Isoniazid urine spectrophotometry for prediction of serum pharmacokinetics in adults with TB

Abstract

<sec><title>BACKGROUND</title>Isoniazid (INH) is an important drug in many TB regimens, and unfavorable treatment outcomes can be caused by suboptimal pharmacokinetics. Dose adjustment can be personalized by measuring peak serum concentrations; however, the process involves cold-chain preservation and laboratory techniques such as liquid chromatography (LC)/mass spectrometry (MS), which are unavailable in many high-burden settings. Urine spectrophotometry could provide a low-cost alternative with simple sampling and quantification methods.</sec><sec><title>METHODS</title>We enrolled 56 adult patients on treatment for active TB. Serum was collected at 0, 1, 2, 4, 6, and 8 h for measurement of INH concentrations using validated LC-MS/MS methods. Urine was collected at 0–4, 4–8, and 8–24 h intervals, with INH concentrations measured using colorimetric methods.</sec><sec><title>RESULTS</title>The median peak serum concentration and total serum exposure over 24 h were 4.8 mg/L and 16.4 mg*hour/L, respectively. Area under the receiver operator characteristic curves for urine values predicting a subtherapeutic serum concentration (peak <3.0 mg/L) were as follows: 0–4 h interval (AUC 0.85, 95% CI 0.7–0.96), 0–8 h interval (AUC 0.85, 95% CI 0.71–0.96), and 0–24 h urine collection interval (AUC 0.84, 95% CI 0.68–0.96).</sec><sec><title>CONCLUSION</title>Urine spectrophotometry may improve feasibility of personalized dosing in high TB burden regions but requires further study of target attainment following dose adjustment based on a urine threshold.</sec>