Population pharmacokinetic modeling and simulation of maribavir to support dose selection and regulatory approval in adolescents with posttransplant refractory cytomegalovirus

CPT Pharmacometrics Syst Pharmacol. 2023 May;12(5):719-723. doi: 10.1002/psp4.12943. Epub 2023 Feb 28.

Abstract

Maribavir was approved by the US Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of patients aged ≥12 years and weighing ≥35 kg with posttransplant cytomegalovirus infection/disease refractory (with/without resistance) to valganciclovir, ganciclovir, cidofovir, or foscarnet, with an oral dose of 400 mg twice daily. With no pediatric clinical data available and difficulty in trial recruitment, population pharmacokinetic modeling and simulations were conducted to predict the pharmacokinetics and inform maribavir dosing in adolescents.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Antiviral Agents / therapeutic use
  • Benzimidazoles
  • Cytomegalovirus
  • Cytomegalovirus Infections* / drug therapy
  • Ganciclovir / therapeutic use
  • Humans
  • Ribonucleosides* / adverse effects
  • United States

Substances

  • Antiviral Agents
  • maribavir
  • Ganciclovir
  • Benzimidazoles
  • Ribonucleosides