modelSunitinib

Diagram of Sunitinib

Extends from Pharmacolibrary.Drugs.ATC.L.L01EX01.

Information

name:Sunitinib
ATC code:L01EX01
route:oral
compartments:2
dosage:50mg
volume of distribution:2230L
clearance:47L/h
other parameters in model implementation

Sunitinib is an orally available, multi-targeted receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitor used primarily in the treatment of renal cell carcinoma, gastrointestinal stromal tumors, and pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors. It is currently approved and widely used in oncology.

Pharmacokinetics

Pharmacokinetics as described in adults with advanced solid tumors, following oral administration; typical population (no specified restrictions on age or sex); steady-state parameters after repeated dosing.

References

  1. Mizuno, T, et al., & Matsubara, K (2014). The effect of ABCG2 genotype on the population pharmacokinetics of sunitinib in patients with renal cell carcinoma. Therapeutic drug monitoring 36(3) 310–316. DOI:10.1097/FTD.0000000000000025 PUBMED:https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24825438

  2. Zhang, Y, et al., & Qu, H (2018). Association analysis of SNPs present in plasma with adverse events and population pharmacokinetics in Chinese sunitinib treated patients with renal cell carcinoma. Oncotarget 9(18) 14109–14123. DOI:10.18632/oncotarget.23881 PUBMED:https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29581831

  3. Houk, BE, et al., & Amantea, M (2009). A population pharmacokinetic meta-analysis of sunitinib malate (SU11248) and its primary metabolite (SU12662) in healthy volunteers and oncology patients. Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research 15(7) 2497–2506. DOI:10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-08-1893 PUBMED:https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19258444

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)