2019)
Capsule AUC 0 (95% CI −1–0)
Osimertinib (2015) CYP3A EGFR 37% Dose proportional exposure Itraconazole (strong CYP3A inhibitor) AUC0–∞ 24.2% ↑ (90% CI 14.6–34.5) None Clinical trial European Medicines Agency Committee for Medicinal Products For Human Use (CHMP) (2016a) and Vishwanathan et al. (2018)
AZ5104 AUC0–∞ 8.3% ↑ (90% CI −5.6–24.2)
AZ7550 AUC 51% ↓ (90% CI 45–56.3)
Rifampin (strong CYP3A inducer) AUC0-24h 78.5% ↓ (90% CI 76.2–80.5) Avoid coadministration of strong and moderate CYP3A inducers Clinical trial European Medicines Agency Committee for Medicinal Products For Human Use (CHMP) (2016a) and Vishwanathan et al. (2018)
AZ5104 AUC0-24h 81.2% ↓ (90% CI 78.8–83.4)
AZ7550 AUC0-24h 29.8% ↑ (19.1–41.4)
Efavirenz (moderate CYP3A inducer) AUC 42% ↓ (95% CI 40–44) PBPK simulation Reddy et al. (2018)
Dexamethasone (weak CYP3A inducer) AUC 0.001% ↓ (95% CI 0.001–0.001) PBPK simulation Reddy et al. (2018)
Palbociclib (2015) CYP3A CDK4/6 29% Dose proportional exposure Itraconazole (strong CYP3A inhibitor) AUC0–∞ 86.8% ↑ (90% CI 72.9–101.9) Avoid coadministration of strong CYP3A inhibitors or reduce dose of palbociclib to 75 mg QD Clinical trial Food and Drug Administration (2014d) and European Medicines Agency Committee for Medicinal Products For Human Use (CHMP) (2016b)
Diltiazem (moderate CYP3A inhibitor) AUC0–216h 42% ↑ PBPK simulation Yu et al. (2017)
Verapamil (moderate CYP3A inhibitor) AUC0–216h 38% ↑ PBPK simulation Yu et al. (2017)
Fluvoxamine (weak inhibitor) AUC0–216h 0.4% ↑ PBPK simulation Yu et al. (2017)
Fluoxetine (weak CYP3A inhibitor) AUC0–216h 0.3% ↑ PBPK simulation Yu et al. (2017)
Rifampin (strong CYP3A inducer) AUC0–∞ 85.2% ↓ (90% CI 81.4–88.2) Avoid coadministration of strong CYP3A inducers Clinical trial Food and Drug Administration (2014d)
Efavirenz (moderate CYP3A inducer) AUC0–168h 38% ↓ PBPK simulation Yu et al. (2017)
Palbociclib (2015) CYP3A CDK4/6 29% Dose proportional exposure Modafinil (moderate CYP3A inducer) AUC0–∞ 32% ↓ Avoid coadministration of strong CYP3A inducers Clinical trial European Medicines Agency Committee for Medicinal Products For Human Use (CHMP) (2016b)
Sonidegib (2015) CYP3A Smooth-ened CL/F 67% V/F 213% Dose proportional exposure with doses up to 400 mg, with higher dose less than pro-portional (due to dose-dependent absorption) Ketoconazole (strong CYP3A inhibitor) Study 1; healthy subjects AUC0–240h 125% ↑ (90% CI 78–186) Reduce dose of sonidegib to 200 mg every other day when combined with strong CYP3A inhibitors Clinical trial European Medicines Agency Committee for Medicinal Products For Human Use (CHMP), (2015c), and Food and Drug Administration (2015d)
Study 2; cancer patients, sonidegib 1 day, ketoconazole 14 days AUC0–24h 42% ↑ (90% CI 39–45) PBPK simulation Food and Drug Administration (2015d) and Einolf et al. (2017)
Study 2; sonidegib 120 days, ketoconazole 120 days AUC0-24h 253% ↑ (90% CI 231–276)
Study 2; sonidegib 133 days, ketoconazole 14 days AUC0–24h 101% ↑ (90% CI 92–111)
Study 2; sonidegib QOD 133 days, ketoconazole 14 days AUC0–24h 93% ↑ (90% CI 84–102)
Sonidegib (2015) CYP3A Smooth-ened CL/F 67% V/F 213% Dose proportional exposure with doses up to 400 mg, with higher dose less than proportional (due to dose-dependent absorption) Erythromycin (moderate CYP3A inhibitor) Sonidegib 1 day, erythromycin 14 days AUC0–24h 36% ↑ (90% CI 33–39) Reduce dose of sonidegib to 200 mg every other day when combined with strong CYP3A inhibitors PBPK simulation Food and Drug Administration (2015d) and Einolf et al. (2017)
Sonidegib 120 days, erythromycin 120 days AUC0–24h 179% ↑ (90% CI 76–361)
Sonidegib 133 days, erythromycin 14 days AUC0–24h 79% ↑ (90% CI 71–86)
Rifampin (strong CYP3A inducer) Study 1; healthy subjects AUC0–240h 72.4% ↓ (90% CI 65.1–78.1) Avoid coadministration of strong CYP3A inducers, but if necessary, consider to increase the dose to 400–800 mg Clinical trial European Medicines Agency Committee for Medicinal Products For Human Use (CHMP) (2015c) and Food and Drug Administration (2015d)
Study 2; cancer patients, sonidegib 1 day, rifampin 14 days AUC0–24h 66% ↓ (90% CI 63–68) PBPK simulation Food and Drug Administration (2015d) and Einolf et al. (2017)
Study 2; sonidegib 120 days, rifampin 120 days AUC0-24h 88% ↓ (90% CI 87–89)
Study 2; sonidegib 133 days, rifampin 14 days AUC0–24h 80% ↓ (90% CI 78–82)
Sonidegib (2015) CYP3A Smooth-ened CL/F 67% V/F 213% Dose proportional exposure with doses up to 400 mg, with higher dose less than proportional (due to dose-dependent absorption) Efavirenz (moderate CYP3A inducer) Sonidegib 1 day, efavirenz 14 days AUC0–24h 29% ↓ (90% CI 26–31) Avoid coadministration of strong CYP3A inducers, but if necessary, consider to increase the dose to 400–800 mg PBPK simulation Food and Drug Administration (2015d) and Einolf et al. (2017)
Sonidegib 120 days, efavirenz 120 days AUC0-24h 65% ↓ (90% CI 62–67)
Sonidegib 133 days, efavirenz 14 days AUC0–24h 53% ↓ (90% CI 50–56)
Sunitinib (2006) CYP3A VEGFR 40% Dose proportional exposure Ketoconazole (strong CYP3A inhibitor) Sum sunitinib and SU12662 AUC0–∞ 51% ↑ Reduce dose of sunitinib to 37,5 mg QD in GIST and MRCC patients and to 25 mg QD in pancreatic/NET patients when combined with strong CYP3A inhibitors Clinical trial Food and Drug Administration (2005)
Grapefruit juice (moderate CYP3A inhibitor) AUC0–24h 11% ↑ Clinical trial Van Erp et al. (2011)
Rifampin (strong CYP3A inducer) Sum sunitinib and SU12662 AUC0–∞ 46% ↓ Increase the dose of sunitinib in steps of 12.5 mg with a maximum of 87.5 mg QD when combined with CYP3A inducers Clinical trial Food and Drug Administration (2005)