Toward Greater Insights on Pharmacokinetics and Exposure–Response Relationships for Therapeutic Biologics in Oncology Drug Development
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There has been increased interest in optimizing dosing regimens for oncology products over the past decade. Investigations to refine dosing regimens often occur after new drug approval. There is growing focus on the use of exposure–response (ER) approaches to identify optimal dosing regimens for therapeutic biologics. Herein, we describe several recent observations that have informed our thinking on the use of ER analyses in the dose regimen optimization of therapeutic biologics developed to treat cancer.
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At the investigational new drug enabling stage, integrated PK/PD knowledge along with safety studies serve a critical role in translating preclinical findings to first-in-human dose and regimen selection in the clinic.
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- Authors
- Wang, Y., Booth, B., Rahman, A., Kim, G., Huang, S., & Zineh, I.
- Affiliations
- United States Food and Drug Administration (US)
- Office of Clinical Pharmacology, Office of Translational Sciences, US Food and Drug Administration Silver Spring Maryland USA
- Corresponding author
- Wang, Y
- Venue
- Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2017-03-15
- Volume
- 101
- Issue
- 5
- Pages
- 582-584
- ISSN
- 0009-9236 (ISSN-L)
- 1532-6535
- OpenAlex
- W2578064406
- Cited by
- 48
- References
- 6
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2025: 3 · 2024: 7 · 2023: 7 · 2022: 3 · 2021: 3 · 2020: 6 · 2019: 6 · 2018: 4 · 2017: 8
- FWCI
- 2.96
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Immunology and Microbiology › Immunology › Biosimilars and Bioanalytical Methods
- Physical Sciences › Mathematics › Statistics and Probability › Statistical Methods in Clinical Trials
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging › Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research
- Keywords
- pharmacokinetics, exposure-response relationship, biologic therapeutics, anticancer drug development, dosing regimen optimization, cancer therapy, biologic drugs
- MeSH terms
- Antineoplastic Agents, Biological Products, Computer Simulation, Dose-Response Relationship, Drug, Humans, Medical Oncology
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