Dược Động Học :
▧ Absorption :
Following multiple intravenous doses of an initial 10 mg/kg dose and followed by a maintenance dose of 5 mg/kg in kidney transplant recipients, these are the following pharmacokinetic parameters:
Cmax, 10 mg/kg = 247 µg/mL;
Cmax, 5 mg/kg = 139 µg/mL;
AUC, 10 mg/kg = 22,252 µg · h/mL;
AUC, 5 mg/kg = 14,090 µg · h/mL;
Belatacept had linear and dose-dependent pharmacokinetic profile.
▧ Volume of Distribution :
Vd, steady state, transplant patients, 10 mg/kg = 0.11 L/kg;
Vd, steady state, transplant patients, 5 mg/kg = 0.12 L/kg
▧ Metabolism :
The cytochrome P450 enzyme system or uridine diphosphate-glucuronosyltransferases are not expected to be involved with the metabolism of belatacept. Because the drug is a protein, belatacept is degraded into smaller peptides and amino acids by proteolytic enzymes.
▧ Half Life :
Mean terminal elimination half-life:
10 mg/kg, kidney transplant recipients= 9.8 days;
5 mg/kg, kidney transplant recipient = 8.2 days
▧ Clearance :
Increased body weight may increase the clearance rate of belatacept.
Mean systemic clearance:
10 mg/kg, kidney transplant recipients= 0.49 mL/h/kg;
5 mg/kg, kidney transplant recipient = 0.51 mL/h/kg.