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Artificial Intelligence for Quantitative Modeling in Drug Discovery and Development: An Innovation and Quality Consortium Perspective on Use Cases and Best Practices

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Terranova, Nadia, Renard, Didier, Shahin, Mohamed H., Menon, Sujatha, Cao, Youfang, Hop, Cornelis E.C.A., Hayes, Sean, Madrasi, Kumpal +5 more·2024·Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics

Abstract

Recent breakthroughs in artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) have ushered in a new era of possibilities across various scientific domains. One area where these advancements hold significant promise is model‐informed drug discovery and development (MID3). To foster a wider adoption and acceptance of these advanced algorithms, the Innovation and Quality (IQ) Consortium initiated the AI/ML working group in 2021 with the aim of promoting their acceptance among the broader scientific community as well as by regulatory agencies. By drawing insights from workshops organized by the working group and attended by key stakeholders across the biopharma industry, academia, and regulatory agencies, this white paper provides a perspective from the IQ Consortium. The range of applications covered in this white paper encompass the following thematic topics: (i) AI/ML‐enabled Analytics for Pharmacometrics and Quantitative Systems Pharmacology (QSP) Workflows; (ii) Explainable Artificial Intelligence and its Applications in Disease Progression Modeling; (iii) Natural Language Processing (NLP) in Quantitative Pharmacology Modeling; and (iv) AI/ML Utilization in Drug Discovery. Additionally, the paper offers a set of best practices to ensure an effective and responsible use of AI, including considering the context of use, explainability and generalizability of models, and having human‐in‐the‐loop. We believe that embracing the transformative power of AI in quantitative modeling while adopting a set of good practices can unlock new opportunities for innovation, increase efficiency, and ultimately bring benefits to patients.

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Terranova, N., Renard, D., Shahin, M. H., Menon, S., Cao, Y., Hop, C. E. C. A., Hayes, S., Madrasi, K., Stodtmann, S., Tensfeldt, T., Vaddady, P., Ellinwood, N., & Lu, J.
Affiliations
  • Quantitative Pharmacology Merck KGaA Lausanne Switzerland
  • Novartis (Switzerland) (CH)
  • Pfizer (United States) (US)
  • Eisai (United States) (US)
  • Genentech (US)
  • Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA (United States) (US)
  • Sanofi (United States) (US)
  • AbbVie (Germany) (DE)
  • Daiichi Sankyo (United States) (US)
  • Eli Lilly (United States) (US)
Corresponding author
  • Ellinwood, Nicholas
  • Lu, James
Venue
Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2023-10-06
Volume
115
Issue
4
Pages
658-672
ISSN
  • 0009-9236 (ISSN-L)
  • 1532-6535
OpenAlex
W4386797016
Cited by
78
References
92
Citations by year
2026: 20 · 2025: 37 · 2024: 19 · 2023: 2
FWCI
0.92
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics (publishedVersion, other-oa)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • The Novartis Repository (Novartis) (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Health Informatics › Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education
  • Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Computational Theory and Mathematics › Computational Drug Discovery Methods
  • Physical Sciences › Mathematics › Statistics and Probability › Statistical Methods in Clinical Trials
Keywords
artificial intelligence in drug discovery, quantitative pharmacology, pharmacometrics, quantitative systems pharmacology, explainable AI, disease progression modeling, natural language processing, drug discovery, responsible AI use, human-in-the-loop, model generalization
MeSH terms
Machine Learning, Algorithms, Artificial Intelligence, Humans, Natural Language Processing, Drug Discovery

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