Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics of Therapeutic Biologics
A special issue of Biomedicines (ISSN 2227-9059). This special issue belongs to the section "Drug Discovery, Development and Delivery".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 September 2024 | Viewed by 1410
Special Issue Editor
Interests: pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of erythropoiesis-stimulating agents; pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of therapeutic mAb; pharmacokinetic modeling; pharmacokinetic-pharmacodynamic modeling; model-informed drug development
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The Special Issue, “Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics of Therapeutic Biologics”, will focus on the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of biologics (proteins and peptides) such as therapeutic growth factors and antibody-based therapeutics, including monoclonal antibodies, bispecific antibodies, antibody–drug conjugates, fragment antibodies, etc.
Therapeutic biologics are an important class of drugs used to treat a wide range of diseases. They have some unique pharmacokinetics (PK) and pharmacodynamics (PD) properties due to their molecular complexity. This Special Issue aims to provide an up-to-date overview of the latest research in this area, highlighting advances in our understanding of the PK and PD of therapeutic biologics, and identifying key areas for future research.
This Special Issue is open for basic to clinical research, or a multidisciplinary approach, and will also cover original articles and reviews on the following topics:
- Determinants of PK and PD of biologics: This subcategory will focus on the study of various factors such as size, molecular structure, route of administrations, formulation, target binding, immune response, etc., on the PK and PD on biologics.
- PK/PD and PBPK modeling: This subcategory will focus on the use of mathematical models to describe the PK and PD of biologics, and to optimize dosing regimens for different patient populations.
- Clinical pharmacology: This subcategory will examine the results of clinical trials investigating the PK, PD, safety, and tolerability of biologics.
- Novel technologies: This subcategory will explore the latest technological advances in the study of PK and PD of biologics.
Dr. Xiaoyu Yan
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- pharmacokinetics
- pharmacodynamics
- PK/PD modeling
- PBPK modeling
- mAb
- ADC
- pharmacometrics
Planned Papers
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Title: Upholding or Breaking the Law of Superposition in Pharmacokinetics: A practical guide
Authors: Malaz Yousef, Jaime A. Yáñez, Raimar Lobenberg, Neal M. Davies*