Table 2 Pharmacological characteristics of CDK4/6 inhibitors

From: Are all cyclin-dependent kinases 4/6 inhibitors created equal?

 

Palbociclib (pd-0332991; ibrance, pfizer)

Abemaciclib (ly2835219; verzenio, lilly)

Ribociclib (lee011; kisquali, novartis)

Chemical structure

Ic50 (nm)

   

Cdk4-cyclin d1

11

2

10

Cdk6-cyclin d1-2-3

15

10

39

Absorption

Increased with high-fat, high-calorie food

NR

NR

Distribution

2583 L

690.3 L

1090 L

Metabolism

Liver (cyp3a and sult2a1)

Liver (cyp3a4)

Liver (cyp3a4)

Excretion

Feces (~74%)

Feces (~81%)

Feces (~69%)

Urine (~18%)

Urine (~3%)

Urine (~23%)

Bioavailability

46%

45%

NR

Time to peak (hours)

6–12

8

1–4

Half-life elimination (hours)

29 ± 5

18.3

30–55

Protein binding

~85%

93–98%

~70%

Mtd/rp2d

125/125 mg/day on a 21-of-28-day schedule

200 mg twice daily

900/600 mg/day on a 21-of-28-day schedule

Dlts

Neutropenia

Fatigue

Neutropenia, asymptomatic thrombocytopenia, mucositis, pulmonary embolism, hyponatremia, QTcF, prolongation (> 500 ms), increased creatinine

Route of administration

Oral

Oral

Oral

Recommended dose

125 mg once daily for 21 days, followed by 7 days off, repeat every 28 days

150 mg twice daily

600 mg once daily for 21 days, followed by 7 days off, repeat every 28 days

Dose modifications

Renal impairment

 Crcl > 15 ml/min

No dosage adjustament

No dosage adjustament

No dosage adjustament

 Crcl ≤ 15 ml/min

NR

NR

NR

 Esrd

NR

NR

NR

Hepatic impairment*

 Mild/moderate

No dosage adjustament

No dosage adjustament

No dosage adjustament

 Severe

Reduce dose to 75 mg

Reduce dose to once daily

Reduce dose to 400 mg

  1. Chemical structures are available online at: https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. Data about pharmacological characteristics of the three drugs are available online at: https://www.drugs.com
  2. DLT dose-limiting toxicity, ESRD end-stage renal disease, IC50 half maximal inhibitory concentration, MTD maximum tolerated dose, NR not reported, RP2D recommended phase II dose
  3. *Mild, moderate, and severe hepatic impairment refers to Child-Pugh classes A, B, and C, respectively