Lecture 1 Flashcards

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__________________ is an approach that leverages mathematical and computational models to enhance the drug development process. It integrates pharmacokinetics (PK), pharmacodynamics (PD), and other biological data to inform decision-making

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Model-Informed Drug Development
(MIDD)

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Model-Informed Drug Development
Example Applications
______________: Determining the optimal dosing regimen using PK/PD modeling.

___________ Modeling: Simulating potential outcomes to
guide clinical trial designs.

Personalized Medicine: Developing personalized
treatment strategies based on individual variability.

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Dose Optimization

Predictive modeling

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Model-Informed Drug Development (MIDD)

______________of Data: Combines preclinical, clinical, and real-world data to predict drug behavior.

______________Models: Uses PK/PD models, Physiologically-Based Pharmacokinetic (PBPK) models, and Quantitative Systems Pharmacology (QSP) models.

Decision Support: Helps in dose selection, optimizing clinical trial designs, and improving success rates in drug development.

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Integration

Quantitative

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Benefits of MIDD:

Reduced _______ and ______: Speeds up the drug development process by reducing trial-and-error approaches

Increased _________: Tailors therapies to individual patient characteristics, enhancing efficacy and safety

Regulatory Support: Increasingly recognized and supported by regulatory agencies like the FDA for informed decision-making.

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reduced time and cost

Precision

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A ___________ is a highly accurate virtual model of a biological system, patient, or organ, created using data from MIDD. It replicates real-world characteristics, allowing for simulation and prediction of drug behavior in a virtual environment.

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Digitial Twin

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How Digital Twins Emerge from MIDD:

Data ______________: Combines multi-source data (e.g., genomics, PK/PD, imaging) to create a detailed virtual replica.

Advanced Modeling: Utilizes MIDD tools like PBPK and QSP models to simulate physiological responses.

__________________: Updates with new data, refining predictions and enhancing accuracy over time.

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integration

continuous learning

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Applications in Drug Development for Digital Twin
_____________ Medicine: Tailors treatments to individual patient profiles, predicting responses to therapies.

__________ Trials: Simulates clinical trials in silico, reducing the need for extensive human trials.

___________ Dosing: Determines the most effective and safe dosing strategies by testing scenarios on the Digital Twin

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Personalized, virtual, optimized

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____________: A modeling and analysis approach that combines systems biology with pharmacokinetics (PK) and pharmacodynamics (PD) to understand drug action

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Quantitative Systems Pharmacology

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Quantitative Systems Pharmacology

Purpose: To predict the ________ of drugs across different biological scales (molecular, cellular,organ,organism)

Application: Used in drug development and precision medicine

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effects

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Key Components of QSP

___________________:Study of interactions within biological systems.Uses computational models to simulate complex biological processes.

________________ (PK):How the drug is absorbed, distributed, metabolized, and excreted (ADME).

_________________ (PD):The biochemical and physiological effects of drugs and their mechanisms of action

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systems biology

pharmacokinetics

pharmcodynamics

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QSP Modeling Workflow

_____________: Experimental data from in vitro, in vivo, and clinical studies.

Model Development: Construct mathematical models representing biological systems.

____________ Estimation: Calibrate model parameters using experimental data.

Simulation & Validation: Simulate drug behavior and validate models with additional data.

__________: Predict outcomes for different scenarios and guide decisionmaking.

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Data collection, parameter, prediction

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Advantages of QSP

_____________ Insight:
Provides detailed understanding of drug mechanisms.

____________ Power:
Forecasts drug responses and potential side effects.

Optimization:
Aids in optimizing dosing regimens and therapeutic strategies.

Personalization:
Facilitates personalized medicine by accounting for patient variability

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mechanistic, predictive

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____________________ modeling is a mechanistic modeling approach that uses mathematical descriptions of anatomical, physiological, and biochemical processes to predict the absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion (ADME) of chemical compounds in humans and animals

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Physiologically Based Pharmacokinetic

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Importance of Physiologically Based Pharmacokinetic Modeling

________________: PBPK models are used to inform drug dosing,predict drug interactions, and support regulatory submissions.

Regulatory Science: Regulatory agencies, such as the FDA and EMA, increasingly rely on PBPK models to evaluate the safety and efficacy of new drugs.

____________Power: Unlike empirical models, PBPK models can predict drug behavior in various scenarios, including different species, special populations, and disease states.

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Drug development

Predictive Power

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Physiologically Based Pharmacokinetic (PBPK) Modeling
Description: Mechanistic models based on
physiological and anatomical data

Characteristics:
Uses multiple compartments representing
actual ___________ and tissues

Incorporates physiological parameters like
_____________ rates, tissue volumes, and binding
affinities

Predicts drug concentrations in various
_____________

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organs

blood flow

tissues

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_______________:

Empirical, fewer compartments

Data-driven parameter fitting

Focus on plasma concentration

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Classical PK

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__________:
Mechanistic, multiple compartments

Physiologically informed parameters

Predictive of _________ concentrations

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PBPK

tissue

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The study of how drugs move through the body

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Pharmacokinetics

19
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Pharmacokinetics studies the life cycle of a drug
within the body: Absorption, Distribution, Metabolism,
Excretion (ADME).

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20
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Use of drugs in disease states
DRUG IS A GOOD POISON !

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