TY - JOUR
T1 - Effect of the P-glycoprotein inhibitor tamoxifen on edoxaban plasma levels in women with breast cancer
AU - Bosch, Floris
AU - Mulder, Frits
AU - Franken, Linda
AU - Willemsen, Annelieke
AU - Rentinck, Marjolein
AU - van den Berg, Pieter
AU - Bakker, Sylvia Luykx-de
AU - van der Velden, Ankie
AU - van Es, Nick
AU - Mathôt, Ron
AU - Kamphuisen, Pieter W.
N1 - Funding Information: This study received financial support from Daiichi Sankyo Global . The sponsor had no role in the data collection, analysis, data interpretation nor in the writing of the manuscript. Publisher Copyright: © 2023
PY - 2023/8/1
Y1 - 2023/8/1
N2 - Background: Concomitant use of P-glycoprotein inhibitors can reduce clearance of edoxaban and increase its plasma concentration. Caution is advised with simultaneous use of edoxaban and the frequently used P-glycoprotein inhibitor tamoxifen. However, pharmacokinetic data are lacking. Objectives: This study aimed to assess the effect of tamoxifen on edoxaban clearance. Methods: This was a prospective, self-controlled, pharmacokinetic study in breast cancer participants starting tamoxifen. Edoxaban was given at a dose of 60 mg once daily for 4 consecutive days, first without tamoxifen and later with concomitant tamoxifen in steady-state. On day 4 of both edoxaban sequences, serial blood samples were taken. A population pharmacokinetic model was developed using nonlinear mixed effects modelling in which the effect of tamoxifen on edoxaban clearance was assessed. Additionally, mean area under the curves (AUC) were estimated. Geometric least square means (GLM) ratios were calculated and no interaction was concluded if the 90 % CI was within the 80–125 % no-effect boundaries. Results: Twenty-four women with breast cancer scheduled for tamoxifen were included. The median age was 56 years (IQR 51–63). The average edoxaban clearance was 32.0 L/h (95 % CI, 11.1–35.0 L/h). There was no effect of tamoxifen on edoxaban clearance, with a fraction of 100 % (95 % CI 92–108) compared to clearance without tamoxifen. The mean AUCs were 1923 ng*h/ml (SD 695) without tamoxifen and 1947 ng*h/ml (SD 595) with tamoxifen (GLM-ratio 100.4; 90 % CI 98.6–102.2). Conclusions: Concomitant use of the P-glycoprotein inhibitor tamoxifen does not lead to reduced clearance of edoxaban in patients with breast cancer.
AB - Background: Concomitant use of P-glycoprotein inhibitors can reduce clearance of edoxaban and increase its plasma concentration. Caution is advised with simultaneous use of edoxaban and the frequently used P-glycoprotein inhibitor tamoxifen. However, pharmacokinetic data are lacking. Objectives: This study aimed to assess the effect of tamoxifen on edoxaban clearance. Methods: This was a prospective, self-controlled, pharmacokinetic study in breast cancer participants starting tamoxifen. Edoxaban was given at a dose of 60 mg once daily for 4 consecutive days, first without tamoxifen and later with concomitant tamoxifen in steady-state. On day 4 of both edoxaban sequences, serial blood samples were taken. A population pharmacokinetic model was developed using nonlinear mixed effects modelling in which the effect of tamoxifen on edoxaban clearance was assessed. Additionally, mean area under the curves (AUC) were estimated. Geometric least square means (GLM) ratios were calculated and no interaction was concluded if the 90 % CI was within the 80–125 % no-effect boundaries. Results: Twenty-four women with breast cancer scheduled for tamoxifen were included. The median age was 56 years (IQR 51–63). The average edoxaban clearance was 32.0 L/h (95 % CI, 11.1–35.0 L/h). There was no effect of tamoxifen on edoxaban clearance, with a fraction of 100 % (95 % CI 92–108) compared to clearance without tamoxifen. The mean AUCs were 1923 ng*h/ml (SD 695) without tamoxifen and 1947 ng*h/ml (SD 595) with tamoxifen (GLM-ratio 100.4; 90 % CI 98.6–102.2). Conclusions: Concomitant use of the P-glycoprotein inhibitor tamoxifen does not lead to reduced clearance of edoxaban in patients with breast cancer.
KW - Breast neoplasms
KW - Drug interactions
KW - Factor Xa inhibitors
KW - Pharmacokinetics
KW - Tamoxifen
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U2 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.thromres.2023.05.021
DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.thromres.2023.05.021
M3 - Article
C2 - 37269716
SN - 0049-3848
VL - 228
SP - 46
EP - 53
JO - Thrombosis research
JF - Thrombosis research
ER -