Education & Training

Physiologically Based Pharmacokinetic (PBPK)
Modeling in Drug Development and Evaluation Workshop

April 6 – April 10, 2009

Learn how to use state-of-the-art modeling and simulation techniques:

  • Assist in candidate selection
  • Accelerate drug development
  • Improve clinical trials design

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Day 1
Introduction to Pharmacokinetic Modeling
Simulation Languages
Demonstration of Berkeley Madonna
Regulatory Applications of Modeling and Simulations at FDA
The Value of PBPK in Drug Development Regulation and Evaluation
Exercise: A Two-Compartment Model of Digoxin

Day 2
Fundamentals of Clearance
Basic Concepts of PBPK Modeling
Exercise: One-Compartment Isolated Perfused Liver Model
Exercise: Protein Binding in Tissue and Blood
Exercise: A PBPK Model for Methotrexate

Day 3
PBPK Modeling of the Perinatal Period
Dealing with Uncertainty and Variability
Applications of PBPK Modeling in Preclinical Drug Development
Demonstration: Introduction to Modeling with Simcyp
Demonstration: Modeling of Drug-Drug Interactions

Day 4
Challenges in IVIVE Scaling of Microsomal Data
A Generic PBPK Model for Predictive DMPK
Best Practices for Predicting Human PK
PBPK and Pharmacodynamic Modeling with PK-Sim® and MoBi®

Day 5
Model Documentation and Evaluation
The Future PBPK/PD and Beyond
Biosimulation of Drug-Induced Liver Injury Using the Entelos Physiolab Platform
Exercise: Conducting a Safety Assessment for Retinoic Acid Using a PBPK Model
Exercise: Parameter Optimization and Sensitivity Analysis

Reference
Book Chapter