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Can Population Modelling Principles be Used to Identify Key PBPK Parameters for Paediatric Clearance Predictions? An
Elisa A M Calvier1, Thu Thuy Nguyen2, Trevor N Johnson3
1Division of Systems Biomedicine and Pharmacology, Leiden Academic Centre for Drug Research (LACDR), Gorlaeus Laboratories, Leiden University, Einstein weg 55, 2333 CC, Leiden, The Netherlands.
Precise estimation of key pediatric drug metabolism parameters requires specific clinical trial designs. A new methodology ensures accurate physiologically-based pharmacokinetic (PBPK) model parameterization for drug development.
Area of Science:
- Pharmacology
- Pharmacokinetics
- Pediatric Drug Development
Background:
- Physiologically-based pharmacokinetic (PBPK) models are crucial for drug development.
- Parameter estimation for PBPK models can be challenging due to data limitations.
Purpose of the Study:
- To develop and assess a methodology for precise estimation of PBPK parameters in children.
- To determine requirements for accurate estimation of whole liver unbound intrinsic clearance (CLint,u,WL) and hepatic blood flow (Qh).
Main Methods:
- Utilized population modeling of clinical data.
- Applied re-parametrization and defined essential trial design components for structural identifiability.
- Employed population optimal design theory to establish parameter estimation requirements.
- Assessed trial design performance via stochastic simulation and estimation.
Main Results:
- Precise estimation of CLint,u,WL and Qh necessitates a trial using two drugs with distinct extraction ratios (ER ≤ 0.27 and ER ≥ 0.93).
- The proposed trial design yielded accurate and precise parameter estimates.
- The methodology demonstrated robustness to parameter uncertainty.
Conclusions:
- The developed framework enables precise PBPK parameter estimation in pediatric populations.
- This approach can be extended to other PBPK parameters and facilitate PBPK model development.
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