Novel Pathways of Ponatinib Disposition Catalyzed By CYP1A1 Involving Generation of Potentially Toxic Metabolites.

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Lin, Kostov R, Huang JT, Henderson CJ, Wolf CR

Novel Pathways of Ponatinib Disposition Catalyzed By CYP1A1 Involving Generation of Potentially Toxic Metabolites.

J Pharmacol Exp Ther. 2017 Oct;363(1):12-19. doi: 10.1124/jpet.117.243246.

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Abstract

Ponatinib, a pan-BCR-ABL tyrosine kinase inhibitor for the treatment of chronic myeloid leukemia (CML), causes severe side effects including vascular occlusions, pancreatitis, and liver toxicity, although the underlying mechanisms remain unclear. Modifications of critical proteins through reactive metabolites are thought to be responsible for a number of adverse drug reactions. In vitro metabolite screening of ponatinib with human liver microsomes and glutathione revealed unambiguous signals of ponatinib-glutathione (P-GSH) adducts. Further profiling of human cytochrome P450 (P450) indicated that CYP1A1 was the predominant P450 enzyme driving this reaction. P-GSH conjugate formation paralleled the disappearance of hydroxylated ponatinib metabolites, suggesting the initial reaction was epoxide generation. Mouse glutathione S-transferase p1 (mGstp1) further enhanced P-GSH adduct formation in vitro. Ponatinib pharmacokinetics were determined in vivo in wild-type (WT) mice and mice humanized for CYP1A1/2 and treated with the CYP1A1 inducers 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzodioxin or 3-methylcholanthrene. Ponatinib exposure was significantly decreased in treated mice compared with controls (7.7- and 2.2-fold for WT and humanized CYP1A1/2, respectively). Interestingly, the P-GSH conjugate was only found in the feces of CYP1A1-induced mice, but not in control animals. Protein adducts were also identified by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry analysis of mGstp1 tryptic digests. These results indicate that not only could CYP1A1 be involved in ponatinib disposition, which has not been previously reported, but also that electrophilic intermediates resulting from CYP1A1 metabolism in normal tissues may contribute to ponatinib toxicity. These data are consistent with a recent report that CML patients who smoke are at greater risk of disease progression and premature death.

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Drug	Enzyme	Kind	Organism	Pharmacological Action	Actions
Ponatinib	Cytochrome P450 2D6	Protein	Humans	Unknown	Substrate	Details