Table 3

Population pharmacokinetic parameters of rituximab presented as point estimates with corresponding 95% CIs for basic structural and covariate models and bootstrap-analysis

ParameterModel 1 (basic structural)Model 2 (covariate: WT impact on V)Model 3 (covariate: SEX impact on Cl)Model 4 (covariate: SEX/WT impact on Cl)Bootstrap analysis (500 replicates)
Objective function 7715.842 7695.438 7705.229 7689.212  
Δobjective function  −20.40 −10.61 −26.63  
Apparent total clearance, all, mL/h (95% CI)* 9.43 (8.05-10.81) 9.42 (8.05-10.79)   9.55 (9.48-9.61) 
    Interindividual variability, % 33.17 32.71    
Apparent total clearance, women, mL/h (95% CI)*   7.77 (6.68-8.86) 8.21 (7.16-9.26)  
    Interindividual variability, %   24.19 18.60  
Apparent total clearance, men, mL/h (95% CI)*   11.90 (9.74-14.06) 12.68 (10.07-15.30)  
    Interindividual variability, %   26.85 18.60  
Central volume, L (95% CI)* 3.88 (3.48-4.28) 3.88 (3.49-4.27) 3.88 (3.47-4.28) 3.87 (3.77-3.97) 3.92 (3.91-3.94) 
    Interindividual variability, % 22.23 22.52 22.29 22.49  
Intercompartmental clearance, mL/h (95% CI)* 17.2 (9.73-24.67) 17.2 (11.03-23.37) 17.1 (12.28-21.92) 16.3 (10.93-21.67) 18.78 (18.37-19.19) 
    Interindividual variability, fixed, %      
Volume of distribution, L (95% CI)* 9.61 (8.44-10.78) 9.82 (8.76-10.88) 9.60 (8.51-10.69) 9.45 (8.26-10.64) 9.61 (8.61-10.9) 
    Interindividual variability, % 18.79 14.66 18.95 20.42  
    Residual variability, % 13.49 13.23 13.45 13.30  
ParameterModel 1 (basic structural)Model 2 (covariate: WT impact on V)Model 3 (covariate: SEX impact on Cl)Model 4 (covariate: SEX/WT impact on Cl)Bootstrap analysis (500 replicates)
Objective function 7715.842 7695.438 7705.229 7689.212  
Δobjective function  −20.40 −10.61 −26.63  
Apparent total clearance, all, mL/h (95% CI)* 9.43 (8.05-10.81) 9.42 (8.05-10.79)   9.55 (9.48-9.61) 
    Interindividual variability, % 33.17 32.71    
Apparent total clearance, women, mL/h (95% CI)*   7.77 (6.68-8.86) 8.21 (7.16-9.26)  
    Interindividual variability, %   24.19 18.60  
Apparent total clearance, men, mL/h (95% CI)*   11.90 (9.74-14.06) 12.68 (10.07-15.30)  
    Interindividual variability, %   26.85 18.60  
Central volume, L (95% CI)* 3.88 (3.48-4.28) 3.88 (3.49-4.27) 3.88 (3.47-4.28) 3.87 (3.77-3.97) 3.92 (3.91-3.94) 
    Interindividual variability, % 22.23 22.52 22.29 22.49  
Intercompartmental clearance, mL/h (95% CI)* 17.2 (9.73-24.67) 17.2 (11.03-23.37) 17.1 (12.28-21.92) 16.3 (10.93-21.67) 18.78 (18.37-19.19) 
    Interindividual variability, fixed, %      
Volume of distribution, L (95% CI)* 9.61 (8.44-10.78) 9.82 (8.76-10.88) 9.60 (8.51-10.69) 9.45 (8.26-10.64) 9.61 (8.61-10.9) 
    Interindividual variability, % 18.79 14.66 18.95 20.42  
    Residual variability, % 13.49 13.23 13.45 13.30  
*

95% CI = 1.96 × SEM.

Between-subject variability = square root of ω2.

Residual variability = square root of σ2.

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