Abstract
Aim: BPI15086 is a potent, irreversible mutant-selective inhibitor of both EGFR (EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitor) and the T790M resistance mutations tyrosine kinase. A simultaneous quantification method of BPI15086 and its main metabolite in human plasma using LC–MS/MS is documented and fully validated in this study. Methodology & results: Plasma samples were extracted and chromatographed on an Acquity ultra-high performance liquid chromatography BEH C18 column with a gradient elution. Detection was performed on a Sciex 5500 QTRAP® mass spectrometer using positive electrospray ionization. The results indicated that the method had excellent sensitivity and specificity. Conclusion: For the first time a sensitive and robust ultra-high performance liquid chromatography–MS/MS method was established and validated of BPI15086 in human plasma, this method was successfully applied in a first-in-human Phase I clinical trial studying the pharmacokinetics of the BPI15086 tablet in Chinese non-small-cell lung cancer patients.
Financial & competing interests disclosure
This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (grant number 81503164), and CAMS Innovation Fund for Medical Sciences (grant number 2016-12M-1-010). The authors have no other relevant affiliations or financial involvement with any organization or entity with a financial interest in or financial conflict with the subject matter or materials discussed in the manuscript apart from those disclosed.
No writing assistance was utilized in the production of this manuscript.
Data sharing statement
The authors certify that this manuscript reports original clinical trial data from clinical trial registration no. NCT02914990. Data from the trial will not be made available.