Potential clinical implications of substitution of generic cyclosporine formulations for cyclosporine microemulsion (Neoral) in transplant recipients.
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Potential clinical implications of substitution of generic cyclosporine formulations for cyclosporine microemulsion (Neoral) in transplant recipients. / Johnston, Atholl; Belitsky, Philip; Frei, Ulrich; Horvath, John; Hoyer, Peter; Helderman, J Harold; Oellerich, Michael; Pollard, Stephen; Riad, Hany; Rigotti, Paolo; Keown, Paul; Nashan, Björn.
In: EUR J CLIN PHARMACOL, Vol. 60, No. 6, 6, 2004, p. 389-395.Research output: SCORING: Contribution to journal › SCORING: Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Potential clinical implications of substitution of generic cyclosporine formulations for cyclosporine microemulsion (Neoral) in transplant recipients.
AU - Johnston, Atholl
AU - Belitsky, Philip
AU - Frei, Ulrich
AU - Horvath, John
AU - Hoyer, Peter
AU - Helderman, J Harold
AU - Oellerich, Michael
AU - Pollard, Stephen
AU - Riad, Hany
AU - Rigotti, Paolo
AU - Keown, Paul
AU - Nashan, Björn
PY - 2004
Y1 - 2004
N2 - Cyclosporine (CsA) is a critical-dose drug for which a minor change in absorption can have important clinical implications. Generic formulations of CsA are becoming more widely available, but standard criteria for bioequivalence require only that a single study in healthy volunteers demonstrate that mean pharmacokinetic parameters fall within 80-125% of the mean values for Neoral, the reference formulation of CsA. However, CsA absorption is known to differ between healthy volunteers and transplant patients and between different types of transplant patients, such that standard bioequivalence testing may be inadequate to ensure interchangeability of CsA formulations in all patients. The limited available clinical evidence has shown that stable renal transplant patients receiving Neoral have a significant reduction in mean CsA trough level after transfer to the Cicloral formulation. Mean pharmacokinetic values have been reported as equivalent following transfer to Gengraft in one study, but mean CsA trough fell and mean serum creatinine rose significantly in a separate trial. The only clinical outcomes data available are from a retrospective study of de novo renal transplant patients, which reported a significantly higher incidence of biopsy-proven acute rejection in patents receiving Gengraf versus Neoral (39% versus 25%, P
AB - Cyclosporine (CsA) is a critical-dose drug for which a minor change in absorption can have important clinical implications. Generic formulations of CsA are becoming more widely available, but standard criteria for bioequivalence require only that a single study in healthy volunteers demonstrate that mean pharmacokinetic parameters fall within 80-125% of the mean values for Neoral, the reference formulation of CsA. However, CsA absorption is known to differ between healthy volunteers and transplant patients and between different types of transplant patients, such that standard bioequivalence testing may be inadequate to ensure interchangeability of CsA formulations in all patients. The limited available clinical evidence has shown that stable renal transplant patients receiving Neoral have a significant reduction in mean CsA trough level after transfer to the Cicloral formulation. Mean pharmacokinetic values have been reported as equivalent following transfer to Gengraft in one study, but mean CsA trough fell and mean serum creatinine rose significantly in a separate trial. The only clinical outcomes data available are from a retrospective study of de novo renal transplant patients, which reported a significantly higher incidence of biopsy-proven acute rejection in patents receiving Gengraf versus Neoral (39% versus 25%, P
M3 - SCORING: Zeitschriftenaufsatz
VL - 60
SP - 389
EP - 395
JO - EUR J CLIN PHARMACOL
JF - EUR J CLIN PHARMACOL
SN - 0031-6970
IS - 6
M1 - 6
ER -