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Model-based screening of compounds for the treatment of Chagas disease, a neglected tropical disease.

Thursday 16 October, 2025

Objectives: The aim of the investigation was to develop a drug-disease model with suitable parameterisation for the screening and selection…

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On the 20th anniversary of ‘Nonlinear models for repeated measurement data’: Nonlinear mixed effects modeling 20 years later

Thursday 16 October, 2025

On the 20th anniversary of ‘Nonlinear models for repeated measurement data’, Marie Davidian looks both back and ahead on writing…

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On the 20th anniversary of ‘Nonlinear models for repeated measurement data’: why write a book about PK/PD modeling?

Thursday 16 October, 2025

On the 20th anniversary of ‘Nonlinear models for repeated measurement data’, David Giltinan looks both back on the virtually impossible…

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Modeling cancer blood biomarker dynamics in relation to tumor growth

Thursday 16 October, 2025

Objectives: Cancer biomarkers, such as proteins that are shed (secreted or released) into the bloodstream from a tumor, may be…

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EMA qualification of novel methodologies: are we ready for M&S ?

Thursday 16 October, 2025

Objectives: Engage industry, academia and the European Medicines Agency in discussions on how to qualify modelling & simulation (M&S) platforms to…

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Therapeutic antibody concentrations at the biophase

Thursday 16 October, 2025

Objective: Concentrations of monoclonal antibodies in the different tissue compartments, vascular, interstitial and cellular, are very heterogeneous [1, 2]. PK measurements…

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The zebrafish as model for translational systems pharmacology: expanding the allometric scale in vertebrates with five orders of magnitude

Thursday 16 October, 2025

Objectives: The objective was to develop a method to quantify pharmacokinetics (PK) in zebrafish larvae. This can improve the increasingly used…

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How European Regulators are Facilitating the Use of Modelling and Simulation: MSWG History, Activity and Future

Thursday 16 October, 2025

Objectives: The Modelling and Simulation Working Group (MSWG) was established in January 2013 to answer EMA’s commitment to increase the…

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A hidden Markov model to assess drug-induced sleep fragmentation

Thursday 16 October, 2025

Objectives: Drug-induced sleep fragmentation can cause sleep disturbances either via their intended pharmacological action or as a side effect. The…

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Cost minimization of a phase II clinical study

Thursday 16 October, 2025

Objectives: The purpose of phase II studies is to provide initial exploration of drug efficacy and safety in the target…

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