modelDactinomycin

Diagram of Dactinomycin

Extends from Pharmacolibrary.Drugs.ATC.L.L01DA01.

Information

name:Dactinomycin
ATC code:L01DA01
route:intravenous
compartments:2
dosage:15mg
volume of distribution:0.45L
clearance:0.037L/kg/h
other parameters in model implementation

Dactinomycin (also known as actinomycin D) is a cytotoxic antibiotic used mainly as an antineoplastic agent. It is approved for use in the treatment of various cancers, including Wilms tumor, rhabdomyosarcoma, Ewing's sarcoma, and gestational trophoblastic neoplasia. It works by binding to DNA and inhibiting RNA synthesis, thus preventing cell replication.

Pharmacokinetics

Pharmacokinetic parameters reported in adult cancer patients following intravenous bolus administration. Data primarily from clinical studies in adult and paediatric patient populations with various solid tumors.

References

  1. Veal, GJ, et al., & Boddy, AV (2005). Pharmacokinetics of dactinomycin in a pediatric patient population: a United Kingdom Children's Cancer Study Group Study. Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research 11(16) 5893–5899. DOI:10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-04-2546 PUBMED:https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16115931

  2. Mondick, JT, et al., & Barrett, JS (2008). Population pharmacokinetic investigation of actinomycin-D in children and young adults. Journal of clinical pharmacology 48(1) 35–42. DOI:10.1177/0091270007310383 PUBMED:https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18094218

  3. Moore, DH, et al., & Reid, GC (1999). Dactinomycin in the treatment of recurrent or persistent endometrial carcinoma: A Phase II study of the Gynecologic Oncology Group. Gynecologic oncology 75(3) 473–475. DOI:10.1006/gyno.1999.5652 PUBMED:https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10600310

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

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)