Dog 52-week NOAEL (10 mg/kg/d) AUC ~1.4x human exposure at 20 mg/day
“Comparison of Mean Human AUC Data at 20 and 40 mg/day vs Animal Data at NOAEL Levels Dose Human Day 14 20 mg Human Day 14 40 mg Rat 13 week study 80 mg/kg/d Rat 104 week study 320 mg/kg/d Dog 26 week study 16 mg/kg/d Dog 52 week study 10 mg/kg/d Mouse 13 week study 60 mg/kg/d 4405.6 ng.h/mL 7924.6 ng.h/mL 508 ng.h/mL 59706 ng.h/mL 6005 ng.h/mL 6420 ng.h/mL 48389 ng.h/mL Ratio Animal: Human (20 mg dose) 0.11:1 13.5:1 1.36:1 1.4:1 11:1”
✓ VerifiedFDA pharmacology/toxicology review, p. 145Source ↗
NOAEL / key findings
Target organs in rat and dog: adrenal (hypertrophy/hyperplasia) and lung (pneumonitis with septal thickening)
“The target organs for istradefylline in rats and dogs are consistent and are the adrenal gland (hypertrophy/hyperplasia) and lung (pneumonitis with septal thickening).”
✓ VerifiedFDA pharmacology/toxicology review, p. 29Source ↗