HE Weiwei,LIU Zhirui,QIN Shiwei,et al.Study on the influencing factors of venetoclax trough concentration and its association with efficacy in patients with acute myeloid leukemia[J].ZHONGGUO YAOFANG,2026,37(09):1200-1205.
HE Weiwei,LIU Zhirui,QIN Shiwei,et al.Study on the influencing factors of venetoclax trough concentration and its association with efficacy in patients with acute myeloid leukemia[J].ZHONGGUO YAOFANG,2026,37(09):1200-1205. DOI: 10.6039/j.issn.1001-0408.2026.09.16.
Study on the influencing factors of venetoclax trough concentration and its association with efficacy in patients with acute myeloid leukemia
To investigate the effect of plasma trough concentration of venetoclax and its influencing factors in patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML).
METHODS
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After 5 days of venetoclax administration, venous blood samples were collected from AML patients before the next dose. Plasma trough concentrations of venetoclax were determined using high-performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry. Spearman correlation was used to assess the correlations between venetoclax plasma trough concentration and various parameters (including patients’ general information, venetoclax-related indicators, liver function indicators, kidney function indicators, and blood routine indicators). Multiple linear regression analysis was performed to identify independent factors influencing plasma trough concentration of venetoclax. Using efficacy as dependent variable [complete remission (CR)+partial remission (PR) vs. no remission (NR)], univariate and multivariate binary Logistic regression analyses were conducted to identify factors affecting efficacy. The receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve was used to evaluate the predictive value of venetoclax plasma trough concentration for clinical efficacy (assessed as CR).
RESULTS
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A total of 172 venetoclax plasma trough concentration measurements from 101 patients were included in this study. The median plasma trough concentration of venetoclax was 2.38 (1.18, 3.85) μg/mL; the median sampling time for plasma trough concentration of venetoclax was 10 (7, 15) d; the duration of venetoclax use was (34±12) d. Multiple linear regression analysis showed that alkaline phosphatase (
B
=14.65, 95%CI: 5.35-23.95,
P
=0.002), total bilirubin (
B
=-101.71, 95%CI: -197.16 to -6.25,
P
=0.037), and white blood cell count (
B
=-106.84, 95%CI: -187.61 to -26.07,
P
=0.010) were independent factors influencing plasma trough concentration of venetoclax. Due to patient attrition during treatment, 114 venetoclax plasma trough concentration measurements from 69 patients were included for efficacy evaluation. The results showed that 46 patients (66.7%) achieved CR, 11 patients (15.9%) achieved PR, and 12 patients (17.4%) were NR. Multivariate binary Logistic regression analysis showed that age, hemoglobin, venetoclax plasma trough concentration, hematocrit, and mean corpuscular hemoglobin were independent factors affecting patient efficacy (
P
<0.05). ROC curve analysis showed that the cut-off value of plasma trough concentration of venetoclax for predicting patient efficacy (assessed as CR) was 1.68 μg/mL (AUC=0.66, 95%CI: 0.54-0.78,
P
=0.014).
CONCLUSIONS
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There is considerable inter-individual variability in plasma trough concentration of venetoclax among AML patients. Plasma trough concentration of venetoclax is significantly correlated with alkaline phosphatase, total bilirubin, and white blood cell count. Plasma trough concentration of venetoclax is an independent factor affecting patient’s efficacy, and when the cut-off value for predicting CR is above 1.68 μg/mL, better effects may be achieved.
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