modelL01EG04_1

Diagram of L01EG04_1

Extends from Pharmacokinetic.Models.PK_1C_enteral.

Information

name:Sirolimus_1
ATC code:L01EG04_1
route:oral
compartments:1
dosage:2mg
volume of distribution:219L
clearance:9.5L/h
other parameters in model implementation

Sirolimus, also known as rapamycin, is an immunosuppressant drug primarily used to prevent organ transplant rejection. It inhibits the mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR), thereby suppressing T-cell proliferation and activation. Sirolimus is FDA-approved and is used in clinical practice, especially in renal transplantation.

Pharmacokinetics

Population PK in adult kidney transplant patients; results from model fitting to trough concentrations following multiple oral dosing.

References

  1. Zhang, Y, et al., & Li, X (2021). Population pharmacokinetics of sirolimus in Chinese adult liver transplant recipients: a retrospective study. Xenobiotica; the fate of foreign compounds in biological systems 51(12) 1408–1415. DOI:10.1080/00498254.2022.2025628 PUBMED:https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34983304

  2. Wang, D, et al., & Li, Z (2019). Population pharmacokinetics of sirolimus in pediatric patients with kaposiform hemangioendothelioma: A retrospective study. Oncology letters 18(3) 2412–2419. DOI:10.3892/ol.2019.10562 PUBMED:https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31452734

  3. Li, S, et al., & Wang, Y (2022). Population Pharmacokinetic Analysis and Dosing Optimization of Sirolimus in Children With Tuberous Sclerosis Complex. Journal of clinical pharmacology 62(8) 948–959. DOI:10.1002/jcph.2033 PUBMED:https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35094415

Parameters

TypeNameDefaultDescription
Modelica.Units.SI.Massweight (from PK_1C)75patient weight (kg)
Modelica.Units.SI.SpecificVolumeVdPerKg (from PK_1C)0.9Volume of distribution (L/kg)
Modelica.Units.SI.MassFractionF (from PK_1C)0.8bioavailiability (0-1)
Pharmacolibrary.Types.ClearanceCl (from PK_1C)20clearance
Modelica.Units.SI.TimeadminTime (from PK_1C)60first administration time (s)
Modelica.Units.SI.TimeadminDuration (from PK_1C)600administration duration (s)
Modelica.Units.SI.TimeadminPeriod (from PK_1C)8*60*60period of administration (default 8 hours)(s)
Pharmacolibrary.Types.MassadminMass (from PK_1C)1000administration mass (mg)
IntegeradminCount (from PK_1C)8number of dose administered (1)
Pharmacolibrary.Types.VolumeVd (from PK_1C)VdPerKg*weightVolume of distribution (m3)
Pharmacolibrary.Types.MassConcentrationCmin (from PK_1C)0.004minimal therapeutic range
Pharmacolibrary.Types.MassConcentrationCmax (from PK_1C)0.008minimal therapeutic range
Pharmacolibrary.Types.MassConcentrationCtox_peak (from PK_1C)0.012toxicity peak level
Pharmacolibrary.Types.MassConcentrationCtox_trough (from PK_1C)0.006toxicity trough level
Pharmacolibrary.Types.TransferRateka (from PK_1C_enteral)0.016666666666666666first order absorption rate
Modelica.Units.SI.TimeTlag (from PK_1C_enteral)600delay between oral administration and absorption (default 10min)

Connectors

TypeNameDefaultDescription
Types.ConcentrationOutputC_central (from PK_1C)
Interfaces.ConcentrationPort_bcentralCPort (from PK_1C)

Components

TypeNameDefaultDescription
Pharmacokinetic.NoPerfusedTissueCompartmentcentral (from PK_1C)
Pharmacokinetic.ClearanceDrivenEliminationelim (from PK_1C)
Sources.PeriodicDoseperiodicDose (from PK_1C)
Modelica.Units.SI.Timet1_2 (from PK_1C)elimination half-life

Revisions

  • 06/2025 Tomas Kulhanek, generated model from data extracted from PUBMED, DrugBank and LLM(GPT4.1)