Concentration-QTc Analysis of Quizartinib in Patients with Relapsed/Refractory Acute Myeloid Leukemia

Authors: Kang D, Ludwig EA, Jaworowicz DJ, Huang H, Fiedler-Kelly J, Cortes J, Ganguly S, Khaled S, Krämer A, Levis M, Martinelli G, Perl A, Russell N, Abutarif M, Choi Y, Yin O
Publication: Cancer Chemother Pharmacol
Keywords: AC886, acute myeloid leukemia, Concentration–QTc analysis, QuANTUM-R study, Quizartinib, relapsed/refractory
Division: Cognigen

Abstract

Purpose: This analysis evaluated the relationship between concentrations of quizartinib and its active metabolite AC886 and QT interval corrected using Fridericia’s formula (QTcF) in patients with relapsed/refractory acute myeloid leukemia (AML) treated in the phase 3 QuANTUM-R study (NCT02039726).

Methods: The analysis dataset included 226 patients with AML. Quizartinib dihydrochloride was administered as daily doses of 20, 30, and 60 mg. Nonlinear mixed-effects modeling was performed using observed quizartinib and AC886 concentrations and time-matched mean electrocardiogram measurements.

Results: Observed QTcF increased with quizartinib and AC886 concentrations; the relationship was best described by a nonlinear maximum effect (Emax) model. The predicted mean increase in QTcF at the maximum concentration of quizartinib and AC886 associated with 60 mg/day was 21.1 ms (90% CI, 18.3-23.6 ms). Age, body weight, sex, race, baseline QTcF, QT-prolonging drug use, hypomagnesemia, and hypocalcemia were not significant predictors of QTcF. Hypokalemia (serum potassium < 3.5 mmol/L) was a statistically significant covariate affecting baseline QTcF, but no differences in ∆QTcF (change in QTcF from baseline) were predicted between patients with versus without hypokalemia at the same quizartinib concentration. The use of concomitant QT-prolonging drugs did not increase QTcF further.

Conclusion: QTcF increase was dependent on quizartinib and AC886 concentrations, but patient factors, including sex and age, did not affect the concentration-QTcF relationship. Because concomitant strong cytochrome P450 3A (CYP3A) inhibitor use significantly increases quizartinib concentration, these results support the clinical recommendation of quizartinib dose reduction in patients concurrently receiving a strong CYP3A inhibitor.

By: Dongwoo Kang, Elizabeth Ludwig, David Jaworowicz, Hannah Huang, Jill Fiedler-Kelly, Jorge Cortes, Siddhartha Ganguly, Samer Khaled, Alwin Krämer, Mark Levis, Giovanni Martinelli, Alexander Perl, Nigel Russell, Malaz Abutarif, Youngsook Choi, Ophelia Yin