Evidence map›Paper›PMID 42198260›Full record

ArticlePharmaceutics2026

Physiologically Based Biopharmaceutics Modelling-Best Scientific Practices to Define Drug Product Performance, Latest Regulatory and Industry Perspectives: Workshop Summary Report.

Mark McAllister, Nena Mistry, Xavier Pepin, Susan Cole, Christer Tannergren, Konstantinos Stamatopoulos, Helena Engman, Andrea Moir, Chara Litou, Francesca Gavins and 14 more

Abstract readConference Proceedings
In one paragraph

Article in Pharmaceutics, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
0citing papers in PubMed
–field-weighted citation impact
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

0 citing papers in PubMed.

No citing paper in PubMed yet.

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

24 authors.

Mark McAllisterBiowaived Ltd., Discovery Park, Sandwich CT13 9NJ, UK.
Nena MistryGSK R&D, David Jack Research Centre, Harris's Lane, Ware SG12 0GX, UK.
Xavier PepinPBPK R&D, Simulations Plus, Inc., P.O. Box 12317, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-2180-5452
Susan ColeMedicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency, 10 South Colonnade, London E14 4PU, UK.
Christer TannergrenGlobal Product Development, Pharmaceutical Technology & Development, Operations, AstraZeneca, 43183 Gothenburg, Sweden.
Konstantinos StamatopoulosGSK R&D, David Jack Research Centre, Harris's Lane, Ware SG12 0GX, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-7524-2800
Helena EngmanGlobal Product Development, Pharmaceutical Technology & Development, Operations, AstraZeneca, 43183 Gothenburg, Sweden.
Andrea MoirGlobal Product Development, Pharmaceutical Technology & Development, Operations, AstraZeneca, Macclesfield SK10 2NA, UK.ORCID 0009-0008-5905-6646
Chara LitouSimcyp, Certara Predictive Technologies, Certara UK Ltd., Sheffield S1 2BJ, UK.
Francesca GavinsMedicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency, 10 South Colonnade, London E14 4PU, UK.
Sumit AroraJohnson & Johnson, Turnhoutseweg 32, 2340 Beerse, Belgium.
Maria MalamatariMedicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency, 10 South Colonnade, London E14 4PU, UK.
Mariana GuimarãesESQlabs GmbH, 26683 Saterland, Germany.ORCID 0009-0003-2896-8822
Aishwarya RaviPfizer Healthcare India Private Limited, IITM RESEARCH PARK, Kanagam, Tharamani, Chennai 600113, Tamil Nadu, India.
Nikoletta FotakiDepartment of Life Sciences, University of Bath, Bath BA2 7AY, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-1826-7363
Laurence DoddESQlabs GmbH, 26683 Saterland, Germany.
Øyvind HolteNorwegian Medical Products Agency, 0663 Oslo, Norway.
James ButlerGSK R&D, David Jack Research Centre, Harris's Lane, Ware SG12 0GX, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-0126-967X
Paul A DickinsonSeda Pharmaceutical Development Services, Unit 4 Oakfield Road, Cheadle Royal Business Park, Cheadle, Stockport SK8 3GX, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-6566-8915
Matt PopkinGSK R&D, Harris's Lane, Ware SG12 ODJ, UK.
Andrew ButlerMedicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency, 10 South Colonnade, London E14 4PU, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-4362-940X
Orla NiOgainMedicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency, 10 South Colonnade, London E14 4PU, UK.
Nico HolmstockJohnson & Johnson, Turnhoutseweg 32, 2340 Beerse, Belgium.
Claire MackieJohnson & Johnson, Turnhoutseweg 32, 2340 Beerse, Belgium.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In November 2024, a two-day meeting entitled "PBBM-Best Scientific Practices to Define Drug Product Performance: Latest Regulatory and Industry Perspectives" was organised by the Academy of Pharmaceutical Sciences Biopharmaceutics Focus group and hosted by MHRA in London, UK. Physiologically based biopharmaceutics modelling, referred to as PBBM, is used to inform drug product quality strategies and provide a more detailed understanding of how medicines can interact with the human body. Industrial, academic, regulatory, and software company scientists came together to discuss the latest developments in PBBM and to debate key topics relevant to the establishment of best practices and improved implementation. Case study presentations and breakout sessions highlighted how companies are using PBBM in their portfolio decision-making (early development through post-approval changes). Discussions highlighted how the exploration of drug product quality risks has evolved over time, moving from the more empirical BCS classification approach to a more detailed in vivo and mechanistic understanding, where sponsors have and continue to invest in building clinical drug product knowledge. Regulatory scientists shared how they are building experience in using PBBM to set clinically relevant drug product quality specifications, including how they would like to see the area grow in the future. Although significant progress has certainly been made in this field over the last 10 years, the need to continue to bring industry and regulators closer together in the future remains a key topic. Guideline evolution, training and continued dialogue will be essential in reaching a harmonised approach to the use of PBBM to develop drug product strategies and set quality specifications.

Indexed as

best practicesclinically relevant dissolution specificationsdissolution safe spacePBBM

Identifiers

PMID42198260
PMCPMC13210323

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
LicenceCC BY
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.