Biologic drug development is a rapidly evolving sector in the biopharmaceutical industry. Immunogenicity is an inherent challenge with this complex class of drugs. A quantitative systems pharmacology approach can be used to predict and better manage immunogenicity, and as a tool to guide clinical and regulatory decision-making in biologics drug development.
Certara performed scientific and commercial due diligence of an investment opportunity (Rivipansel for Vaso-Occulisive Crisis in Sickle Cell Disease) for a private equity firm.
Certara Strategic Consulting scientists used model-based meta-analysis (MBMA) to support developing a fixed-dose combination of ezetimibe and atorvastatin.
Making the right choices in drug development often means the difference between getting a new medication to patients and it ending up in the scrap heap of failed programs. There is a surfeit of publicly available information on approved drugs as well as those currently in development. How can sponsors turn clinical trial data into understanding that helps chart the course for investigational drugs?
MBMA integrates internal and external drug development data to inform proprietary commercial and R&D decisions. The insights gained via MBMA support designing less costly and more precise trials with an eye toward achieving commercial success for both the drug and portfolio.
Staff writer Ron Rosenberg interviewed Piet van der Graaf, PharmD, PhD, vice president of quantitative systems pharmacology at Certara and former director of XenologiQ, a QSP consultancy.
Physiologically-based pharmacokinetic (PBPK) modeling can address various questions raised in drug development and regulatory review, and is used most extensively to predict and quantify the extent of drug-drug interactions (DDIs) from both in vitro and clinical data. This assists with dose selection and the design of clinical studies as well as informing decisions relating to … Continued
