BACKGROUND: Voriconazole pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic data are lacking in children. METHODS: Records at the Childrens Hospital Los Angeles were reviewed for children with > or =1 serum voriconazole concentration measured from 1 May 2006 through 1 June 2007. Information on demographic characteristics, dosing histories, serum concentrations, toxicity and survival, and outcomes was obtained. RESULTS: A total of 207 voriconazole measurements were obtained from 46 patients (age, 0.8-20.5 years). A 2-compartment Michaelis-Menten pharmacokinetic model fit the data best but explained only 80% of the observed variability. The crude mortality rate was 28%, and each trough serum voriconazole concentration <1000 ng/mL was associated with a 2.6-fold increased odds of death (95% confidence interval, 1.6-4.8; P=.002). Serum voriconazole concentrations were not associated with hepatotoxicity. Simulations predicted an intravenous dose of 7 mg/kg or an oral dose of 200 mg twice daily would achieve a trough >1000 ng/mL in most patients, but with a wide range of possible concentrations. CONCLUSIONS: We found a pharmacodynamic association between a voriconazole trough >1000 ng/mL and survival and marked pharmacokinetic variability, particularly after enteral dosing, justifying the measurement of serum concentrations.
BACKGROUND:Voriconazole pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic data are lacking in children. METHODS: Records at the Childrens Hospital Los Angeles were reviewed for children with > or =1 serum voriconazole concentration measured from 1 May 2006 through 1 June 2007. Information on demographic characteristics, dosing histories, serum concentrations, toxicity and survival, and outcomes was obtained. RESULTS: A total of 207 voriconazole measurements were obtained from 46 patients (age, 0.8-20.5 years). A 2-compartment Michaelis-Menten pharmacokinetic model fit the data best but explained only 80% of the observed variability. The crude mortality rate was 28%, and each trough serum voriconazole concentration <1000 ng/mL was associated with a 2.6-fold increased odds of death (95% confidence interval, 1.6-4.8; P=.002). Serum voriconazole concentrations were not associated with hepatotoxicity. Simulations predicted an intravenous dose of 7 mg/kg or an oral dose of 200 mg twice daily would achieve a trough >1000 ng/mL in most patients, but with a wide range of possible concentrations. CONCLUSIONS: We found a pharmacodynamic association between a voriconazole trough >1000 ng/mL and survival and marked pharmacokinetic variability, particularly after enteral dosing, justifying the measurement of serum concentrations.
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