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Tacrolimus pharmacokinetics are influenced by CYP3A5, age, and concomitant fluconazole in pediatric kidney transplant patients.


ABSTRACT: Tacrolimus, the most common immunosuppressant for organ transplant, has a narrow therapeutic range and is metabolized by CYP3A4/5. Trough concentration monitoring and dosing adjustments are used to reach a therapeutic range. CYP3A5 intermediate and normal metabolizers (*1 allele carriers; IM/NM) demonstrate faster tacrolimus metabolism than poor metabolizers (PM). We analyzed the electronic health records of 93 patients aged <21 years for the first 8 weeks after a kidney transplant between January 2010 and December 2021. The target tacrolimus trough was 10-15 ng/mL in the first 4 weeks and 7-10 ng/mL in the next 4 weeks. Banked DNA was collected and genotyped for CYP3A5*3, *6, *7, and *8 alleles. We found that CYP3A5 IM/NM (n = 21) took longer than PM (n = 72) to reach the therapeutic range (7 vs. 4 days, p = 0.048). IM/NM had more dose adjustments (8 vs. 6, p = 0.025) and needed >150% of the required daily dose compared with PM. The concentration/dose ratio was influenced by age and concomitant fluconazole (p = 0.0003, p = 0.034, respectively) and the average daily dose decreases with age in CYP3A5 PM (p = 0.001). Tremors were more common in patients who ever had a trough concentration >15 ng/mL compared with those who never had a trough concentration >15 ng/mL (OR 3.31, 95% CI 1.03-8.98, p = 0.038). Using standard dosing, CYP3A5 IM/NM took longer to reach the goal range and require more dose adjustments and higher doses than PM. Preemptive genotyping could decrease the number of dose changes necessary to reach a therapeutic dose. We have implemented pre-transplant CYP3A5 testing at our institution.

SUBMITTER: Alghamdi A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10582663 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Tacrolimus pharmacokinetics are influenced by CYP3A5, age, and concomitant fluconazole in pediatric kidney transplant patients.

Alghamdi Alaa A   Seay Sarah S   Hooper David K DK   Varnell Charles D CD   Darland Leanna L   Mizuno Tomoyuki T   Lazear Danielle D   Ramsey Laura B LB  

Clinical and translational science 20230626 10


Tacrolimus, the most common immunosuppressant for organ transplant, has a narrow therapeutic range and is metabolized by CYP3A4/5. Trough concentration monitoring and dosing adjustments are used to reach a therapeutic range. CYP3A5 intermediate and normal metabolizers (*1 allele carriers; IM/NM) demonstrate faster tacrolimus metabolism than poor metabolizers (PM). We analyzed the electronic health records of 93 patients aged <21 years for the first 8 weeks after a kidney transplant between Janua  ...[more]

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