Bayesian Forecasting for Intravenous Tobramycin Dosing in Adults With Cystic Fibrosis Using One Versus Two Serum Concentrations in a Dosing Interval

The objective of this study was to determine the potential for a sparse-sampling strategy using a single postinfusion tobramycin concentration and Bayesian forecasting to assess the AUC24 in routine practice. Methods: Adults with cystic fibrosis receiving once-daily tobramycin had paired concentrations measured 2 hours (c1) and 6 hours (c2) after the end of infusion as routine monitoring. AUC24 exposures were estimated using Tucuxi, a Bayesian forecasting application that incorporates a validated population pharmacokinetic model. Simulations were performed to estimate AUC24 using the full data set using c1 and c2, compared with estimates using depleted data sets (c1 or c2 only), with and without concentration data from earlier in the course. The agreement between each simulation condition and the reference was assessed graphically and numerically using the median difference (∆) AUC24 and (relative) root mean square error (rRMSE) as measures of bias and accuracy, respectively. Results: A total of 55 patients contributed 512 concentrations from 95 tobramycin courses and 256 TDM episodes. Single concentration methods performed well, with median ∆AUC24
Source: Therapeutic Drug Monitoring - Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Tags: Dr. Roger Jelliffe Memorial Issue: Focus on Personalized Dosing Strategies Source Type: research