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ReviewCPT: pharmacometrics & systems pharmacology2021

A Prototype QSP Model of the Immune Response to SARS-CoV-2 for Community Development.

Wei Dai, Rohit Rao, Anna Sher, Nessy Tania, Cynthia J Musante, Richard Allen

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Review in CPT: pharmacometrics & systems pharmacology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers.

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19citing papers in PubMed
0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 20% of its field
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

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

19 citing papers in PubMed, 31 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Wei DaiEarly Clinical Development, Pfizer Worldwide Research, Development and Medical, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.
Rohit RaoEarly Clinical Development, Pfizer Worldwide Research, Development and Medical, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.
Anna SherEarly Clinical Development, Pfizer Worldwide Research, Development and Medical, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.
Nessy TaniaEarly Clinical Development, Pfizer Worldwide Research, Development and Medical, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.
Cynthia J MusanteEarly Clinical Development, Pfizer Worldwide Research, Development and Medical, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.
Richard AllenEarly Clinical Development, Pfizer Worldwide Research, Development and Medical, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.
Pfizer (United States) · US

Funding

Pfizer
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic requires the rapid development of efficacious treatments for patients with life-threatening coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Quantitative systems pharmacology (QSP) models are mathematical representations of pathophysiology for simulating and predicting the effects of existing or putative therapies. The application of model-based approaches, including QSP, have accelerated the development of some novel therapeutics. Nevertheless, the development of disease-scale mechanistic models can be a slow process, often taking years to be validated and considered mature. Furthermore, emerging data may make any QSP model quickly obsolete. We present a prototype QSP model to facilitate further development by the scientific community. The model accounts for the interactions between viral dynamics, the major host immune response mediators and tissue damage and regeneration. The immune response is determined by viral activation of innate and adaptive immune processes that regulate viral clearance and cell damage. The prototype model captures two physiologically relevant outcomes following infection: a "healthy" immune response that appropriately defends against the virus, and an uncontrolled alveolar inflammatory response that is characteristic of acute respiratory distress syndrome. We aim to significantly shorten the typical QSP model development and validation timeline by encouraging community use, testing, and refinement of this prototype model. It is our expectation that the model will be further advanced in an open science approach (i.e., by multiple contributions toward a validated quantitative platform in an open forum), with the ultimate goal of informing and accelerating the development of safe and effective treatment options for patients.

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Models, BiologicalSystems TheoryAnimalsAntiviral AgentsCD8 AntigensCOVID-19CytokinesDrug DevelopmentHumansImmunity, CellularSARS-CoV-2Antiviral AgentsCD8 AntigensCytokines

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PMID33217169
PMCPMC7753647
OpenAlexW3106227704

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