Abstract
Fungal CYP51A (14α-sterol demethylase) is the target of an azole antifungal, voriconazole (VCZ), which also partially inhibits human CYP51A1. Hepatotoxicity is a common adverse effect of azoles, which is reported to be caused by altered gene expressions secondary to cholesterol synthesis inhibition by azoles. This is a posthoc analysis of a previously conducted phase 1 dose-finding study of prophylactic VCZ in 56 pediatric hematopoietic cell transplant recipients. We explored an association between variants in human CYP51A1 (rs2282976 and rs6465348) and VCZ-induced hepatotoxicity. Genotype A/G or G/G in rs6465348 showed lower odds of hepatotoxicity after adjusting for VCZ area-under-the-curve (OR: 0.10, 95% CI: 0.01 - 0.79, vs. A/A).
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 442-446 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | International Journal of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics |
Volume | 59 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jun 2021 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:We would like to acknowledge the assistance of the Clinical Pharmacology Shared Resource of the Masonic Cancer Center, designated by the National Cancer Institute, supported in part by P30 CA77598.
Funding Information:
This work was supported by the Hematology Oncology Pharmacist Association (HOPA) Foundation (MNK), and the Department of Pediatrics, Division of Blood and Marrow Transplant, University of Minnesota (ARS).
Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 Dustri-Verlag Dr. Karl Feistle. All rights reserved.
Keywords
- CYP51A
- Hepatotoxicity
- Pharmacogenomics
- Voriconazole