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Translational Pharmacokinetic/Pharmacodynamic Modeling of Tumor Growth Inhibition Supports Dose-Range Selection of the Anti-PD-1 Antibody Pembrolizumab

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Lindauer, A, Valiathan, CR, Mehta, K, Sriram, V, de Greef, R, Elassaiss-Schaap, J, de Alwis, DP·2017·CPT: Pharmacometrics & Systems Pharmacology
DOI 10.1002/psp4.12130PMC PMC5270293
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Pembrolizumab, a humanized monoclonal antibody against programmed death 1 (PD-1), has a manageable safety profile and robust clinical activity against advanced malignancies. The lowest effective dose for evaluation in further dose-ranging studies was identified by developing a translational model from preclinical mouse experiments. A compartmental pharmacokinetic model was combined with a published physiologically based tissue compartment, linked to receptor occupancy as the driver of observed tumor growth inhibition. Human simulations were performed using clinical pharmacokinetic data, literature values, and in vitro parameters for drug distribution and binding. Biological and mathematical uncertainties were included in simulations to generate expectations for dose response. The results demonstrated a minimal increase in efficacy for doses higher than 2 mg/kg. The findings of the translational model were successfully applied to select 2 mg/kg as the lowest dose for dose-ranging evaluations.

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Figure 1 PK/PD model. Parameters are described in Table 1. State variables are abbreviated as follows: C1 = pembrolizumab concentration in the central compartment; C2 = pembrolizumab concentration in the peripheral compartment; PD‐1_b = pembrolizumab: PD‐1 complex; C_PD‐1_b = total PD‐1 receptor concentration in blood; Cvs = pembrolizumab concentration in the vasculature; Ce_ub = concentration of unbound pembrolizumab in the endosomal space; FcRn = Fc receptor levels; Ce_b = pembrolizumab:PD‐1 complex in the endosomal space; Cis = pembrolizumab concentrations in the interstitial space; C_PD‐1_t = total PD‐1 concentration in the tumor; C_PD‐1_b = total PD‐1 concentration in blood; PD‐1_t = pembrolizumab:PD‐1 complex in the tumor; PD‐1_b = pembrolizumab:PD‐1 complex in blood; M_PD‐1_t = amount of PD‐1 receptors in the tumor; Vmax = maximum elimination rate of the saturable pathway; V1 = volume of distribution in the central compartment; V2 = volume of distribution in the central compartment; Km = Michaelis–Menten constant; V_es = endosomal space of the vascular epithelial cells.
Figure 1 PK/PD model. Parameters are described in Table 1. State variables are abbreviated as follows: C1 = pembrolizumab concentration in the central compartment; C2 = pembrolizumab concentration in the peripheral compartment; PD‐1_b = pembrolizumab: PD‐1 complex; C_PD‐1_b = total PD‐1 receptor concentration in blood; Cvs = pembrolizumab concentration in the vasculature; Ce_ub = concentration of unbound pembrolizumab in the endosomal space; FcRn = Fc receptor levels; Ce_b = pembrolizumab:PD‐1 complex in the endosomal space; Cis = pembrolizumab concentrations in the interstitial space; C_PD‐1_t = total PD‐1 concentration in the tumor; C_PD‐1_b = total PD‐1 concentration in blood; PD‐1_t = pembrolizumab:PD‐1 complex in the tumor; PD‐1_b = pembrolizumab:PD‐1 complex in blood; M_PD‐1_t = amount of PD‐1 receptors in the tumor; Vmax = maximum elimination rate of the saturable pathway; V1 = volume of distribution in the central compartment; V2 = volume of distribution in the central compartment; Km = Michaelis–Menten constant; V_es = endosomal space of the vascular epithelial cells.CC BY-NC-ND · PubMed Central
Figure 2 (a) Visual predictive check of tumor volume. Black circles: observations; black line: median of observations; gray area: 90% confidence interval of the median prediction. (b) Receptor occupancy (RO) in tumor vs. plasma concentration of DX400 plotted on a logarithmic scale. Symbols: observations; black line connects median of observations in each bin; shaded gray area: 90% confidence interval around the median prediction.
Figure 2 (a) Visual predictive check of tumor volume. Black circles: observations; black line: median of observations; gray area: 90% confidence interval of the median prediction. (b) Receptor occupancy (RO) in tumor vs. plasma concentration of DX400 plotted on a logarithmic scale. Symbols: observations; black line connects median of observations in each bin; shaded gray area: 90% confidence interval around the median prediction.CC BY-NC-ND · PubMed Central
Figure 3 (a) Simulated tumor response in melanoma (percentage change from baseline diameter) following treatment with pembrolizumab (once every 3 weeks) over 6 months for the six scenarios for melanoma using the fast, medium (MED), and slow growth rates, scaled using two different methods each (see Methods for details). Confidence intervals per scenario are derived on the basis of bootstrap analysis and represent the uncertainty for a typical individual. Allom, allometric. (b) Probability of tumor response of a certain size in melanoma. For each dose level, Monte Carlo simulations were performed taking into account the uncertainty in model parameters, as well as uncertainty in the scaling of the tumor growth/shrinkage. The change from baseline for each simulation replicate was categorized in a manner analogous to RECIST v1.1 (left panel, Q3W; right panel, Q2W).
Figure 3 (a) Simulated tumor response in melanoma (percentage change from baseline diameter) following treatment with pembrolizumab (once every 3 weeks) over 6 months for the six scenarios for melanoma using the fast, medium (MED), and slow growth rates, scaled using two different methods each (see Methods for details). Confidence intervals per scenario are derived on the basis of bootstrap analysis and represent the uncertainty for a typical individual. Allom, allometric. (b) Probability of tumor response of a certain size in melanoma. For each dose level, Monte Carlo simulations were performed taking into account the uncertainty in model parameters, as well as uncertainty in the scaling of the tumor growth/shrinkage. The change from baseline for each simulation replicate was categorized in a manner analogous to RECIST v1.1 (left panel, Q3W; right panel, Q2W).CC BY-NC-ND · PubMed Central
Figure 4 Tornado plot showing the top 16 parameters that have the greatest effect on percentage change from baseline in tumor volume at 26 weeks either with 5× or 0.2× the base parameter value for the 5 mg/kg (left) and 0.5 mg/kg (right) doses. The values plotted are the log (base 10) ratio of the tumor volume at 26 weeks vs. the initial tumor volume, so that negative values represent reduction in tumor volume. For the 0.5‐mg/kg dose, the y axis crosses the x axis at −0.39, which is the log ratio for the baseline parameter values. Similarly, for the 5‐mg/kg dose, the y axis crosses the x axis at −1.29, which is the log ratio for the base parameter values.
Figure 4 Tornado plot showing the top 16 parameters that have the greatest effect on percentage change from baseline in tumor volume at 26 weeks either with 5× or 0.2× the base parameter value for the 5 mg/kg (left) and 0.5 mg/kg (right) doses. The values plotted are the log (base 10) ratio of the tumor volume at 26 weeks vs. the initial tumor volume, so that negative values represent reduction in tumor volume. For the 0.5‐mg/kg dose, the y axis crosses the x axis at −0.39, which is the log ratio for the baseline parameter values. Similarly, for the 5‐mg/kg dose, the y axis crosses the x axis at −1.29, which is the log ratio for the base parameter values.CC BY-NC-ND · PubMed Central

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Authors
Lindauer, A., Valiathan, C., Mehta, K., Sriram, V, de Greef, R., Elassaiss-Schaap, J., & de Alwis, D.
Affiliations
  • Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA (United States) (US)
  • Merck & Co., Inc.; Rahway New Jersey USA
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Venue
CPT: Pharmacometrics & Systems Pharmacology
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2016-11-08
Volume
6
Issue
1
Pages
11-20
ISSN
2163-8306 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1002/psp4.12130
PMC
PMC5270293
OpenAlex
W2554268745
Cited by
120
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26
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6.64
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journal article
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en
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Funders
Gilead Sciences
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Oncology › Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers
  • Life Sciences › Immunology and Microbiology › Immunology › Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research
  • Physical Sciences › Mathematics › Statistics and Probability › Statistical Methods in Clinical Trials
Keywords
pembrolizumab, PD-1 inhibitors, tumor growth inhibition, dose-ranging, receptor occupancy, compartmental pharmacokinetic model, monoclonal antibodies, cancer immunotherapy, dose-response relationship
MeSH terms
Animals, Antibodies, Monoclonal, Dose-Response Relationship, Drug, Humans, Mice, Inbred C57BL, Models, Biological, Tumor Burden, Mice, Rats, Translational Research, Biomedical, Programmed Cell Death 1 Receptor, Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized

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