TY - JOUR
T1 - Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics of Subcutaneous Sarilumab and Intravenous Tocilizumab Following Single-Dose Administration in Patients With Active Rheumatoid Arthritis on Stable Methotrexate
AU - Paccaly, Anne J.
AU - Kovalenko, Pavel
AU - Parrino, Janie
AU - Boyapati, Anita
AU - Xu, Christine
AU - van Hoogstraten, Hubert
AU - Ishii, Tomonori
AU - Davis, John D.
AU - DiCioccio, A. Thomas
N1 - Funding Information:
The research was funded by Sanofi Genzyme and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2020 Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The Journal of Clinical Pharmacology published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of American College of Clinical Pharmacology
PY - 2021/1
Y1 - 2021/1
N2 - We assessed pharmacokinetics (PK), pharmacodynamics (PD), and PK/PD relationships of interleukin-6 (IL-6), soluble IL-6 receptor, and C-reactive protein (CRP) in serum, and absolute neutrophil count (ANC) in blood following single doses of subcutaneous sarilumab versus intravenous tocilizumab (NCT02097524) from patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) who are inadequate responders to methotrexate (MTX) and on a stable dose of MTX. Patients with RA randomized (1:1:1:1) to single-dose sarilumab (150 or 200 mg subcutaneously) or tocilizumab (4 or 8 mg/kg intravenously) were included (n = 101), and PK, PD, and PK/PD relationships and safety were assessed over 6 weeks postdose. PK profiles for both drugs are described by parallel linear and nonlinear target-mediated clearance pathways. PD markers showed similar onset of effect during the first week postdose, regardless of dose or route of administration. CRP and ANC decreased, with median postdose nadirs at 7-15 days for CRP and 3-5 days for ANC. Both drugs at low and high doses achieved the same nadir for ANC and a similar return toward baseline within 2 weeks postdose, suggesting a saturation of effect. Safety profiles of sarilumab and tocilizumab were generally similar. In conclusion, despite differences in PK, the onset of the decrease in CRP (efficacy) and ANC (safety) after a single dose were similar for subcutaneous sarilumab and intravenous tocilizumab. PD effects and safety were consistent with previous studies.
AB - We assessed pharmacokinetics (PK), pharmacodynamics (PD), and PK/PD relationships of interleukin-6 (IL-6), soluble IL-6 receptor, and C-reactive protein (CRP) in serum, and absolute neutrophil count (ANC) in blood following single doses of subcutaneous sarilumab versus intravenous tocilizumab (NCT02097524) from patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) who are inadequate responders to methotrexate (MTX) and on a stable dose of MTX. Patients with RA randomized (1:1:1:1) to single-dose sarilumab (150 or 200 mg subcutaneously) or tocilizumab (4 or 8 mg/kg intravenously) were included (n = 101), and PK, PD, and PK/PD relationships and safety were assessed over 6 weeks postdose. PK profiles for both drugs are described by parallel linear and nonlinear target-mediated clearance pathways. PD markers showed similar onset of effect during the first week postdose, regardless of dose or route of administration. CRP and ANC decreased, with median postdose nadirs at 7-15 days for CRP and 3-5 days for ANC. Both drugs at low and high doses achieved the same nadir for ANC and a similar return toward baseline within 2 weeks postdose, suggesting a saturation of effect. Safety profiles of sarilumab and tocilizumab were generally similar. In conclusion, despite differences in PK, the onset of the decrease in CRP (efficacy) and ANC (safety) after a single dose were similar for subcutaneous sarilumab and intravenous tocilizumab. PD effects and safety were consistent with previous studies.
KW - C-reactive protein
KW - interleukin-6
KW - neutrophils
KW - pharmacokinetics
KW - sarilumab
KW - tocilizumab
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U2 - 10.1002/jcph.1703
DO - 10.1002/jcph.1703
M3 - Article
C2 - 32726514
AN - SCOPUS:85088802350
VL - 61
SP - 90
EP - 104
JO - Journal of Clinical Pharmacology
JF - Journal of Clinical Pharmacology
SN - 0091-2700
IS - 1
ER -