nlmixr

Building on the first simple example, we can be more ambitious, and try a full PBPK model. This one was published for mavoglurant (Wendling et al. 2016).

Model Schematic

nlmixr model

library(nlmixr)

library(xpose)
library(xpose.nlmixr)
library(ggplot2)

pbpk <- function(){
  ini({
    ##theta=exp(c(1.1, .3, 2, 7.6, .003, .3))
    lKbBR = 1.1
    lKbMU = 0.3
    lKbAD = 2
    lCLint = 7.6
    lKbBO = 0.03
    lKbRB = 0.3
    eta.LClint ~ 4
    add.err <- 1
    prop.err <- 10
  })
  model({
    KbBR = exp(lKbBR)
    KbMU = exp(lKbMU)
    KbAD = exp(lKbAD)
    CLint= exp(lCLint + eta.LClint)
    KbBO = exp(lKbBO)
    KbRB = exp(lKbRB)

    ## Regional blood flows
    CO  = (187.00*WT^0.81)*60/1000;         # Cardiac output (L/h) from White et al (1968)
    QHT = 4.0 *CO/100;
    QBR = 12.0*CO/100;
    QMU = 17.0*CO/100;
    QAD = 5.0 *CO/100;
    QSK = 5.0 *CO/100;
    QSP = 3.0 *CO/100;
    QPA = 1.0 *CO/100;
    QLI = 25.5*CO/100;
    QST = 1.0 *CO/100;
    QGU = 14.0*CO/100;
    QHA = QLI - (QSP + QPA + QST + QGU); # Hepatic artery blood flow
    QBO = 5.0 *CO/100;
    QKI = 19.0*CO/100;
    QRB = CO - (QHT + QBR + QMU + QAD + QSK + QLI + QBO + QKI);
    QLU = QHT + QBR + QMU + QAD + QSK + QLI + QBO + QKI + QRB;

    ## Organs' volumes = organs' weights / organs' density
    VLU = (0.76 *WT/100)/1.051;
    VHT = (0.47 *WT/100)/1.030;
    VBR = (2.00 *WT/100)/1.036;
    VMU = (40.00*WT/100)/1.041;
    VAD = (21.42*WT/100)/0.916;
    VSK = (3.71 *WT/100)/1.116;
    VSP = (0.26 *WT/100)/1.054;
    VPA = (0.14 *WT/100)/1.045;
    VLI = (2.57 *WT/100)/1.040;
    VST = (0.21 *WT/100)/1.050;
    VGU = (1.44 *WT/100)/1.043;
    VBO = (14.29*WT/100)/1.990;
    VKI = (0.44 *WT/100)/1.050;
    VAB = (2.81 *WT/100)/1.040;
    VVB = (5.62 *WT/100)/1.040;
    VRB = (3.86 *WT/100)/1.040;

    ## Fixed parameters
    BP = 0.61;      # Blood:plasma partition coefficient
    fup = 0.028;    # Fraction unbound in plasma
    fub = fup/BP;   # Fraction unbound in blood

    KbLU = exp(0.8334);
    KbHT = exp(1.1205);
    KbSK = exp(-.5238);
    KbSP = exp(0.3224);
    KbPA = exp(0.3224);
    KbLI = exp(1.7604);
    KbST = exp(0.3224);
    KbGU = exp(1.2026);
    KbKI = exp(1.3171);

    ##-----------------------------------------
    S15 = VVB*BP/1000;
    C15 = Venous_Blood/S15

    ##-----------------------------------------
    d/dt(Lungs) = QLU*(Venous_Blood/VVB - Lungs/KbLU/VLU);
    d/dt(Heart) = QHT*(Arterial_Blood/VAB - Heart/KbHT/VHT);
    d/dt(Brain) = QBR*(Arterial_Blood/VAB - Brain/KbBR/VBR);
    d/dt(Muscles) = QMU*(Arterial_Blood/VAB - Muscles/KbMU/VMU);
    d/dt(Adipose) = QAD*(Arterial_Blood/VAB - Adipose/KbAD/VAD);
    d/dt(Skin) = QSK*(Arterial_Blood/VAB - Skin/KbSK/VSK);
    d/dt(Spleen) = QSP*(Arterial_Blood/VAB - Spleen/KbSP/VSP);
    d/dt(Pancreas) = QPA*(Arterial_Blood/VAB - Pancreas/KbPA/VPA);
    d/dt(Liver) = QHA*Arterial_Blood/VAB + QSP*Spleen/KbSP/VSP + QPA*Pancreas/KbPA/VPA + QST*Stomach/KbST/VST + QGU*Gut/KbGU/VGU - CLint*fub*Liver/KbLI/VLI - QLI*Liver/KbLI/VLI;
    d/dt(Stomach) = QST*(Arterial_Blood/VAB - Stomach/KbST/VST);
    d/dt(Gut) = QGU*(Arterial_Blood/VAB - Gut/KbGU/VGU);
    d/dt(Bones) = QBO*(Arterial_Blood/VAB - Bones/KbBO/VBO);
    d/dt(Kidneys) = QKI*(Arterial_Blood/VAB - Kidneys/KbKI/VKI);
    d/dt(Arterial_Blood) = QLU*(Lungs/KbLU/VLU - Arterial_Blood/VAB);
    d/dt(Venous_Blood) = QHT*Heart/KbHT/VHT + QBR*Brain/KbBR/VBR + QMU*Muscles/KbMU/VMU + QAD*Adipose/KbAD/VAD + QSK*Skin/KbSK/VSK + QLI*Liver/KbLI/VLI + QBO*Bones/KbBO/VBO + QKI*Kidneys/KbKI/VKI + QRB*Rest_of_Body/KbRB/VRB - QLU*Venous_Blood/VVB;
    d/dt(Rest_of_Body) = QRB*(Arterial_Blood/VAB - Rest_of_Body/KbRB/VRB);

    C15 ~ add(add.err) + prop(prop.err)
  })
}

dat = read.csv("Mavoglurant_A2121_nmpk.csv")
dat$occ = unlist(with(dat, tapply(EVID, ID, function(x) cumsum(x>0))))
dat = subset(dat, occ==1)
dat = subset(dat, ID<812) ## First 20
dat = subset(dat, EVID>0 | DV>0)
dat$CMT[dat$CMT == 0]  <- 1;
dat$CMT[dat$EVID == 1]  <- "Venous_Blood" ## Compartment dosed to is Venous Blood
dat$CMT[dat$EVID != 1]  <- "C15" ## Observing C15

gofs <- function(fit){
    ################################################################################
    ## Standard plots
    ################################################################################
    plot(fit);

    xpdb <- xpose_data_nlmixr(fit) ## Convert to nlmixr object

    print(dv_vs_pred(xpdb) +
          ylab("Observed Mavoglurant Concentrations (ng/mL)") +
          xlab("Population Predicted Mavoglurant Concentrations (ng/mL)"));

    print(dv_vs_ipred(xpdb) +
          ylab("Observed Mavoglurant Concentrations (ng/mL)") +
          xlab("Individual Predicted Mavoglurant Concentrations (ng/mL)"));

    print(res_vs_pred(xpdb) +
          ylab("Conditional Weighted Residuals") +
          xlab("Population Predicted Mavoglurant Concentrations (ng/mL)"));

    print(res_vs_idv(xpdb) +
          ylab("Conditional Weighted Residuals") +
          xlab("Time (h)"));

    if (!is.null(fit$saem)){
        print(prm_vs_iteration(xpdb));
    }

    print(absval_res_vs_idv(xpdb, res = 'IWRES') +
          ylab("Individual Weighted Residuals") +
          xlab("Time (h)"))

    print(absval_res_vs_pred(xpdb, res = 'IWRES') +
          ylab("Individual Weighted Residuals") +
          xlab("Population Predicted Mavoglurant Concentrations (ng/mL)"))

    print(ind_plots(xpdb, nrow=3, ncol=4) +
          ylab("Predicted and Observed Mavoglurant Concentrations (ng/mL)") +
          xlab("Time (h)"))

    print(res_distrib(xpdb) +
          ylab("Density") +
          xlab("Conditional Weighted Residuals"));
    ##Visual Predictive Checks
    f1 <- vpc.ui(fit,n=500,stratify=c("dose"), show=list(obs_dv=T), log_y=TRUE,
           bins = c(0, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 20, 30, 40, 50),
           ylab = "Mavoglurant Concentrations (ng/mL)",
           xlab = "Time (hours)")
    f2 <- vpc.ui(fit,n=500, show=list(obs_dv=T), bins = c(0, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 20, 30, 40, 50), log_y=TRUE,
                 ylab = "Mavoglurant Concentrations (ng/mL)", xlab = "Time (hours)")
    plot(f1)
    plot(f2)
}

SAEM

Fit add+prop SAEM

fit.addProp.S <- nlmixr(pbpk, dat, est="saem", control=list(print=0), 
                        table=list(cwres=TRUE, npde=TRUE))
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gofs(fit.addProp.S);

Change error to lognormal

fit.lnorm.S <- pbpk %>%
    model({C15 ~ lnorm(lnorm.err)}) %>% # Change C15 to be log-normally distributed
    ## Requires data since piping from pbpk model
    nlmixr(dat,est="saem", control=list(print=0),
           table=list(cwres=TRUE, npde=TRUE))
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NOTE: lognormal distribution AIC/loglik/etc is on normal scale. Therefore, you can compare the AICs between fit.lnorm and fit.addProp since they are calculated on the same scale.

In this case you can see that the AIC for the log-normal model is better than the AIC for the addProp model.

gofs(fit.lnorm.S);

Piping to FOCEi

You can pipe models from different estimation methods to new estimation methods.

Additive + Proportional

fit.addProp.F <- fit.addProp.S %>%
    nlmixr(est="focei",
           control=list(print=0), 
           table=list(cwres=TRUE, npde=TRUE));
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gofs(fit.addProp.F);

Lognoral

fit.lnorm.F <- fit.addProp.F %>%
    model({C15 ~ lnorm(lnorm.err)}) %>%
    nlmixr(est="focei",
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           table=list(cwres=TRUE, npde=TRUE));
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gofs(fit.lnorm.F);

# Traditional lognormal estimates are identical

datL  <- dat
datL$DV <- log(datL$DV);

pbpkL <- function() {
  ini({
    ##theta=exp(c(1.1, .3, 2, 7.6, .003, .3))
    lKbBR = 1.1
    lKbMU = 0.3
    lKbAD = 2
    lCLint = 7.6
    lKbBO = 0.03
    lKbRB = 0.3
    eta.LClint ~ 4
    add.err <- 1
  })
  model({
    KbBR = exp(lKbBR)
    KbMU = exp(lKbMU)
    KbAD = exp(lKbAD)
    CLint= exp(lCLint + eta.LClint)
    KbBO = exp(lKbBO)
    KbRB = exp(lKbRB)

    ## Regional blood flows
    CO  = (187.00*WT^0.81)*60/1000;         # Cardiac output (L/h) from White et al (1968)
    QHT = 4.0 *CO/100;
    QBR = 12.0*CO/100;
    QMU = 17.0*CO/100;
    QAD = 5.0 *CO/100;
    QSK = 5.0 *CO/100;
    QSP = 3.0 *CO/100;
    QPA = 1.0 *CO/100;
    QLI = 25.5*CO/100;
    QST = 1.0 *CO/100;
    QGU = 14.0*CO/100;
    QHA = QLI - (QSP + QPA + QST + QGU); # Hepatic artery blood flow
    QBO = 5.0 *CO/100;
    QKI = 19.0*CO/100;
    QRB = CO - (QHT + QBR + QMU + QAD + QSK + QLI + QBO + QKI);
    QLU = QHT + QBR + QMU + QAD + QSK + QLI + QBO + QKI + QRB;

    ## Organs' volumes = organs' weights / organs' density
    VLU = (0.76 *WT/100)/1.051;
    VHT = (0.47 *WT/100)/1.030;
    VBR = (2.00 *WT/100)/1.036;
    VMU = (40.00*WT/100)/1.041;
    VAD = (21.42*WT/100)/0.916;
    VSK = (3.71 *WT/100)/1.116;
    VSP = (0.26 *WT/100)/1.054;
    VPA = (0.14 *WT/100)/1.045;
    VLI = (2.57 *WT/100)/1.040;
    VST = (0.21 *WT/100)/1.050;
    VGU = (1.44 *WT/100)/1.043;
    VBO = (14.29*WT/100)/1.990;
    VKI = (0.44 *WT/100)/1.050;
    VAB = (2.81 *WT/100)/1.040;
    VVB = (5.62 *WT/100)/1.040;
    VRB = (3.86 *WT/100)/1.040;

    ## Fixed parameters
    BP = 0.61;      # Blood:plasma partition coefficient
    fup = 0.028;    # Fraction unbound in plasma
    fub = fup/BP;   # Fraction unbound in blood

    KbLU = exp(0.8334);
    KbHT = exp(1.1205);
    KbSK = exp(-.5238);
    KbSP = exp(0.3224);
    KbPA = exp(0.3224);
    KbLI = exp(1.7604);
    KbST = exp(0.3224);
    KbGU = exp(1.2026);
    KbKI = exp(1.3171);

    ##-----------------------------------------
    S15 = VVB*BP/1000;
    C15 = Venous_Blood/S15
    lnC15 = log(C15);

    ##-----------------------------------------
    d/dt(Lungs) = QLU*(Venous_Blood/VVB - Lungs/KbLU/VLU);
    d/dt(Heart) = QHT*(Arterial_Blood/VAB - Heart/KbHT/VHT);
    d/dt(Brain) = QBR*(Arterial_Blood/VAB - Brain/KbBR/VBR);
    d/dt(Muscles) = QMU*(Arterial_Blood/VAB - Muscles/KbMU/VMU);
    d/dt(Adipose) = QAD*(Arterial_Blood/VAB - Adipose/KbAD/VAD);
    d/dt(Skin) = QSK*(Arterial_Blood/VAB - Skin/KbSK/VSK);
    d/dt(Spleen) = QSP*(Arterial_Blood/VAB - Spleen/KbSP/VSP);
    d/dt(Pancreas) = QPA*(Arterial_Blood/VAB - Pancreas/KbPA/VPA);
    d/dt(Liver) = QHA*Arterial_Blood/VAB + QSP*Spleen/KbSP/VSP + QPA*Pancreas/KbPA/VPA + QST*Stomach/KbST/VST + QGU*Gut/KbGU/VGU - CLint*fub*Liver/KbLI/VLI - QLI*Liver/KbLI/VLI;
    d/dt(Stomach) = QST*(Arterial_Blood/VAB - Stomach/KbST/VST);
    d/dt(Gut) = QGU*(Arterial_Blood/VAB - Gut/KbGU/VGU);
    d/dt(Bones) = QBO*(Arterial_Blood/VAB - Bones/KbBO/VBO);
    d/dt(Kidneys) = QKI*(Arterial_Blood/VAB - Kidneys/KbKI/VKI);
    d/dt(Arterial_Blood) = QLU*(Lungs/KbLU/VLU - Arterial_Blood/VAB);
    d/dt(Venous_Blood) = QHT*Heart/KbHT/VHT + QBR*Brain/KbBR/VBR +
      QMU*Muscles/KbMU/VMU + QAD*Adipose/KbAD/VAD +
      QSK*Skin/KbSK/VSK + QLI*Liver/KbLI/VLI + QBO*Bones/KbBO/VBO +
      QKI*Kidneys/KbKI/VKI + QRB*Rest_of_Body/KbRB/VRB - QLU*Venous_Blood/VVB;
    d/dt(Rest_of_Body) = QRB*(Arterial_Blood/VAB - Rest_of_Body/KbRB/VRB);

    lnC15 ~ add(add.err)
  })
}

fit.lnorm.trans <- pbpkL %>%
    nlmixr(datL,est="saem",
           control=list(print=0), 
           table=list(npde=TRUE, cwres=TRUE))
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NOTE: the estimates are the same but the AIC is different since it is calculated on the log scale.