scholarly journals Volume of Distribution Observed Normalized by Body Mass Index

2020 ◽  
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Body Mass Index ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Volume Of Distribution

scholarly journals Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia Due to 21-Hydroxylase Deficiency: Alterations in Cortisol Pharmacokinetics at Puberty

2001 ◽  
Vol 86 (6) ◽  
pp. 2701-2708 ◽  
Author(s):  
Evangelia Charmandari ◽  
Peter C. Hindmarsh ◽  
Atholl Johnston ◽  
Charles G. D. Brook
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Half Life ◽  
Volume Of Distribution ◽  
Adrenal Hyperplasia ◽  
Hydroxylase Deficiency ◽  
Total Cortisol ◽  
Free Cortisol ◽  
21 Hydroxylase Deficiency

In congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) due to 21-hydroxylase deficiency, treatment with glucocorticoid and mineralocorticoid substitution is not always satisfactory. Suboptimal control is often observed in pubertal patients, despite adequate replacement doses and adherence to treatment. We investigated whether the pubertal process is associated with alterations in cortisol pharmacokinetics resulting in a loss of control of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis. We determined the pharmacokinetics of hydrocortisone administered iv as a bolus. A dose of 15 mg/m2 body surface area was given to 14 prepubertal (median age, 9.4 yr; range, 6.1–10.8 yr), 20 pubertal (median, 13.5 yr; range, 10.6–16.8 yr), and 6 postpubertal (median, 18.2 yr; range, 17.2–20.3 yr) patients with salt-wasting CAH. All patients were on standard replacement therapy with hydrocortisone and 9α-fludrocortisone. Serum total cortisol concentrations were measured at 10-min intervals for 6 h following iv hydrocortisone bolus and analyzed using a solid-phase RIA. The serum total cortisol clearance curve was monoexponential. Mean clearance was significantly higher in the pubertal group (mean, 427.0 mL/min; sd, 133.4) compared with the prepubertal (mean, 248.7 mL/min; sd, 100.6) and postpubertal (mean, 292.4 mL/min; sd, 106.3) (one-way ANOVA, F = 9.8, P < 0.001) groups. This effect persisted after adjustment for body mass index. The mean volume of distribution was also significantly higher in the pubertal (mean, 49.5 L; sd, 12.2) than the prepubertal (mean, 27.1 L; sd, 8.4) patients but not in the postpubertal (mean, 40.8 L; sd, 16) (ANOVA, F = 15.2, P < 0.001) patients. The significance remained after correction for body mass index. There was no significant difference in mean half-life of total cortisol in prepubertal (mean, 80.2 min; sd, 19.4), pubertal (mean, 84.4 min; sd, 24.9), and postpubertal (mean, 96.7 min; sd, 9.9) patients. Similar differences between groups were observed when the pharmacokinetic parameters of free cortisol were examined. In addition, the half-life of free cortisol was significantly shorter in females compared with males (P = 0.04). These data suggest that puberty is associated with alterations in cortisol pharmacokinetics resulting in increased clearance and volume of distribution with no change in half-life. These alterations probably reflect changes in the endocrine milieu at puberty and may have implications for therapy of CAH and other conditions requiring cortisol substitution in the adolescent years.

scholarly journals Differential Benefit of Adjuvant Docetaxel-Based Chemotherapy in Patients With Early Breast Cancer According to Baseline Body Mass Index

2020 ◽  
Vol 38 (25) ◽  
pp. 2883-2891 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christine Desmedt ◽  
Marco Fornili ◽  
Florian Clatot ◽  
Romano Demicheli ◽  
Davide De Bortoli ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Disease Free Survival ◽  
Dose Intensity ◽  
Clinical Trial Data ◽  
Volume Of Distribution ◽  
Baseline Body Mass Index ◽  
Docetaxel Group ◽  
Er Status

PURPOSE Lipophilic drugs, such as taxanes, have a high affinity for adipose tissue and a resulting higher volume of distribution. Here, we reanalyzed clinical trial data to investigate whether the efficacy of docetaxel-based chemotherapy differs from non-docetaxel–based chemotherapy in patients with breast cancer according to their baseline body mass index (BMI). PATIENTS AND METHODS We retrospectively analyzed data from all of the patients in the adjuvant BIG 2-98 trial (ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00174655 ; N = 2,887) comparing non-docetaxel– to docetaxel-containing chemotherapy. BMI (kg/m2) was categorized as follows: 18.5 to < 25, lean; 25 to < 30, overweight; and ≥ 30, obese. Disease-free survival (DFS) was the primary endpoint, and overall survival (OS) was the secondary endpoint. A second-order interaction was assessed among treatment, BMI, and estrogen receptor (ER) status. RESULTS There was no difference in DFS or OS according to BMI in the non-docetaxel group, while reduced DFS and OS were observed with increasing BMI category in the docetaxel group. Adjusted hazard ratios for DFS and OS were, respectively, 1.12 (95% CI, 0.98 to 1.50; P = .21) and 1.27 (95% CI, 1.01 to 1.60; P = .04) for overweight versus lean groups and were 1.32 (95% CI, 1.08 to 1.62; P = .007) and 1.63 (95% CI, 1.27 to 2.09; P < .001), respectively, for obese versus lean groups. Similar results were obtained when considering ER-negative and ER-positive tumors separately and when considering only patients who received a relative dose intensity ≥ 85% for docetaxel. A joint modifying role of BMI and ER status on treatment effect was evident for DFS (adjusted P = .06) and OS (adjusted P = .04). CONCLUSION This retrospective analysis of a large adjuvant trial highlights a differential response to docetaxel according to BMI, which calls for a body composition–based re-evaluation of the risk-benefit ratio of the use of taxanes in breast cancer. These results now must be confirmed in additional series.

The influence of the body mass index (BMI) on the volume of distribution of ethanol

2014 ◽  
Vol 243 ◽  
pp. 74-78 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kristof E. Maudens ◽  
Lisbeth Patteet ◽  
Alexander L.N. van Nuijs ◽  
Carine Van Broekhoven ◽  
Adrian Covaci ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Volume Of Distribution ◽  
The Body

Performance of Target-controlled Sufentanil Infusion in Obese Patients

2003 ◽  
Vol 98 (1) ◽  
pp. 65-73 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gregory Slepchenko ◽  
Nicolas Simon ◽  
Bernard Goubaux ◽  
Jean-Claude Levron ◽  
Jean-Pierre Le Moing ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Volume Of Distribution ◽  
Normal Weight ◽  
Pharmacokinetic Analysis ◽  
Pharmacokinetic Parameters ◽  
Morbidly Obese ◽  
Obese Patients ◽  
Mixed Effect ◽  
Performance Error

Background Because obesity might affect pharmacokinetic parameters, the authors evaluated the accuracy of target-controlled sufentanil infusion in morbidly obese patients using a pharmacokinetic model usually applied to a normal-weight population. Methods Target-controlled propofol and sufentanil coinfusions were administered to 11 morbidly obese patients (body mass index: 45.0 +/- 6.5 kg/m2 ) undergoing laparoscopic gastroplasty. The target plasma propofol concentration was 3 micro g/ml. The effect-site sufentanil target concentration was initially 0.4 ng/ml but was modified during surgery as a function of blood pressure and heart rate. Plasma sufentanil concentrations were measured from the onset of infusion until 24 h after its termination. The predicted sufentanil target concentrations were calculated by STANPUMP software. Intrasubject data analyzed included calculation of performance error, median performance error, median absolute performance error, divergence, and wobble. Pharmacokinetic analysis was performed using a nonlinear mixed effect model. Results Applied sufentanil target concentrations ranged from 0.3 to 0.65 ng/ml. The mean +/- SD plasma sufentanil concentration measured during spontaneous ventilation was 0.13 +/- 0.03 ng/ml. Median performance error (range) was -13% (-42 to 36%). Median absolute performance error was 26% (8-44%) during infusion and 17% (12-59%) for the 24 h after its completion. The pharmacokinetic sets used slightly overpredicted the concentrations, with a median divergence of -3.4% (-10.2 to 3.1%) during infusion. For body mass index greater than 40, the overestimation of plasma sufentanil concentrations was greater. A two-compartment model with proportional error for interindividual variability best fitted the data. The residual variability was modeled as an additive (0.016 ng/ml) or proportional error (23%). Clearance, central volume of distribution, intercompartmental clearance, and peripheral volume of distribution (coefficient of variation) were 1.27 l/min (23%), 37.1 l (20%), 0.87 l/min (44%), and 92.7 l (22%), respectively. Conclusion The pharmacokinetic parameter set derived from a normal-weight population accurately predicted plasma sufentanil concentrations in morbidly obese patients.

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