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ArticleClinical and translational science2026

Pharmacokinetics as a Biomarker.

John A Wagner, Sonal Singh, Zachary L Taylor

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Article in Clinical and translational science, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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3 citing papers in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

John A WagnerAditum Bio, Tempero Bio, and Trames Bio, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-0636-5006
Sonal SinghMerck & Co., Inc., South San Francisco, California, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-9376-9649
Zachary L TaylorCancer and Blood Diseases Institute, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-5178-2397

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Pharmacokinetics (PK) has long been differentiated from pharmacodynamics (PD) and biomarkers, yet this distinction undervalues PK's translational relevance. In this Perspective, we propose that PK itself functions as a biomarker that bridges dose, exposure, and response. Using examples from target-mediated drug disposition, antidrug antibodies, cerebrospinal fluid PK, high-dose methotrexate therapy, and anti-infective pharmacology, we illustrate how PK serves as a measurable, predictive, and actionable biomarker that informs drug development, guides decisions, and advances precision medicine.

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BiomarkersPharmacokineticsDose-Response Relationship, DrugDrug DevelopmentHumansMethotrexatePrecision MedicineBiomarkersMethotrexatebiomarkerspharmacodynamicspharmacokinetics

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PMID41591764
PMCPMC12840561

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