Determination of olverembatinib in human plasma and cerebrospinal fluid by an LC-MS/MS method: Validation and clinical application

A sensitive and robust LC-MS/MS method has been developed and validated for olverembatinib quantification in human plasma and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). The method involved liquid-liquid extraction with methyl tertiary butyl ether for plasma pretreatment and precipitation enrichment with methanol for CSF pretreatment. Separation was achieved on the C18 column with gradient elutions of 10 mM ammonium formate in water and methanol-acetonitrile (50:50,v/v). Analyte detection was conducted by electrospray ionization (ESI) in a positive ion mode using multiple reaction monitoring (MRM). The m/z transitions were 533.4→433.2 for olverembatinib and m/z 502.4→394.2 for the internal standard (IS, Imatinib-d8). Calibration curves ranged from 0.500 to 50.0 ng/mL for plasma and from 0.0100 to 1.00 ng/mL for CSF. The intra- and inter-day precision and accuracy were < 15% for both plasma and CSF with four different quality control concentrations. The relative matrix effect was < 10% in plasma and artificial CSF. This method was successfully utilized for the measurement of olverembatinib concentrations in plasma and CSF from chronic myeloid leukemia patients.