TABLE 3

Physiologic pharmacokinetic parameters for FTY720 in rats, dogs, and humans using the whole body PBPK model

Parameters for dogs and humans were derived from those of rats using their respective drug free fractions in blood.


Parameters

Species
Rat
CV%
Dog
Human
BW (kg) 0.362 11.65 70
f ub 0.000333 0.000241 0.000361
CLint (μl/min/mg protein)-microsomes 88 N.A. 33
CLinta (l/h/kg) 2315 (12.2) 1018 202
F abs 0.71 (18.5) 0.6 0.5
kabs (h-1) 0.0007 (19.3) 0.00843 0.000743
R lungs 41.4 (12.5) 29.9 44.8
R brain 27.1 (11.9) 19.5 29.3
R heart 13.8 (15.0) 9.96 14.9
R spleen 34.7 (10.5) 25.0 37.5
R muscle 4.69 (14.1) 3.39 5.08
R thymus 15.8 (11.72) 11.4 17.1
R kidneys 22.3 (9.3) 16.1 24.1
R LN 22.9 (12.9) 16.5 24.8
R liver b 34.9 (14.6) 25.2 37.8
R fat 0.647 (9.84) 0.47 0.70
R GIT 11.1 (54.4) 8.01 12.0
R rest-of-body 50.9 (8.3) 36.8 55.1
PSbrain (ml/min) 39.3 (12.1) 379 3613
PSthymus (ml/min) 122 (11.3) 572 1517
PSLN (ml/min)
176
(16.9)
820
2173
  • N.A., not applicable.

  • a Based on free fraction in blood.

  • b Value for liver here is equal to Rli · (1 — CLH,int/Qhp) rather than Rli.