Poster: Methodology- Algorithms

Comparison of MCMC simulation results using NONMEM 7 or WinBUGS with the BUGSModelLibrary

Thursday 16 October, 2025

Objectives: To compare the relative performance of the NONMEM 7 [1] BAYES MCMC method with WinBUGS [2] plus the BUGSModelLibrary [3] by…

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Estimation of Individual Parameters of a Mixed–Effects Dose-Toxicity Model for Ordinal Data

Thursday 16 October, 2025

Objectives: This work addresses the issue of estimating the individual effects (empirical Bayes estimates (EBEs)) of mixed-effects models for ordered…

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ODE solvers and stiffness issues for complex population PK models

Thursday 16 October, 2025

Objectives: With the aim to study PK/PD with a system biology approach, we wish to address the question of parameter…

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Monolix benefits from external modules to manage complex ODE: Illustration with a population analysis of Irinotecan and its metabolites.

Thursday 16 October, 2025

Objectives: The wish to develop integrative mathematical models to better monitor anti-cancer drugs pharmacokinetic (PK), efficacy and toxicity requires the…

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Simulation and evaluation of bivariate Beta distribution for interval response variables

Thursday 16 October, 2025

Objectives: In certain clinical trials, the response variable is restricted into an interval (e.g. visual analogue scale VAS). This response…

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Some Stochastic Algorithms For The Smooth Non Parametric (SNP) Estimator

Thursday 16 October, 2025

Background: In population analyses, standard parametric methods assume the normality of the random effects (ETAs), even if this may be unrealistic…

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Linear Mixed Effects models based on Stochastic Differential Equations in R

Thursday 16 October, 2025

Objectives: In the master thesis [1] and article [2] a framework for handling Non-Linear Mixed Effects models based on Stochastic…

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New models for handling correlated underdispersed Likert pain scores

Thursday 16 October, 2025

Objectives: Pain intensity is principally assessed using rating scales comprising eleven categories, like the Likert scale. Population models available to…

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Nonlinear Mixed Effects Estimation Algorithms: A Performance Comparison for Continuous Pharmacodynamic Population Models

Thursday 16 October, 2025

Background: Nonlinear mixed-effects modelling has enabled substantial advances in the learning-and-confirming process during drug development. It has been accompanied by…

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Investigation of performances of FOCE and LAPLACE algorithms in NONMEM VI in population parameters estimation of PK and PD continuous data

Thursday 16 October, 2025

Background: At PAGE 2005, P. Girard and F. Mentré presented a study where the performance of several estimation methods used…

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