modelTegafurCombinations

Diagram of TegafurCombinations

Extends from Pharmacolibrary.Drugs.ATC.L.L01BC53.

Information

name:TegafurCombinations
ATC code:L01BC53
route:oral
compartments:2
dosage:40mg
volume of distribution:48L
clearance:11.5L/h
other parameters in model implementation

Tegafur, in combinations (ATC L01BC53), is an oral chemotherapeutic agent used mainly in conjunction with other agents such as uracil or gimeracil and oteracil (as S-1 formulation) for the treatment of various solid tumors, especially gastric and colorectal cancer. It is a prodrug of 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) that is bioactivated in the body, and these combinations are approved and still in clinical use for several cancer indications.

Pharmacokinetics

Pharmacokinetic parameters reported for adult cancer patients (mixed sex, typical age range 40-70 years) receiving S-1 (tegafur/gimeracil/oteracil) orally.

References

  1. Kobuchi, S, et al., & Sakaeda, T (2018). Circadian variations in the pharmacokinetics of the oral anticancer agent tegafur-uracil (UFT) and its metabolites in rats. European journal of pharmaceutical sciences : official journal of the European Federation for Pharmaceutical Sciences 123 452–458. DOI:10.1016/j.ejps.2018.08.004 PUBMED:https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30077713

  2. Zuo, L, et al., & Chen, R (2024). Establishment and validation of a population pharmacokinetic model for apatinib in patients with tumors. BMC cancer 24(1) 1346–None. DOI:10.1186/s12885-024-13118-4 PUBMED:https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39487410

  3. Shirao, K, et al., & Abbruzzese, JL (2004). Comparison of the efficacy, toxicity, and pharmacokinetics of a uracil/tegafur (UFT) plus oral leucovorin (LV) regimen between Japanese and American patients with advanced colorectal cancer: joint United States and Japan study of UFT/LV. Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology 22(17) 3466–3474. DOI:10.1200/JCO.2004.05.017 PUBMED:https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15277535

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.VolumeVdp (from PK_2C)VdpPerKg*weightVolume of distribution (m3)
Modelica.Units.SI.SpecificVolumeVdpPerKg (from PK_2C)0.9Volume of distribution peripheral(l/kg)
Pharmacolibrary.Types.Clearancek12 (from PK_2C)1intercompartmental C-P clearance
Pharmacolibrary.Types.Clearancek21 (from PK_2C)1intercompartmental P-C clearance
Pharmacolibrary.Types.TransferRateka (from PK_2C_enteral)0.016666666666666666first order absorption rate
Modelica.Units.SI.TimeTlag (from PK_2C_enteral)600delay between oral administration and absorption (default 10min)

Connectors

TypeNameDefaultDescription
Types.ConcentrationOutputC_central (from PK_1C)
Interfaces.ConcentrationPort_bcentralCPort (from PK_1C)
Interfaces.ConcentrationPort_bperipheralCPort (from PK_2C)
Pharmacolibrary.Types.ConcentrationOutputC_peripheral1 (from PK_2C)

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
Pharmacolibrary.Pharmacokinetic.TransferFirstOrderNonSymtransfer (from PK_2C)
Pharmacolibrary.Pharmacokinetic.NoPerfusedTissueCompartmentperipheral (from PK_2C)

Revisions

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