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Wang W, Ouyang D. Opportunities and challenges of physiologically based pharmacokinetic modeling in drug delivery. Drug Discov Today 2022; 27:2100-2120. [PMID: 35452792 DOI: 10.1016/j.drudis.2022.04.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2021] [Revised: 03/03/2022] [Accepted: 04/13/2022] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Physiologically based pharmacokinetic (PBPK) modeling is an important in silico tool to bridge drug properties and in vivo PK behaviors during drug development. Over the recent decade, the PBPK method has been largely applied to drug delivery systems (DDS), including oral, inhaled, transdermal, ophthalmic, and complex injectable products. The related therapeutic agents have included small-molecule drugs, therapeutic proteins, nucleic acids, and even cells. Simulation results have provided important insights into PK behaviors of new dosage forms, which strongly support drug regulation. In this review, we comprehensively summarize recent progress in PBPK applications in drug delivery, which shows large opportunities for facilitating drug development. In addition, we discuss the challenges of applying this methodology from a practical viewpoint.
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- Wei Wang
- Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences (ICMS), State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, University of Macau, Macau, China; Department of Public Health and Medicinal Administration, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Macau, Macau, China
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- Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences (ICMS), State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, University of Macau, Macau, China; Department of Public Health and Medicinal Administration, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Macau, Macau, China.
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Peletier LA. An Extended Model Including Target Turnover, Ligand-Target Complex Kinetics, and Binding Properties to Describe Drug-Receptor Interactions. METHODS IN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY (CLIFTON, N.J.) 2022; 2385:19-46. [PMID: 34888714 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-0716-1767-0_2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Since the beginning of this century, target-mediated drug disposition has become a central concept in modeling drug action in drug development. It combines a range of processes, such as turnover, protein binding, internalization, and non-specific elimination, and often serves as a nucleus of more complex pharmacokinetic models. It is simple enough to comprehend but complex enough to be able to describe a wide range of phenomena and data sets. However, the complexity comes at a price: many parameters. In this chapter, we present an overview of the temporal development of the compounds involved after different types of drug doses and offer convenient handles for dissecting data sets in a sophisticated manner in order to estimate the values of these parameters, such as rate constants and pertinent concentrations.
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Sarma H, Upadhyaya M, Gogoi B, Phukan M, Kashyap P, Das B, Devi R, Sharma HK. Cardiovascular Drugs: an Insight of In Silico Drug Design Tools. J Pharm Innov 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/s12247-021-09587-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Fan YY, Farrokhi V, Caiazzo T, Wang M, O'Hara DM, Neubert H. Human FcRn Tissue Expression Profile and Half-Life in PBMCs. Biomolecules 2019; 9:biom9080373. [PMID: 31443181 PMCID: PMC6722552 DOI: 10.3390/biom9080373] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2019] [Revised: 08/08/2019] [Accepted: 08/14/2019] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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System-wide quantitative characterization of human neonatal Fc receptor (FcRn) properties is critical for understanding and predicting human PK (pharmacokinetics) as well as the distribution of mAbs and Fc-fusion proteins using PBPK (physiologically-based pharmacokinetic) modeling. To this end, tissue-specific FcRn expression and half-life are important model inputs. Herein, human FcRn tissue expression was measured by peptide immunoaffinity chromatography coupled with high-resolution mass spectrometry. FcRn concentrations across 14 human tissues ranged from low to 230 pmol per gram of tissue. Furthermore, the FcRn half-life was determined to be 11.1 h from a human stable isotope labelled leucine pulse labeling experiment. The spatial and temporal quantitative human FcRn data now promise to enable a refined PBPK model with improved accuracy of human PK predictions for Fc-containing biotherapeutics.
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- Yao-Yun Fan
- Biomedicine Design, Pfizer Worldwide Research & Development, Andover, MA 01810, USA
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- Biomedicine Design, Pfizer Worldwide Research & Development, Andover, MA 01810, USA
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- Biomedicine Design, Pfizer Worldwide Research & Development, Andover, MA 01810, USA
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- Biomedicine Design, Pfizer Worldwide Research & Development, Andover, MA 01810, USA
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- Biomedicine Design, Pfizer Worldwide Research & Development, Andover, MA 01810, USA
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- Biomedicine Design, Pfizer Worldwide Research & Development, Andover, MA 01810, USA.
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Liu L. Pharmacokinetics of monoclonal antibodies and Fc-fusion proteins. Protein Cell 2018; 9:15-32. [PMID: 28421387 PMCID: PMC5777971 DOI: 10.1007/s13238-017-0408-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 194] [Impact Index Per Article: 32.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2017] [Accepted: 03/23/2017] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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There are many factors that can influence the pharmacokinetics (PK) of a mAb or Fc-fusion molecule with the primary determinant being FcRn-mediated recycling. Through Fab or Fc engineering, IgG-FcRn interaction can be used to generate a variety of therapeutic antibodies with significantly enhanced half-life or ability to remove unwanted antigen from circulation. Glycosylation of a mAb or Fc-fusion protein can have a significant impact on the PK of these molecules. mAb charge can be important and variants with pI values of 1-2 unit difference are likely to impact PK with lower pI values being favorable for a longer half-life. Most mAbs display target mediated drug disposition (TMDD), which can have significant consequences on the study designs of preclinical and clinical studies. The PK of mAb can also be influenced by anti-drug antibody (ADA) response and off-target binding, which require careful consideration during the discovery stage. mAbs are primarily absorbed through the lymphatics via convection and can be conveniently administered by the subcutaneous (sc) route in large doses/volumes with co-formulation of hyaluronidase. The human PK of a mAb can be reasonably estimated using cynomolgus monkey data and allometric scaling methods.
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- Liming Liu
- Department of Pharmacokinetics, Pharmacodynamics and Drug Metabolism, MRL, West Point, PA, 19486, USA.
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Zhou SF, Zhong WZ. Drug Design and Discovery: Principles and Applications. Molecules 2017; 22:molecules22020279. [PMID: 28208821 PMCID: PMC6155886 DOI: 10.3390/molecules22020279] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2017] [Revised: 02/08/2017] [Accepted: 02/09/2017] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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- Shu-Feng Zhou
- Department of Bioengineering and Biotechnology, College of Chemical Engineering, Huaqiao University, Xiamen 361021, Fujian, China.
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- Gordon Life Science Institute, Belmont, MA 02478, USA.
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Le KN, Gibiansky L, Good J, Davancaze T, van Lookeren Campagne M, Loyet KM, Morimoto A, Jin J, Damico-Beyer LA, Hanley WD. A mechanistic pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic model of factor D inhibition in cynomolgus monkeys by lampalizumab for the treatment of geographic atrophy. J Pharmacol Exp Ther 2016; 355:288-96. [PMID: 26359312 DOI: 10.1124/jpet.115.227223] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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Lampalizumab is an antigen-binding fragment of a humanized monoclonal antibody against complement factor D (CFD), a rate-limiting enzyme in the activation and amplification of the alternative complement pathway (ACP), which is in phase III clinical trials for the treatment of geographic atrophy. Understanding of the pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, and biodistribution of lampalizumab following intravitreal administration in the ocular compartments and systemic circulation is limited but crucial for selecting doses that provide optimal efficacy and safety. Here, we sought to construct a semimechanistic and integrated ocular-systemic pharmacokinetic-pharmacodynamic model of lampalizumab in the cynomolgus monkey to provide a quantitative understanding of the ocular and systemic disposition of lampalizumab and CFD inhibition. The model takes into account target-mediated drug disposition, target turnover, and drug distribution across ocular tissues and systemic circulation. Following intravitreal administration, lampalizumab achieves rapid equilibration across ocular tissues. Lampalizumab ocular elimination is relatively slow, with a τ1/2 of approximately 3 days, whereas systemic elimination is rapid, with a τ1/2 of 0.8 hours. Target-independent linear clearance is predominant in the eye, whereas target-mediated clearance is predominant in the systemic circulation. Systemic CFD synthesis was estimated to be high (7.8 mg/day); however, the amount of CFD entering the eye due to influx from the systemic circulation was small (<10%) compared with the lampalizumab dose and is thus expected to have an insignificant impact on the clinical dose-regimen decision. Our findings support the clinical use of intravitreal lampalizumab to achieve significant ocular ACP inhibition while maintaining low systemic exposure and minimal systemic ACP inhibition.
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- Kha N Le
- Genentech, Inc., South San Francisco, California
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Spilker ME, Singh P, Vicini P. Mathematical modeling of receptor occupancy data: A valuable technology for biotherapeutic drug development. CYTOMETRY PART B-CLINICAL CYTOMETRY 2015; 90:230-6. [PMID: 26296748 DOI: 10.1002/cyto.b.21318] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2015] [Revised: 07/31/2015] [Accepted: 08/18/2015] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND In drug development, in vivo assessment of target engagement provides confidence when testing the drug's mechanism of action and improves the likelihood of clinical success. For biologics, receptor occupancy (RO) determined from circulating cells can provide evidence of target engagement. Integrating this information with mathematical modeling can further enhance the understanding of drug-target interactions and the biological factors that are critical to the successful modulation of the target and ultimately the disease state. METHODS This mini-review presents two specific types of mathematical models used to describe antibody-receptor systems and highlights how experimental data can inform the model parameters. Simulations are used to illustrate how various mechanisms influence RO, PK and total cellular receptor profiles. RESULTS The simulations demonstrate the effect antibody-receptor internalization, affinity and receptor turnover have on commonly acquired data in drug development. CONCLUSIONS Integrating RO data with mathematical models such as the two presented here (target-mediated drug disposition and site-of-action models) can provide a more comprehensive view of the biological system, which can be used to test hypotheses, extrapolate preclinical findings to humans and impact clinical study designs and risk assessments for the successful development of biotherapeutics.
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- Mary E Spilker
- Department of Pharmacokinetics, Dynamics and Metabolism-New Biological Entities, Pfizer Worldwide Research and Development, San Diego, California
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- Department of Pharmacokinetics, Dynamics and Metabolism-New Biological Entities, Pfizer Worldwide Research and Development, Cambridge, Massachusetts
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- Department of Pharmacokinetics, Dynamics and Metabolism-New Biological Entities, Pfizer Worldwide Research and Development, San Diego, California
- Clinical Pharmacology, Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics, MedImmune, Cambridge, UK
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INTRODUCTION Assessments of the pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic (PK/PD) characteristics are an integral part in the development of novel therapeutic agents. Compared with traditional small molecule drugs, therapeutic proteins possess many distinct PK/PD features that necessitate the application of modified or separate approaches for assessing their PK/PD relationships. AREAS COVERED In this review, the authors discuss tools that are utilized to describe and predict the PK/PD features of therapeutic proteins and that are valuable additions in the armamentarium of drug development approaches to facilitate and accelerate their successful preclinical and clinical development. EXPERT OPINION A variety of state-of-the-art PK/PD tools is currently being applied and has been adjusted to support the development of proteins as therapeutics, including allometric scaling approaches, target-mediated disposition models, first-in-man dose calculations, physiologically based PK models and empirical and semi-mechanistic PK/PD modeling. With the advent of the next generation of biologics including bioengineered antibody constructs being developed, these tools will need to be further refined and adapted to ensure their applicability and successful facilitation of the drug development process for these novel scaffolds.
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- Lei Diao
- Biogen Idec, Clinical Pharmacology and Pharmacometrics , Cambridge, MA , USA
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Sadekar S, Figueroa I, Tabrizi M. Antibody Drug Conjugates: Application of Quantitative Pharmacology in Modality Design and Target Selection. AAPS JOURNAL 2015; 17:828-36. [PMID: 25933599 DOI: 10.1208/s12248-015-9766-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2015] [Accepted: 04/01/2015] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Antibody drug conjugates (ADCs) are a multi-component modality comprising of an antibody targeting a cell-specific antigen, a potent drug/payload, and a linker that can be processed within cellular compartments to release payload upon internalization. Numerous ADCs are being evaluated in both research and clinical settings within the academic and pharmaceutical industry due to their ability to selectively deliver potent payloads. Hence, there is a clear need to incorporate quantitative approaches during early stages of drug development for effective modality design and target selection. In this review, we describe a quantitative approach and framework for evaluation of the interplay between drug- and systems-dependent properties (i.e., target expression, density, localization, turnover, and affinity) in order to deliver a sufficient amount of a potent payload into the relevant target cells. As discussed, theoretical approaches with particular considerations given to various key properties for the target and modality suggest that delivery of the payload into particular effect cells to be more sensitive to antigen concentrations for targets with slow turnover rates as compared to those with faster internalization rates. Further assessments also suggest that increasing doses beyond the threshold of the target capacity (a function of target internalization and expression) may not impact the maximum amount of payload delivered to the intended effect cells. This article will explore the important application of quantitative sciences in selection of the target and design of ADC modalities.
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- S Sadekar
- DMPK and Disposition, Biologics Discovery, Merck Research Laboratories, Palo Alto, CA, 94304, USA
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Ubiquity: a framework for physiological/mechanism-based pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic model development and deployment. J Pharmacokinet Pharmacodyn 2014; 41:141-51. [PMID: 24619141 DOI: 10.1007/s10928-014-9352-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2013] [Accepted: 02/24/2014] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Practitioners of pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic modeling routinely employ various software packages that enable them to fit differential equation based mechanistic or empirical models to biological/pharmacological data. The availability and choice of different analytical tools, while enabling, can also pose a significant challenge in terms of both, implementation and transferability. A package has been developed that addresses these issues by creating a simple text-based format, which provides methods to reduce coding complexity and enables the modeler to describe the components of the model based on the underlying physiochemical processes. A Perl script builds the system for multiple formats (ADAPT, MATLAB, Berkeley Madonna, etc.), enabling analysis across several software packages and reducing the chance for transcription error. Workflows can then be built around this package, which can increase efficiency and model availability. As a proof of concept, tools are included that allow models constructed in this format to be run with MATLAB both at the scripting level and through a generic graphical application that can be compiled and run as a stand-alone application.
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Wu B, Sun YN. Pharmacokinetics of Peptide-Fc fusion proteins. J Pharm Sci 2013; 103:53-64. [PMID: 24285510 DOI: 10.1002/jps.23783] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2013] [Revised: 10/15/2013] [Accepted: 10/22/2013] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Peptide-Fc fusion proteins (or peptibodies) are chimeric proteins generated by fusing a biologically active peptide with the Fc-domain of immunoglobulin G. In this review, we describe recent studies that have evaluated the absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion characteristics of peptibodies. Key features of the pharmacokinetics of peptibodies include their extended half-life due to recycling by the neonatal Fc receptor (FcRn), a substantial contribution by renal excretion to total clearance and, for certain peptibodies, target-mediated drug disposition. The prolonged half-life of peptibodies permits less-frequent dose administration compared with small therapeutic peptides, thereby supporting patient convenience and compliance. Hence, a considerable number of peptibodies are currently in preclinical and clinical development. Investigation of the metabolism (biotransformation) of biologics is an evolving area of research: ligand-binding mass spectrometry techniques have been employed for the characterization of the peptibody romiplostim, providing a new approach to evaluation of the degradation products of biologics. Pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic modeling and simulation techniques have been used to predict the pharmacokinetics of peptibodies which can inform clinical decision-making, particularly selection of dosing regimens. This integrated review highlights the distinct pharmacokinetic characteristics of peptibodies and their influence on the drug development process for this emerging family of therapeutics.
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- Benjamin Wu
- Department of Pharmacokinetics and Drug Metabolism, Quantitative Pharmacology Group, Amgen Inc, Thousand Oaks, California, 91320
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