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ArticleClinical and translational science2018

Tutorial on Monoclonal Antibody Pharmacokinetics and Its Considerations in Early Development.

Meric Ovacik, Kedan Lin

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Article in Clinical and translational science, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 151 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

151 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Meric OvacikDepartment of Preclinical and Translational Pharmacokinetics, Genentech, Inc., South San Francisco, California, USA.
Kedan LinClinical Pharmacology, NGM Biopharmaceuticals, Inc., South San Francisco, California, USA.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The tutorial introduces the readers to the fundamentals of antibody pharmacokinetics (PK) in the context of drug development. Topics covered include an overview of antibody development, PK characteristics, and the application of antibody PK/pharmacodynamics (PD) in research and development decision-making. We also discuss the general considerations for planning a nonclinical PK program and describe the types of PK studies that should be performed during early development of monoclonal antibodies.

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Models, BiologicalAntibodies, MonoclonalBiological AvailabilityClinical Trials as TopicDecision MakingDrug DevelopmentHalf-LifeHistory, 21st CenturyHumansMetabolic Clearance RateMolecular Targeted TherapyTissue DistributionAntibodies, Monoclonal

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PMID29877608
PMCPMC6226118

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