Comparative Pharmacology
Head-to-head clinical analysis: NINTEDANIB versus PONLIMSI.
Peer-Reviewed Evidence
Head-to-head clinical analysis: NINTEDANIB versus PONLIMSI.
NINTEDANIB vs PONLIMSI
Comparing the clinical profiles, pharmacokinetic behaviors, and safety indices of these two therapeutic agents.
Nintedanib is a small molecule tyrosine kinase inhibitor that inhibits multiple receptor tyrosine kinases, including vascular endothelial growth factor receptors (VEGFR-1, VEGFR-2, VEGFR-3), platelet-derived growth factor receptors (PDGFR-α, PDGFR-β), and fibroblast growth factor receptors (FGFR-1, FGFR-2, FGFR-3). It also inhibits RET, FLT3, and Src family kinases. These receptors are involved in angiogenesis, proliferation, and fibrosis.
Ponlimsi is a small molecule inhibitor of the bromodomain and extraterminal (BET) family of proteins, specifically BRD2, BRD3, BRD4, and BRDT. It binds to acetyl-lysine recognition motifs, displacing BET proteins from chromatin, thereby inhibiting transcription of oncogenes such as MYC and BCL2.
150 mg orally twice daily approximately 12 hours apart, taken with food.
100 mg IV over 30 minutes on Days 1, 8, and 15 of a 28-day cycle.
None Documented
None Documented
Clinical Note
moderateNintedanib + Digoxin
"Nintedanib may decrease the cardiotoxic activities of Digoxin."
Clinical Note
moderateNintedanib + Digitoxin
"Nintedanib may decrease the cardiotoxic activities of Digitoxin."
Clinical Note
moderateNintedanib + Deslanoside
"Nintedanib may decrease the cardiotoxic activities of Deslanoside."
Clinical Note
moderateNintedanib + Acetyldigitoxin
"Nintedanib may decrease the cardiotoxic activities of Acetyldigitoxin."
Terminal half-life: 9.5 hours (range 6-14 hours) in patients with IPF; supports twice-daily dosing.
Terminal half-life is 24 hours (range 20-28 h), supporting once-daily dosing.
Primarily fecal (85%) as unchanged drug; renal excretion accounts for <1%.
Primarily renal (60% unchanged) and biliary (30% as metabolites), with 10% fecal.
Category C
Category C
Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor
Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor