Document Type
Article
Publication Date
6-1-2007
Abstract
Taurolidine is an experimental antibacterial and antiendotoxic compound whose clinical utility as an antitumor agent is being investigated in human clinical trials. Taurolidine in aqueous solution exists in equilibrium with taurultam. Taurultam is subsequently transformed to taurinamide. The pharmacokinetic profiles of these metabolites are not well established. In this study, 18 healthy volunteers were administered 5.0 g of taurolidine in 250 mL of 5% polyvinylpyrrolidone in water over 2, 1, or 0.5 hours by intravenous infusion in a parallel-group design. All subjects noted discomfort at the infusion site, although there were no serious adverse events. t(max) generally occurred at the end of infusion for taurinamide, whereas that of taurultam was reached before completion of infusion. The taurolidine metabolite taurultam demonstrated a shorter half-life and lower systemic exposure than taurinamide. Shortening of infusion duration increased the C(max) and AUC of taurultam. Changes in infusion rate did not substantially change the pharmacokinetic parameters of taurinamide.
Recommended Citation
Gong, Li; Greenberg, Howard E; Perhach, James L; Waldman, Scott A; and Kraft, Walter K., "The pharmacokinetics of taurolidine metabolites in healthy volunteers." (2007). Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics Faculty Papers. Paper 26.
https://jdc.jefferson.edu/petfp/26
PubMed ID
17395893
Comments
This article has been peer reviewed. It is the authors' final version prior to publication in Journal of Clinical Pharmacology
Volume 47, Issue 6, June 2007, Pages 697-703.
The published version is available at DOI: 10.1177/0091270007299929. Copyright © American College of Clinical Pharmacology, Inc.