Abstracts

A second-generation challenge model of TNFa turnover with LPS provocations and drug intervention

Thursday 16 October, 2025

Objectives: Tumour necrosis factor alpha (TNFα) is a pro-inflammatory cytokine acting as a promising target for treatment against immune-mediated diseases…

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Impact of covariate model selection methods on covariate effects and their uncertainty in population pharmacokinetic analysis

Thursday 16 October, 2025

Introduction: Covariate analysis is a key step for drug development as it allows, notably, to adjust the dose in subpopulations…

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Model-based bioequivalence approach: robustness to model misspecification for sparse pharmacokinetic bioequivalence studies

Thursday 16 October, 2025

Introduction: Pharmacokinetic (PK) bioequivalence (BE) studies compare a reference (R) to a test (T) treatment in terms of exposure, i.e.,…

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Extension of the covariate clinical relevance determination in population pharmacokinetic analyses to the Least Absolute Shrinkage and Selection Operator (LASSO) and to Genetic Algorithm (GA) approaches

Thursday 16 October, 2025

Introduction: Identifying covariate clinical relevance (CCR) is essential for patient dose adjustment and is a key step according to health…

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A generative and causal pharmacokinetic model for haemophilia A: towards an unified model for all factor VIII concentrates.

Thursday 16 October, 2025

Objectives:  Several population pharmacokinetic (PK) models have been developed for the wide range of recombinant factor VIII (rFVIII) concentrates used…

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A Bayesian Optimization Procedure for the Automated Determination of Optimal Limited Sampling Strategies

Thursday 16 October, 2025

Introduction: Pharmacokinetic (PK) guided dosing is a common approach for personalising prophylactic treatment of haemophilia A patients receiving standard or…

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The Neural Mixed Effects algorithm: leveraging machine learning for pharmacokinetic modelling

Thursday 16 October, 2025

Objectives: There is much interest in the application of machine learning (ML) algorithms for the personalisation of treatment. Nonlinear mixed-effects…

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Time-dependent random effects.

Thursday 16 October, 2025

Introduction In mixed-effect models, random effects are used to explain residual inter-individual variability. Their effect is constant over time, and…

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Investigating Components of Residual Unexplained Variability in Nonlinear Mixed-Effect Modeling

Thursday 16 October, 2025

Objectives: In nonlinear mixed-effects (NLME) modeling of pharmacokinetic (PK) and pharmacodynamic (PD) data, we refer to two levels of random effects:…

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Reuse of a published model to support compassionate use of novel drug formulation for a rare disorder

Thursday 16 October, 2025

Objectives: Drug development for rare disorders has complexities beyond those seen with common diseases. With fewer subjects available for clinical trials,…

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