Influence of a Combined Pharmacogenetic Score on Through Plasma Voriconazole Concentrations in Haematological Patients

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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Hypothesis: A pharmacogenetic score integrating both CYP3A genotypes could be influence initial trough voriconazole plasma concentrations and thus useful to adapt a priori voriconazole dosing in order to get adequate voriconazole exposure as possible after starting treatment. Main Objective: To determine predictive value of a combined pharmacogenetic score on onset of trough voriconazole plasma concentration inferior than lower therapeutic target.

Detailed Description
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Voriconazole (VRC), the gold-standard treatment of invasive aspergillosis is characterized by variables and nonlinear pharmacokinetics, causing many under- or over-dosing. A link exist between trough plasma concentrations (Cmin) of VRC and effectiveness but also its toxicity. Thus the longitudinal therapeutic drug monitoring of VRC is now recommended with a therapeutic range between 1 and 5 mg/L. The pharmacokinetic variability of VRC is in part explained by its metabolism, mainly dependent on cytochrome P 450 (CYP), particularly CYP2C19, 3A4, 3A5; all these CYP exhibiting genetic polymorphisms. The authors, recently shown, and for the first time , in a retrospective study conducted in 29 patients allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell that initial VRC Cmin adjusted the dose was not only influenced by the route of administration but also by a pharmacogenetics score whose determination is to assign each genotype CYP2C19 and CYP3A a score expressed in a arbitrary units. The combined pharmacogenetic score was strongly correlated with the original Cmin (r= -0.748; p = 0.002) and was the only independent predictor of initial Cmin (after adjusting the dose and the route of administration). In addition, none of the patients having a genetic score <2 (ie metabolizing capacity of reduced VRC) did not show an initial Cmin below 1 mg/L, while the initial Cmin was below this threshold efficiency in 47% of patients with a genetic score >2. The aim of this new study is to confirm the impact of the pharmacogenetic score on the initial VRC Cmin over a larger prospective cohort of 60 adult patients with onco-hematological diseases.

Official Title
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Influence of a Combined Pharmacogenetic Score on Through Plasma Voriconazole Concentrations in Haematological Patients

Conditions
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Invasive Aspergillosis, Haematological Cancer Patients, Voriconazole

Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: patients suffering from haematological cancer Exclusion Criteria: less than 18-years old

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 18 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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No

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| number of initial voriconazole trough plasma concentration in the therapeutic range (1-4mg/l) | Initial voriconazole trough plasma concentration | concentration measured between 5 to 10 days after voriconazole treatment initiation | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| initial voriconazole trough plasma concentrations adjusted on the dose | Initial voriconazole trough plasma concentration | concentration measured between 5 to 10 days after voriconazole treatment initiation | 
| number of patients with therapeutic success | treatment outcome determined 3 months after voriconazole initiation (failure, stable response, success) | 3 months after voriconazole therapy initiation | 
| number of patients with adverse effects | adverse effects include neurological disorders such as visual disturbance and/or hallucinations and hepatotoxicity (evaluated by ALAT/ASAT, bilirubin and γ-GT levels), | duration of voriconazole treatment (maximum length of follow-up : 3 months) | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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therapeutic drug monitoring, voriconazole, pharmacogenetics, pharmacokinetics