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Blood-brain barrier penetration of [14C]darolutamide compared with [14C]enzalutamide in rats using whole body autoradiography.
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Pain MedicinePharmacotherapyExperimental PharmacologyPre-clinical PharmacologyMolecular PharmacologyPharmacological StudyWhole Body AutoradiographyT MaxRadiopharmaceutical TherapyDrug MonitoringPain ManagementRadiation OncologyBlood-brain Barrier PenetrationHealth SciencesPreclinical Drug EvaluationNeuropharmacologyEndocrinologyPharmacologyUrologyUrinary IncontinenceClinical PharmacologyPersistent RadioactivityMedicinePharmacokinetics
345 Background: Darolutamide (ODM-201) (Daro) is an investigational oral and high-affinity androgen receptor antagonist. In preclinical studies, penetration of Daro through the blood–brain barrier (BBB) is negligible and in a retrospective safety analysis of the ARADES database for CNS-related adverse events (AEs), only 1 report of urinary incontinence was linked to Daro (Fizazi K, et al. 2015). Various clinical trials on enzalutamide (Enza) have reported CNS AEs (eg, seizure, falls, fatigue, pain). To understand the differences in CNS outcomes, we report an in vivo tissue distribution study with [ 14 C]-labelled Enza and Daro in a head-to-head study in rats by means of quantitative whole-body autoradiography (QWBA). Methods: Male rats were orally dosed with 10 mg/kg [ 14 C]Daro or [ 14 C]Enza in the same formulation, administration volume, and radioactive dose. The animals were sacrificed at each drug’s specific t max (time to reach the maximum concentration) in blood and brain and processed for QWBA. Results: At early time points [ 14 C]Daro- and [ 14 C]Enza-derived radioactivity was rapidly absorbed from the gastrointestinal tract and homogenously distributed throughout the body. By 8 h post dose, [ 14 C]Daro was significantly eliminated from almost all organs/tissues, whereas [ 14 C]Enza remained constant within the body. In contrast to [ 14 C]Daro, high and persistent radioactivity was observed in brain for [ 14 C]Enza. At t max , the brain/blood-ratio of [ 14 C]Enza was ~0.765, while [ 14 C]Daro was about 10-fold lower at ~0.074. Conclusions: Results show that post dose, there was a 10-fold lower BBB penetration of [ 14 C]Daro compared with [ 14 C]Enza. At 8 h, [ 14 C]Daro was rapidly eliminated and almost undetectable in all tissues, including brain, in contrast to [ 14 C]Enza that remained constant. These data suggest that Daro might have a lower risk of inducing CNS-related AEs than Enza. Further clinical studies are ongoing.