Association Between Increased Linezolid Plasma Concentrations and the Development of Severe Toxicity in Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis Treatment

Treatment of multidrug-resistant (MDR) tuberculosis with linezolid is characterized by high rates of adverse events. Evidence on therapeutic drug monitoring to predict drug toxicity is scarce. This study aimed to evaluate the association of linezolid trough concentrations with severe toxicity. We re...

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Published in:Clinical infectious diseases Vol. 76; no. 3; p. e947
Main Authors: Eimer, Johannes, Fréchet-Jachym, Mathilde, Le Dû, Damien, Caumes, Eric, El-Helali, Najoua, Marigot-Outtandy, Dhiba, Mechai, Frédéric, Peytavin, Gilles, Pourcher, Valérie, Rioux, Christophe, Yazdanpanah, Yazdan, Robert, Jérôme, Guglielmetti, Lorenzo
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: United States 08.02.2023
Subjects:
Antitubercular Agents - adverse effects
Drug Monitoring
Humans
Linezolid - adverse effects
Retrospective Studies
Tuberculosis, Multidrug-Resistant - drug therapy
toxicity
severe adverse events
linezolid
multidrug-resistant tuberculosis
therapeutic drug monitoring
ISSN:1537-6591, 1537-6591
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Summary:Treatment of multidrug-resistant (MDR) tuberculosis with linezolid is characterized by high rates of adverse events. Evidence on therapeutic drug monitoring to predict drug toxicity is scarce. This study aimed to evaluate the association of linezolid trough concentrations with severe toxicity. We retrospectively assessed consecutive patients started on linezolid for MDR tuberculosis between 2011 and 2017. The primary outcome was severe mitochondrial toxicity (SMT) due to linezolid, defined as neurotoxicity or myelotoxicity leading to drug discontinuation. The impact of plasma linezolid trough concentrations >2 mg/L was assessed in multivariate Cox proportional hazards models including time-varying covariates. SMT occurred in 57 of 146 included patients (39%) at an incidence rate of 0.38 per person-year (95% confidence interval, .30-.49). A maximum linezolid trough concentration >2 mg/L was detected in 52 patients (35.6%), while the mean trough concentration was >2 mg/L in 22 (15%). The adjusted hazard ratio for SMT was 2.35 (95% confidence interval, 1.26-4.38; P = .01) in patients with a mean trough concentration >2 mg/L and 2.63 (1.55-4.47; P < .01) for SMT after the first detection of a trough concentration >2 mg/L. In an exploratory analysis, higher maximum trough concentrations were dose-dependently associated with toxicity, while lowering elevated trough concentrations did not restore baseline risk. Linezolid trough concentrations >2 mg/L are strongly associated with the development of severe treatment-emergent toxicity in patients treated for MDR tuberculosis. Pending further prospective evidence, an individual risk-benefit assessment on the continuation of linezolid treatment is warranted in any patient with trough concentrations >2 mg/L.
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ISSN:1537-6591
1537-6591
DOI:10.1093/cid/ciac485