Abstract |
Doripenem, a parenteral carbapenem with broad-spectrum activity against aerobic Gram-negative and Gram-positive and anaerobic pathogens, is currently approved for use in adults in the United States and European Union. Single-dose doripenem pharmacokinetics in 52 infants <12 weeks in chronological age were investigated in this phase 1 study. Hospitalized, medically stable infants <12 weeks in chronological age were stratified into 6 groups based on chronological and gestational age designed to reflect increasing renal maturation and decreasing volume of distribution (Vz) for β- lactam antimicrobials during the first 3 months of life. Subjects received single-dose doripenem (5 mg/kg of body weight for <8 weeks and 8 mg/kg for ≥8 weeks in chronological age) administered intravenously over 1 h. Plasma samples were obtained immediately before the end of the infusion and 1.5, 3, and 7 h after the start of the infusion. Urine was obtained by indwelling catheter during the 8 h following infusion. Doripenem showed linear pharmacokinetics across the 6 age groups. Neonates (<4 weeks in chronological age) had increased mean exposure (area under the plasma concentration-time curve from time zero to infinite time [AUC∞], 45.7 versus 32.4 μg · h/ml), longer elimination half-life (2.98 versus 1.79 h), and lower clearance (2.03 versus 3.03 ml/min/kg) compared with infants >4 weeks. Mean Vz was highest in subjects with the earliest gestational age (<32 weeks): 0.564 liter/kg for neonates and 0.548 liter/kg for infants. Single-dose pharmacokinetics of doripenem administered as a 1-hour infusion in term and preterm infants <12 weeks in chronological age were similar to what has been observed in neonates and very young infants with other carbapenems. Single-dose doripenem was generally safe and well tolerated. (This study has been registered with ClinicalTrials.gov under registration no. NCT01381848 and with EudraCT under registration no. 2009-014387-20.).
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Authors | Iolanda Cirillo, Nicole Vaccaro, Bibiana Castaneda-Ruiz, Rebecca Redman, Veerle Cossey, John S Bradley, Karel Allegaert |
Journal | Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy
(Antimicrob Agents Chemother)
Vol. 59
Issue 8
Pg. 4742-9
(Aug 2015)
ISSN: 1098-6596 [Electronic] United States |
PMID | 26014957
(Publication Type: Clinical Trial, Phase I, Journal Article, Multicenter Study, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
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Copyright | Copyright © 2015, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved. |
Chemical References |
- Anti-Bacterial Agents
- Carbapenems
- Doripenem
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Topics |
- Anti-Bacterial Agents
(adverse effects, pharmacokinetics, therapeutic use)
- Area Under Curve
- Carbapenems
(adverse effects, pharmacokinetics, therapeutic use)
- Doripenem
- Female
- Gestational Age
- Half-Life
- Humans
- Infant
- Infant, Newborn
- Infant, Premature
- Infusions, Intravenous
(methods)
- Male
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