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ReviewPharmaceutics2025

Accelerating Biologics PBPK Modelling with Automated Model Building: A Tutorial.

Abdallah Derbalah, Tariq Abdulla, Mailys De Sousa Mendes, Qier Wu, Felix Stader, Masoud Jamei, Iain Gardner, Armin Sepp

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Review in Pharmaceutics, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Abdallah DerbalahCertara Predictive Technologies Division, Certara UK Ltd., Level 2-Acero, 1 Concourse Way, Sheffield S1 2BJ, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-1841-9646
Tariq AbdullaCertara Predictive Technologies Division, Certara UK Ltd., Level 2-Acero, 1 Concourse Way, Sheffield S1 2BJ, UK.
Mailys De Sousa MendesCertara Predictive Technologies Division, Certara UK Ltd., Level 2-Acero, 1 Concourse Way, Sheffield S1 2BJ, UK.
Qier WuCertara Predictive Technologies Division, Certara UK Ltd., Level 2-Acero, 1 Concourse Way, Sheffield S1 2BJ, UK.
Felix StaderCertara Predictive Technologies Division, Certara UK Ltd., Level 2-Acero, 1 Concourse Way, Sheffield S1 2BJ, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-4223-6754
Masoud JameiCertara Predictive Technologies Division, Certara UK Ltd., Level 2-Acero, 1 Concourse Way, Sheffield S1 2BJ, UK.
Iain GardnerCertara Predictive Technologies Division, Certara UK Ltd., Level 2-Acero, 1 Concourse Way, Sheffield S1 2BJ, UK.
Armin SeppCertara Predictive Technologies Division, Certara UK Ltd., Level 2-Acero, 1 Concourse Way, Sheffield S1 2BJ, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-9276-5814

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Physiologically based pharmacokinetic (PBPK) modelling for biologics, such as monoclonal antibodies and therapeutic proteins, involves capturing complex processes, including target-mediated drug disposition (TMDD), FcRn-mediated recycling, and tissue-specific distribution. The Simcyp Designer Biologics PBPK Platform Model offers an intuitive and efficient platform for constructing mechanistic PBPK models with pre-defined templates and automated model assembly, reducing manual input and improving reproducibility. This tutorial provides a step-by-step guide to using the platform, highlighting features such as cross-species scaling, population variability simulations, and flexibility for model customization. Practical case studies demonstrate the platform's capability to streamline workflows, enabling rapid, mechanistic model development to address key questions in biologics drug development. By automating critical processes, this tool enhances decision-making in translational research, optimizing the modelling and simulation of large molecules across discovery and clinical stages.

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automationbiologicsgraphical modelling languagelarge molecule drug developmentmAbsoligonucleotidesPBPKreproducibilitySimcyp Designer

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PMID40430895
PMCPMC12115112

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