The Effect of a High-Fat Meal on the Pharmacokinetics of Brigatinib, an Oral Anaplastic Lymphoma Kinase Inhibitor, in Healthy Volunteers

Brigatinib, a next-generation anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) inhibitor, received accelerated approval in the United States for the treatment of patients with metastatic ALK+ non–small-cell lung cancer who have progressed on or are intolerant to crizotinib. A clinical study was conducted to assess the effect of food on brigatinib pharmacokinetics (PK). Healthy subjects received a single oral dose of brigatinib 180 mg (2 × 90-mg tablets) after a 10-hour fast or after a high-fat meal in a 2-period, 2-sequence crossover study. Plasma samples for PK characterization were collected over 168 hours postdose. Twenty-four subjects were enrolled (mean age 44 years; 58% male), with 21 included in the PK-evaluable population. Brigatinib peak concentration was reduced by 13% under fed (high-fat meal) versus fasted conditions, with no effect on area under the concentration-time curve. The median time to peak concentration of brigatinib was longer under fed conditions (5 hours) than in fasted condit..... READ ARTICLE

Clinical Pharmacology in Drug Development
DOI:10.1002/cpdd.641

Authors: Meera Tugnait,Neeraj Gupta,Michael J. Hanley,Karthik Venkatakrishnan,Daryl Sonnichsen,David Kerstein,David J. Dorer,Narayana Narasimhan