Patient-specific pharmacokinetics and dasatinib nephrotoxicity Journal Article


Authors: Adegbite, B. O.; Abramson, M. H.; Gutgarts, V.; Musteata, F. M.; Chauhan, K.; Muwonge, A. N.; Meliambro, K. A.; Salvatore, S. P.; El Ghaity-Beckley, S.; Kremyanskaya, M.; Marcellino, B.; Mascarenhas, J. O.; Campbell, K. N.; Chan, L.; Coca, S. G.; Berman, E. M.; Jaimes, E. A.; Azeloglu, E. U.
Article Title: Patient-specific pharmacokinetics and dasatinib nephrotoxicity
Abstract: BACKGROUND: Dasatinib has been associated with nephrotoxicity. We sought to examine the incidence of proteinuria on dasatinib and determine potential risk factors that may increase dasatinib-associated glomerular injury. METHODS: We examined glomerular injury through urine albumin-creatinine ratio (UACR) in 82 patients with chronic myelogenous leukemia who were on tyrosine-kinase inhibitor therapy for at least 90 days. t tests were used to compare mean differences in UACR, while regression analysis was used to assess the effects of drug parameters on proteinuria development while on dasatinib. We assayed plasma dasatinib pharmacokinetics using tandem mass spectroscopy and further described a case study of a patient who experienced nephrotic-range proteinuria while on dasatinib. RESULTS: Participants treated with dasatinib ( n =32) had significantly higher UACR levels (median 28.0 mg/g; interquartile range, 11.5-119.5) than participants treated with other tyrosine-kinase inhibitors ( n =50; median 15.0 mg/g; interquartile range, 8.0-35.0; P < 0.001). In total, 10% of dasatinib users exhibited severely increased albuminuria (UACR >300 mg/g) versus zero in other tyrosine-kinase inhibitors. Average steady-state concentrations of dasatinib were positively correlated with UACR ( ρ =0.54, P = 0.03) and duration of treatment ( P = 0.003). There were no associations with elevated BP or other confounding factors. In the case study, kidney biopsy revealed global glomerular damage with diffuse foot process effacement that recovered on termination of dasatinib treatment. CONCLUSIONS: Exposure to dasatinib was associated with a significant chance of developing proteinuria compared with other similar tyrosine-kinase inhibitors. Dasatinib plasma concentration significantly correlated with higher risk of developing proteinuria while receiving dasatinib. PODCAST: This article contains a podcast at https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/www.asn-online.org/media/podcast/CJASN/2023_09_08_CJN0000000000000219.mp3. Copyright © 2023 by the American Society of Nephrology.
Keywords: dasatinib; chronic myeloid leukemia; tyrosine; leukemia, myelogenous, chronic, bcr-abl positive; proteinuria; albuminuria; complication; humans; human
Journal Title: Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology
Volume: 18
Issue: 9
ISSN: 1555-9041
Publisher: American Society of Nephrology  
Date Published: 2023-09-01
Start Page: 1175
End Page: 1185
Language: English
DOI: 10.2215/cjn.0000000000000219
PUBMED: 37382967
PROVIDER: scopus
PMCID: PMC10564352
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