capecitabine ≠ NTID; reference-scaling [BE/BA News]
Hi Mittyri,
and
As drug variability has not been reviewed, this guidance is not applicable to highly variables drugs.
Maybe in the meantime they reviewed some data? On the other hand, a CVwR >30% is not enough to allow reference-scaling for the EMA (“sound clinical justification that a wider difference in Cmax is clinically irrelevant”). Given what’s stated in the guidance the EMA does not consider capecitabine a “critical dose” drug any more.
BTW, this is a Canadian term. Generally the EMA uses NTID (narrow therapeutic index drug) instead.
❝ Old guidance:
❝ Widening of the usual acceptance criteria for Cmax is not accepted because capecitabine is considered a “critical dose” drug.
and
As drug variability has not been reviewed, this guidance is not applicable to highly variables drugs.
❝ Is something changed in the minds of PKWP members?
Maybe in the meantime they reviewed some data? On the other hand, a CVwR >30% is not enough to allow reference-scaling for the EMA (“sound clinical justification that a wider difference in Cmax is clinically irrelevant”). Given what’s stated in the guidance the EMA does not consider capecitabine a “critical dose” drug any more.
BTW, this is a Canadian term. Generally the EMA uses NTID (narrow therapeutic index drug) instead.

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- EMA: 7 product-specific guidances adopted (Capecitabine) Mauricio Sampaio 2016-12-12 19:33
- Capecitabine: study with healthy volunteers mittyri 2016-12-14 12:39
- EMA: 7 product-specific guidances adopted mittyri 2015-07-08 13:55