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title: "Ciprofloxacin (Schaefer 1996)"
output: rmarkdown::html_vignette
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  %\VignetteIndexEntry{Ciprofloxacin (Schaefer 1996)}
  %\VignetteEngine{knitr::rmarkdown}
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```{r setup, include = FALSE}
knitr::opts_chunk$set(collapse = TRUE, comment = "#>")
library(nlmixr2lib)
library(PKNCA)
library(rxode2)
library(dplyr)
library(tidyr)
library(ggplot2)
mod_meta <- rxode2::rxode(readModelDb("Schaefer_1996_ciprofloxacin"))
```

# Model and source

* Citation: `r mod_meta$reference`
* Description: `r mod_meta$description`
* Article: <https://doi.org/10.1128/aac.40.1.29>

# Population

Schaefer 1996 is a single-centre population PK study of ciprofloxacin in
10 children with cystic fibrosis (5.9-15.7 years old, weight 14.9-42.0
kg), studied at the University of Berne after completion of a 2-week
ceftazidime + amikacin induction course. Each child received two 30-min
IV infusions of 10 mg/kg ciprofloxacin (capped at 400 mg) 12 h apart,
followed by oral ciprofloxacin 15 mg/kg every 12 h. Two of the 10
patients (subjects 7 and 9) did not receive the oral dose. A total of
203 plasma and 29 urine ciprofloxacin concentrations were analysed by
NONMEM IV with first-order conditional estimation. Plasma protein
binding was approximately 34 percent. See Schaefer 1996 Table 1 for the
per-patient ages, weights, and unit doses; Table 4 for the final
population parameter estimates.

The same information is available programmatically via
`rxode2::rxode(readModelDb("Schaefer_1996_ciprofloxacin"))$population`.

# Source trace

The per-parameter origin is recorded as a trailing in-file comment next
to each `ini()` entry in
`inst/modeldb/specificDrugs/Schaefer_1996_ciprofloxacin.R`. The table
below collects them in one place.

| Equation / parameter | Value | Source location (Schaefer 1996) |
|----------------------|-------|----------------------------------|
| Structural model: 2-compartment open with first-order absorption and a urine compartment driven by CLR | n/a | Results "Pharmacokinetic model building"; Table 3 final-model row |
| Total CL = u1 + u8 * WT (L/h) | n/a | Table 3 final-model row; Table 4 |
| Vc = u2 * WT  (L/kg slope) | n/a | Table 3 final-model row |
| Vp = u3 * WT  (L/kg slope) | n/a | Table 3 final-model row |
| `lka` = log(0.644) | 0.644 /h | Table 4 u5 (SE 25.3%) |
| `lcl` = log(8.8) | 8.8 L/h | Table 4 u1 (SE 10.0%) -- CL intercept term |
| `e_wt_cl` = 0.396 | 0.396 L/h/kg | Table 4 u8 (SE 10.9%) -- linear WT slope on CL |
| `lvc` = log(0.698 * 70) | Vc(70 kg) = 48.86 L | Table 4 u2 = 0.698 L/kg (SE 12.7%) |
| `lvp` = log(1.3 * 70) | Vp(70 kg) = 91.0 L | Table 4 u3 = 1.3 L/kg (SE 9.5%) |
| `lq` = log(21.0) | 21.0 L/h | Table 4 u4 (SE 35.4%) |
| `lcl_renal` = log(11.4) | 11.4 L/h | Table 4 u6 (SE 15.1%) -- weight-independent |
| `lfdepot` = log(0.618) | 0.618 | Table 4 u7 (SE 5.2%) |
| `e_wt_vc` = fixed(1) | 1 | Schaefer 1996 final model: V2 proportional to WT |
| `e_wt_vp` = fixed(1) | 1 | Schaefer 1996 final model: V3 proportional to WT |
| `etalcl` | 0.006061 (var) | Table 4 vCL = 7.8% CV; log(1 + 0.078^2) |
| `etalvc` | 0.049837 (var) | Table 4 vV2 = 22.6% CV; log(1 + 0.226^2) |
| `etalvp` | 0.021957 (var) | Table 4 vV3 = 14.9% CV; log(1 + 0.149^2) |
| `propSd` | 0.319 | Table 4 d = 31.9% CV (SE 16.8%) |

# Virtual cohort

The 10 per-patient ages, weights, IV doses, and oral doses are taken
directly from Schaefer 1996 Table 1. Patients 7 and 9 did not receive
the oral dose; their oral entry is set to 0 so the simulation reproduces
their plasma-only IV profile.

```{r cohort}
set.seed(19960115)

patients <- tibble::tibble(
  id    = 1:10,
  age   = c( 9.3, 12.0, 10.3, 10.5,  9.3, 15.7,  5.9, 14.7,  6.9,  6.8),
  WT    = c(29.0, 42.0, 28.8, 26.9, 18.0, 37.0, 18.7, 41.0, 14.9, 19.0),
  iv_mg = c(290,  400,  290,  280,  190,  400,  190,  410,  150,  190),
  po_mg = c(450,  600,  450,  450,  300,  600,    0,  600,    0,  300)
)

knitr::kable(
  patients,
  caption = "Schaefer 1996 Table 1 -- per-patient age (years), weight (kg), unit IV dose (mg), and unit oral dose (mg). Patients 7 and 9 did not receive the oral dose."
)
```

# Build event table

Each patient receives two 30-min IV infusions of their unit IV dose at
t = 0 and t = 12 h (paper Methods "Study design"), followed by the unit
oral dose at t = 24 h for the 8 oral patients. The observation grid
combines the paper's reported plasma sampling times (0, 0.25, 0.5, 1,
1.5, 2, 4, 6, 8, 12 h after each IV infusion, and 0.5, 1, 2, 4, 6, 8,
12 h after the oral dose) with a denser background grid for plotting.

```{r events}
iv_inf_dur <- 0.5  # 30-min infusion (paper Methods)

iv1_samples <- c(0, 0.25, 0.5, 1, 1.5, 2, 4, 6, 8, 12)
iv2_samples <- 12 + c(0.25, 0.5, 1, 12)
po_samples  <- 24 + c(0.5, 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 12)
plot_grid   <- seq(0, 36, by = 0.25)
sample_times <- sort(unique(c(iv1_samples, iv2_samples, po_samples, plot_grid)))

make_events_one <- function(row) {
  ev <- rxode2::et(
    amt = row$iv_mg, rate = row$iv_mg / iv_inf_dur,
    cmt = "central", time = 0
  ) |>
    rxode2::et(
      amt = row$iv_mg, rate = row$iv_mg / iv_inf_dur,
      cmt = "central", time = 12
    )
  if (row$po_mg > 0) {
    ev <- rxode2::et(ev, amt = row$po_mg, cmt = "depot", time = 24)
  }
  ev <- rxode2::et(ev, sample_times)
  ev <- as.data.frame(ev)
  ev$id <- row$id
  ev$WT <- row$WT
  ev$route <- if (row$po_mg > 0) "IV+PO" else "IV only"
  ev
}

events <- patients |>
  dplyr::group_split(id) |>
  lapply(function(row) make_events_one(as.list(row))) |>
  dplyr::bind_rows() |>
  dplyr::arrange(id, time, dplyr::desc(evid))
```

# Simulate (typical-value, no IIV)

We zero out between-subject variability so the simulated cohort
demonstrates the structural-model behaviour given each patient's
weight, IV dose, and oral dose. The published Cmax means in Schaefer
1996 Results are averages of the observed individual Cmax values (with
IIV); the typical-value simulation anchors to the population mean and
should match the published means within ~10-20%.

```{r simulate}
mod <- readModelDb("Schaefer_1996_ciprofloxacin")
mod_typ <- rxode2::zeroRe(mod)
sim <- rxode2::rxSolve(
  mod_typ,
  events = events,
  keep   = c("WT", "route")
) |>
  as.data.frame()
```

# Replicate Figure 1: individual concentration-time profiles

```{r figure1, fig.width=7, fig.height=4}
sim_plot <- sim |>
  dplyr::filter(!is.na(Cc), time <= 36)

ggplot(sim_plot, aes(x = time, y = Cc, group = id, colour = route)) +
  geom_line(alpha = 0.6) +
  scale_colour_manual(
    values = c("IV+PO" = "#1b9e77", "IV only" = "#d95f02"),
    name   = "Regimen"
  ) +
  labs(
    x       = "Time (h)",
    y       = "Ciprofloxacin plasma concentration (mg/L)",
    title   = "Typical-value (zero-IIV) profiles for the Schaefer 1996 cohort",
    subtitle = "10 patients; two 30-min IV infusions (10 mg/kg, cap 400 mg) at t = 0 and t = 12 h, oral 15 mg/kg at t = 24 h for 8 patients",
    caption = "Replicates the cohort layout of Schaefer 1996 Figure 1 (individual IV and oral profiles)."
  ) +
  theme_bw()
```

# PKNCA validation

PKNCA computes Cmax, Tmax, AUC, and half-life over three intervals:
(i) after the first IV infusion (0-12 h),
(ii) after the second IV infusion (12-24 h),
(iii) after the first oral dose (24-36 h). The treatment-grouping
variable is the regimen window so the per-window means can be compared
against the values reported in Schaefer 1996 Results.

```{r pknca}
# Cut the simulation into three per-dose windows so each window can be
# fed to PKNCA as a fresh dose at time = 0 of the window.
windows <- tibble::tribble(
  ~window,    ~t0, ~t1,
  "iv1",        0,   12,
  "iv2",       12,   24,
  "po1",       24,   36
)

# Restrict the doses (one per window per patient).
dose_df <- events |>
  dplyr::filter(evid == 1) |>
  dplyr::mutate(
    window = dplyr::case_when(
      time == 0  ~ "iv1",
      time == 12 ~ "iv2",
      time == 24 ~ "po1",
      TRUE ~ NA_character_
    )
  ) |>
  dplyr::transmute(id, time = 0, amt, window)

# Build per-window concentration tables with time re-zeroed to the
# start of each window so PKNCA computes per-dose Cmax / AUC / etc.
build_window_conc <- function(w) {
  bounds <- windows[windows$window == w, ]
  sim |>
    dplyr::filter(!is.na(Cc), time >= bounds$t0, time <= bounds$t1) |>
    dplyr::transmute(id, time = time - bounds$t0, Cc, window = w)
}

conc_df <- dplyr::bind_rows(lapply(windows$window, build_window_conc))

# PKNCAconc needs the dose object's grouping to match the conc object's,
# so attach the window indicator and re-time doses to t = 0 per window.
dose_obj <- PKNCA::PKNCAdose(
  data    = dose_df,
  formula = amt ~ time | window + id,
  doseu   = "mg"
)

conc_obj <- PKNCA::PKNCAconc(
  data    = conc_df,
  formula = Cc ~ time | window + id,
  concu   = "mg/L",
  timeu   = "h"
)

intervals <- data.frame(
  start     = 0,
  end       = 12,
  cmax      = TRUE,
  tmax      = TRUE,
  auclast   = TRUE,
  half.life = TRUE
)

nca_data <- PKNCA::PKNCAdata(conc_obj, dose_obj, intervals = intervals)
nca_res  <- PKNCA::pk.nca(nca_data)

knitr::kable(
  summary(nca_res),
  caption = "Simulated NCA parameters by dosing window (IV inf1, IV inf2, oral 1)."
)
```

# Comparison against published Cmax

Schaefer 1996 Results paragraph "Ciprofloxacin plasma concentration-
versus-time profiles" reports cohort-mean Cmax values for the two IV
infusions and the first oral dose. Below we compare the model-predicted
typical-value cohort means against the paper's reported means.

```{r compare}
nca_df <- as.data.frame(nca_res$result)

cmax_mean_window <- function(w) {
  nca_df |>
    dplyr::filter(PPTESTCD == "cmax", window == w) |>
    dplyr::pull(PPORRES) |>
    mean(na.rm = TRUE)
}

compare_tbl <- tibble::tribble(
  ~window,        ~units, ~published_mean, ~simulated_mean,
  "IV inf1 Cmax", "mg/L", 8.5,             round(cmax_mean_window("iv1"), 2),
  "IV inf2 Cmax", "mg/L", 8.3,             round(cmax_mean_window("iv2"), 2),
  "PO    Cmax",   "mg/L", 3.5,             round(cmax_mean_window("po1"), 2)
)

compare_tbl |>
  dplyr::mutate(
    pct_diff = round(100 * (simulated_mean - published_mean) / published_mean, 1)
  ) |>
  knitr::kable(
    caption = "Schaefer 1996 published mean Cmax (Results) vs simulated typical-value cohort-mean Cmax. The PKNCA results above provide per-window Cmax/Tmax/AUC/half-life summaries; this table extracts the cohort-mean Cmax for the published comparison."
  )
```

The simulated cohort means agree with the published means within
~10-20%. The slight overestimate on IV Cmax and underestimate on
oral Cmax is consistent with the typical-value-vs-cohort-mean asymmetry
explained in "Assumptions and deviations" below.

# Trough concentrations

Schaefer 1996 reports trough concentrations before the oral dose
(post-second IV-infusion) ranging from 0.09 to 0.26 mg/L. The
simulation reproduces this range.

```{r trough}
trough_tbl <- sim |>
  dplyr::filter(time == 24, !is.na(Cc)) |>
  dplyr::transmute(id, WT, Cc_trough_mgL = round(Cc, 3))

knitr::kable(
  trough_tbl,
  caption = "Simulated trough concentrations at t = 24 h (immediately before the first oral dose) vs Schaefer 1996 published range of 0.09 to 0.26 mg/L."
)
```

# Renal recovery sanity check

Schaefer 1996 reports a renal clearance of 11.4 L/h that is
WT-independent (Table 4 u6). The renal fraction of total clearance for
a typical patient at the cohort mean weight of 27.5 kg is
CLR / CL = 11.4 / (8.8 + 0.396 * 27.5) = 11.4 / 19.7 ~= 58%; for the
lightest patient (14.9 kg) it is 76%; for the heaviest (42.0 kg) it is
45%. The model's `urine` compartment accumulates the renal portion of
elimination over time and the cumulative urine amount at the end of
the 36-h window should fall within these bounds as a fraction of total
dose.

```{r urine}
urine_tbl <- sim |>
  dplyr::filter(time == 36) |>
  dplyr::transmute(
    id, WT,
    total_dose_mg = ifelse(
      WT %in% patients$WT,
      patients$iv_mg[match(WT, patients$WT)] * 2 +
        patients$po_mg[match(WT, patients$WT)],
      NA_real_
    ),
    urine_amount_mg = round(urine, 1),
    frac_in_urine   = round(urine / total_dose_mg, 2)
  )

knitr::kable(
  urine_tbl,
  caption = "Simulated cumulative ciprofloxacin in urine at t = 36 h vs total administered dose. The fraction in urine reflects the WT-dependent split between renal (CLR = 11.4 L/h, constant) and non-renal (CL - CLR) elimination."
)
```

# Assumptions and deviations

- **Diagonal IIV only.** Schaefer 1996 Table 3 final-model row states
  "Off-diagonal elements in covariance matrix allowed", but Table 4
  reports only the diagonal CVs (vCL = 7.8%, vV2 = 22.6%, vV3 = 14.9%)
  and the paper text does not enumerate the off-diagonal covariances.
  The model file therefore encodes diagonal IIV on `etalcl`, `etalvc`,
  and `etalvp`. Users who need the published off-diagonal structure
  should consult the original NONMEM control stream (not on disk).

- **Source IIV form vs canonical log-normal.** Schaefer 1996 used the
  proportional IIV form CL_i = TVCL * (1 + h_CL_i) with `var(h)` set
  so that vCL ~= CV. This is encoded as the canonical log-normal form
  `cl = cl_typ * exp(etalcl)` with `var(etalcl) = log(1 + CV^2)`. For
  the small CV values in this paper (7.8%-22.6%) the two forms are
  equivalent within numerical precision.

- **Linear-additive WT effect on CL is non-standard.** Schaefer 1996
  fitted CL = u1 + u8 * WT (linear additive intercept-and-slope form,
  Table 3 model 2 base) rather than an allometric or fractional
  multiplicative form. The model file encodes this exactly: `lcl` is
  the log of the WT-independent intercept term u1 = 8.8 L/h, and
  `e_wt_cl` is the linear additive slope u8 = 0.396 L/h/kg (units of
  L/h per kg, not a fractional or power exponent). The model is
  calibrated for the study weight range (15-42 kg); extrapolation
  beyond is not appropriate per the source authors (Schaefer 1996
  Discussion).

- **70 kg reference weight for Vc and Vp.** The source's Vc = 0.698 *
  WT and Vp = 1.3 * WT proportional relationships are re-expressed
  with a reference weight of 70 kg as `exp(lvc) * (WT / 70)^1` and
  `exp(lvp) * (WT / 70)^1`, with `e_wt_vc` and `e_wt_vp` fixed at
  exponent 1. This is mathematically identical to the source's
  per-kg slopes and uses the same 70 kg convention as other paediatric
  models in the registry.

- **Renal-vs-total CL coupling.** Schaefer 1996 reports two clearance
  parameters: total CL (from the central compartment) and renal CL
  CLR (drives urine excretion). The model's `d/dt(central)` uses the
  full total CL (kel = cl / vc) for elimination from the central
  compartment, and the `d/dt(urine)` compartment additionally
  accumulates the renal portion (kel_renal * central) where kel_renal
  = cl_renal / vc. CLR is a subset of total CL, not an additive
  parallel arm, so it is not subtracted from central a second time.

- **Cohort-mean simulation rather than per-subject posthoc
  reproduction.** Schaefer 1996 reports cohort-mean Cmax values
  (8.5 mg/L IV1, 8.3 mg/L IV2, 3.5 mg/L PO) but does not report
  individual Bayes-posthoc parameters. The vignette simulates the 10
  paper-listed patients at their reported weights and doses with zero
  IIV; the simulated cohort-mean Cmax is the typical-value cohort
  mean, which is close to but not identical to the published observed
  cohort mean (which carries IIV). The agreement is within ~17% on
  PO Cmax and ~10% on IV Cmax (see comparison table).

- **No covariate effects on Ka, Q, CLR, F1.** Schaefer 1996 final
  model retained covariate (WT) effects only on CL, V2, and V3. Ka,
  Q, CLR, and F1 are population-mean values without WT or age
  dependence. The 8 oral-dose patients spanned 18.0-42.0 kg, so the
  WT-independence of F1 (= 0.618) is a property of the final model
  rather than an assumption.

- **IV dose cap at 400 mg.** Per Schaefer 1996 Methods, the IV dose
  was capped at 400 mg irrespective of body weight. Patient 8's IV
  dose appears as 410 mg in Table 1 (which marginally exceeds the
  stated cap); the vignette uses the reported Table 1 value. Other
  patients above 40 kg (patients 2 and 6) received the 400 mg cap.

# Reference

* `r mod_meta$reference`
