Workshop: Sep 7-8, 2001

Therapeutic Drug Monitoring for Model-Based, Goal-Oriented Optimal Individualized Drug Therapy: Relationship to Parametric and Nonparametric Population PK/PD Modelling and to Multiple Model Dosage Design

This course is intended for physicians, pharmacists, clinical toxicologists and biomedical scientists with an interest in population pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic modelling and in therapeutic drug monitoring and optimal individualization of drug therapy for patient care. Prior experience in clinical pharmacokinetics will be an advantage. Participants will be introduced to the USC*PACK and NONMEM software programs which can be used both for therapeutic drug monitoring as well as for parametric and nonparametric population PK/PD and physiological modelling.

Objectives and Expectations:

After this conference, the participant should:

  1. Understand the strengths and weaknesses of both parametric and nonparametric population modeling methods.
  2. Be able to incorporate population PK/PD models into the general approach of Goal-Oriented, Model-based therapy, using Bayesian adaptive control, including the planning, therapeutic drug monitoring, and subsequent adjusting of drug dosage regimens for patient care.
  3. Be able to begin both parametric and nonparametric population PK/PD modeling, using web-based resources.
  4. Understand the contribution of the Multiple Model approach to optimize drug therapy.
  5. Apply these concepts to optimize practical therapy with Aminoglycosides, Vancomycin, Digoxin, and Cyclosporine, and other drugs.

Faculty:

Dr. Nils Hoem, University of Oslo, Norway 
Dr. Roger Jelliffe, USC Laboratory of Applied Pharmacokinetics, Los Angeles, CA 
Dr. Robert Leary, San Diego Supercomputer Center, San Diego, CA
Dr. Alison Thomson, University of Glasgow, UK 
Dr. Sander Vinks, University of Cincinnati, Ohio.


Day 1  -  Introduction and Review of Basic Pharmacokinetics, related responses, 
and Clinical Applications

8:30 AM - Registration
9:00 AM - Welcome - Dr. Vinks
9:15 AM - Introduction to basic concepts in pharmacokinetics, including 
          	  Review of Basic Pharmacokinetic behavior. Elimination and Renal Function  -  
          	  Dr. Jelliffe 

9:30 AM - Evaluating Renal Function  -  Dr. Jelliffe 
9:45 AM - Bayes’ Theorem and the MAP Bayesian scenario of planning, monitoring, and 
	  adjusting drug dosage regimens for patients.  -  Dr. Jelliffe 
10:00 AM - Introduction to the USC*PACK MAP Bayesian Clinical Program - Using PK 
                    software to optimize drug dosage - Dr. Jelliffe 
                    Demo - A one compartment model  Planning the Initial regimen Gentamicin: 
                    CCr = 100, 50, 5. Also, entering past doses and levels, analyzing the data.

10:30 AM  BREAK 

10:45 AM – Optimal Times to get Serum concentrations - Dr. Vinks
11:05 AM - Cost Effectiveness of Goal-Oriented, Model-Based Drug Regimens  
		-  Dr. Vinks.
11:30 AM - Demo  - Vancomycin - Setting the initial goals, planning the initial 
                    	regimen  -  Dr. Jelliffe 
11:45 AM - Demo  2 compartment model  - Digoxin  -  Dr. Jelliffe
                    Setting the initial goals, planning the initial regimen
                    A simple patient with atrial fibrillation
                    Another interesting patient with atrial fib

12:15 PM - Lunch

1:30 PM - Introduction to Population Modelling  - Dr. Jelliffe
                 Why model? For description? For action? For what purpose?
                 Types of PK models
                 Linear regression, NLLS
1:45 PM - Determining the Assay Error Polynomial  -  Dr. Jelliffe
2:00 PM - Parametric Population Models  -  Dr. Jelliffe
                  Iterative 2 stage Bayesian
2:30 PM - Introduction to NONMEM - Dr. Thomson

3:15 PM  Break

3:30 PM - Nonparametric Population models  -  Dr. Jelliffe
                  NPEM, NPML
3:45 PM – Adaptive Grid Nonparametric Population Modeling – Dr. Leary
4:00 PM - Optimal procedures for Population Modelling  -  Dr. Jelliffe 
                  First, determine the assay error pattern polynomial, to weight each data point 
         	  	properly 
        	  Second, use a parametric population model, get gamma, ranges 
        	  Third, use an NP population model, use gamma, ranges, get the entire 
        	  	parameter distribution. Why? 
4:30 PM  Multiple Model Dosage Design for maximally precise goal - oriented, model -
        	based drug dosage regimens. -  Dr. Jelliffe
5:00 PM - Adjourn


Day 2  -  Intermediate and Advanced Population Modeling

8:30 AM – Modeling diffusion into endocardial vegetations, and the postantibiotic 
                  effect  -  Dr. Jelliffe
8:45 AM - Modeling bacterial growth and kill  -  Dr. Jelliffe.
                  An interesting patient on Tobramycin.
9:00 AM – General Guidelines for making, validating, and comparing population PK/PD 
	   Models - Dr. Jelliffe
         	   Weighting the data appropriately. Fitting the data - comparing methods.
         	   Validating models - what does this involve?
         	   Comparing patient populations - how to do this.
9:20 AM -  Demonstration  - The NONMEM Parametric Population Modeling 
          	   Program  -  Dr. Thomson

10:00 AM - Break 

10:15 AM - Demonstration  The IT2B Parametric Population Modeling Program.  -  Dr. Jelliffe 
                    Modeling Amikacin. A typical patient data file 
                    Running the program. Getting gamma, ranges, evaluating the results 
10:30 AM - Demonstration - Nonparametric Population Modeling Software  -  Dr. Jelliffe 
           	    The new NPAG: NPEM with an Adaptive Grid 
           	    Modelling Amikacin further. Using gamma, ranges. Evaluating the results: the 
           		log-likelihood function, and descriptors of dispersion : The DF50 and DF95 
           	    The 2 and 3-D plots of the marginal and joint marginal PDF’s 
                    Linking Nonparametric Models to Multiple Model Adaptive Control 
                    Deriving individual Bayesian posterior patient parameter joint densities 
                    Relationships between parameters and covariates
11:00 AM  - Converting Parametric Models to Nonparametric ones: The Maximum 
          	     Entropy Approach. Dr. Jelliffe

12:00 Noon  Lunch

1:15 PM -   Making Large and Nonlinear Population Models  -  Dr. Jelliffe 
1:30 PM -   Demo  The IT2B program.  -  Dr. Hoem
          	   Demo - Using BOXES  making a Michaelis-Menten model of Cyclosporine
2:15 PM -   Demo  NONMEM and large models  -  Dr. Thomson

3:00 PM - Break

3:15 PM - Demo  Big NPEM: Modelling Cyclosporine -  Dr. Hoem
                  Using gamma, ranges 
	  Setting up the model, the data, the instructions, sending it over the web, 
	  	analyzing it, evaluating the results  -  Dr. Hoem
4:00 PM - Clinical Application: Multiple Model Dosage Design - Dr. Jelliffe
4:30 PM - Group discussion session - all participants
5:00 PM - Adjourn