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Determination of the absolute oral bioavailability of niraparib by simultaneous administration of aC-microtracer and therapeutic dose in cancer patients

  • L van Andel
  • , H. Rosing
  • , Z Zhang
  • , L. Hughes
  • , V Kansra
  • , M Sanghvi
  • , M. Tibben
  • , A. Gebretensae
  • , J H M Schellens
  • , J H Beijnen
  • Department of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, Antoni van Leeuwenhoek/The Netherlands Cancer Institute and MC Slotervaart, PO Box 90440, 1006 BK, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. [email protected].
  • Department of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, Antoni van Leeuwenhoek/The Netherlands Cancer Institute and MC Slotervaart, PO Box 90440, 1006 BK, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
  • TESARO, Inc., Waltham, MA, USA.
  • Xceleron, Inc., A Pharmaron Company, Germantown, MD, USA.
  • Netherlands Cancer Institute

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Abstract

INTRODUCTION: Niraparib (Zejula™) is a poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase inhibitor recently approved by the US Food and Drug Administration for the maintenance treatment of patients with recurrent platinum-sensitive epithelial ovarian, fallopian tube, or primary peritoneal cancer who are in a complete or partial response to platinum-based chemotherapy. The pivotal phase III clinical trial has shown improved progression-free survival in patients receiving niraparib compared with those receiving placebo.

PURPOSE: Since niraparib is administered orally, it is of interest to investigate the oral bioavailability (Fpo) of this novel compound, which is the aim of this study.

METHODS: Six patients received an oral therapeutic dose of 300 mg niraparib, followed by a 15-min intravenous infusion of 100 µg14C-niraparib with a radioactivity of approximately 100 nCi. The niraparib therapeutic dose was measured in plasma using a validated liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry method, whereas the total14C-radioactivity and14C-niraparib plasma levels were measured by accelerator mass spectrometry and a validated high performance liquid chromatography assay with AMS.

RESULTS: The Fpoof niraparib was determined to be 72.7% in humans.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)39-46
Number of pages8
JournalCancer Chemotherapy and Pharmacology
Volume81
Issue number1
Early online date17 Oct 2017
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jan 2018

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This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
    SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

Keywords

  • Niraparib
  • Bioavailability
  • AMS
  • LC-MS/MS
  • Pharmacokinetics
  • 14C-microtracer

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