A phase 1 study of the pharmacokinetics of nucleoside analog trifluridine and thymidine phosphorylase inhibitor tipiracil (components of TAS-102) vs trifluridine alone.

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Cleary JM, Rosen LS, Yoshida K, Rasco D, Shapiro GI, Sun W

A phase 1 study of the pharmacokinetics of nucleoside analog trifluridine and thymidine phosphorylase inhibitor tipiracil (components of TAS-102) vs trifluridine alone.

Invest New Drugs. 2017 Apr;35(2):189-197. doi: 10.1007/s10637-016-0409-9. Epub 2017 Jan 23.

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Background Trifluridine, a thymidine-based chemotherapeutic, has limited bioavailability after clinical administration as it is rapidly degraded via thymidine phosphorylase. An oral combination tablet combines trifluridine with a potent thymidine phosphorylase inhibitor, tipiracil hydrochloride. This study's objective was to evaluate whether trifluridine/tipiracil (TAS-102) administration increases trifluridine exposure vs trifluridine alone. Methods This open-label pharmacokinetic study randomly assigned patients with advanced solid tumors into two groups. On the morning of day 1, one group received a single 35 mg/m2 dose of trifluridine/tipiracil and the other group received a single 35-mg/m2 dose of trifluridine. Both groups received trifluridine/tipiracil 35 mg/m2 on the evening of day 1, then twice daily on days 2-5 and 8-12 in a 28-day cycle. Results Twenty patients received an initial one-time dose of trifluridine alone and 19 other patients received an initial dose of trifluridine/tipiracil. Trifluridine area under the curve (AUC0-last) and maximum observed plasma concentrations (Cmax) were approximately 37- and 22-fold higher, respectively, with trifluridine/tipiracil vs trifluridine alone. Plasma concentrations of the major metabolite of trifluridine were lower following the administration of trifluridine/tipiracil vs trifluridine alone. Conclusion Tipiracil administered in combination with trifluridine significantly increased exposure to trifluridine compared with trifluridine alone.

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