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title: "Patritumab deruxtecan (HER3-DXd) ADC + DXd coupled population PK model (Lu 2022)"
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```{r, include = FALSE}
knitr::opts_chunk$set(collapse = TRUE, comment = "#>", fig.width = 6.5, fig.height = 4.5)
```

```{r setup}
library(nlmixr2lib)
library(PKNCA)
library(rxode2)
library(dplyr)
library(tidyr)
library(ggplot2)
```

# Model and source

* Citation: Lu Y, Tang N, Hayashi L, Lin Z, Sasaki R, Asakawa M, Liu X,
  Sahasranaman S, Yamamoto N, Nakagawa K, Janne PA, Schmid P. *Population
  Pharmacokinetics of Patritumab Deruxtecan in Patients With Solid Tumors.*
  J Clin Pharmacol. 2023;63(1):77-88.
* Article: <https://doi.org/10.1002/jcph.2137> (PMID 36053771).
* Open-access supplement: Tables S1-S8, Figures S1-S10 (single PDF, available
  with the article).

Patritumab deruxtecan (HER3-DXd) is an antibody-drug conjugate consisting of
a fully human anti-HER3 IgG1 monoclonal antibody (patritumab) covalently
linked to a topoisomerase-I-inhibitor payload MAAA-1181a (DXd, an exatecan
derivative) via a tetrapeptide-based cleavable linker, with a drug-to-antibody
ratio of approximately 8 (Lu 2022 Introduction).

The model couples two submodels (paper Figure 1):

1. **DXd-conjugated antibody (intact ADC) submodel** — 2-compartment with
   parallel linear and Michaelis-Menten clearance from the central
   compartment.
2. **Unconjugated DXd (released payload) submodel** — 1-compartment with
   linear clearance; release driven by a first-order, time-dependent
   function of the DXd-conjugated antibody amount in its central
   compartment.

Released-DXd flux equation (Lu 2022 Eqs. 3, 5, 6, 7):

```
R_release  = Krel * A_DXdAb * PIR * (MW_DXd / MW_DXdAb)         (Eq. 3)
PIR        = PIR0 * Factor1 * Factor2                            (Eq. 7)
Factor1    = 1                       if cycle = 1                (Eq. 5)
             theta = 0.648           if cycle >= 2
Factor2    = alpha + (1 - alpha) * exp(-beta * tad)              (Eq. 6)
             alpha = 0.125, tad = time after most recent dose
PIR0       = 8, MW_DXd = 493.5 g/mol, MW_DXdAb = 150,000 g/mol
```

Modeling is in mass units (mg amount, L volume, mg/L = ug/mL concentration);
the unconjugated-DXd compartment is reported in the paper-native ng/mL after
multiplying the model concentration by 1000.

# Population

Pooled analysis of 425 adults with HER3-expressing advanced or metastatic
solid tumors from three clinical trials (Lu 2022 Tables 1, S3-S5):

* **Studies:** J101 (NCT02980341, dose escalation in Japan + global expansion
  in HER3-positive metastatic breast cancer), U102 (NCT03260491, NSCLC,
  US/EU/Asia), and U202 (NCT04479436, advanced/metastatic colorectal cancer,
  global).
* **Demographics (Tables S4-S5):** 75.3% female, 57.6% Asian / 35.3% White /
  2.8% Black / 4.2% other-or-unknown; median age 60 years (range 29-83);
  median weight 58.6 kg (range 32.4-114.1); median albumin 39 g/L
  (range 17-48).
* **Disease (Table S5):** 50.8% NSCLC, 39.8% breast cancer (HR+/HER2- and
  triple-negative), 9.4% colorectal cancer.
* **Hepatic function (Table S5):** 71.8% normal, 25.4% mild impairment,
  1.4% moderate impairment, 1.4% missing/unknown (the moderate and missing
  groups were pooled into a single composite for the covariate effect on
  CLDXd).
* **Dose regimens:** 1.6-8.0 mg/kg IV every 3 weeks (Q3W) for the majority
  of patients; a small cohort (n = 12) received 4.2 mg/kg every 2 weeks
  (Q2W) for cycles 1-3 followed by 6.4 mg/kg Q3W from cycle 4 onwards. The
  5.6 mg/kg Q3W regimen was selected for further development (55% of
  patients in the analysis dataset).
* **Observations:** 6,986 DXd-conjugated antibody concentrations and 7,152
  unconjugated DXd concentrations.

```{r inspect-metadata}
mod_meta <- rxode2::rxode(readModelDb("Lu_2022_patritumab"))
str(mod_meta$meta$population, max.level = 1)
```

The covariate evaluation retained:

* **DXd-conjugated antibody:** weight (CLlin and Vc), albumin (CLlin), sex
  (CLlin), and tumor type breast cancer (CLlin); colorectal cancer was
  tested and found insignificant relative to NSCLC and is therefore pooled
  into the NSCLC reference category.
* **Unconjugated DXd:** weight (Krel) and hepatic function (CLDXd; mild
  impairment and a composite moderate-or-missing indicator).

CrCL, ECOG performance status, race, race-country, baseline tumor sum of
diameters, and drug formulation were tested and excluded.

# Source trace

Every `ini()` entry in `inst/modeldb/specificDrugs/Lu_2022_patritumab.R`
carries an in-file comment pointing to Lu 2022 Table 2 (DXd-conjugated
antibody) or Table 3 (unconjugated DXd). The table below collates them.

## DXd-conjugated antibody (Lu 2022 Table 2)

| Parameter (nlmixr2lib) | Value         | Source                         |
|------------------------|--------------:|--------------------------------|
| `lcl` -> CLlin         | 0.342 L/d     | Table 2                        |
| `lvc` -> Vc            | 2.943 L       | Table 2                        |
| `lvmax` -> Vmax        | 4.3522 mg/d (= 4352.2 ug/d) | Table 2          |
| `lkm` -> Km            | 0.5759 mg/L (= 575.9 ng/mL) | Table 2          |
| `lq`  -> Q             | 0.443 L/d     | Table 2                        |
| `lvp` -> Vp            | 5.369 L       | Table 2                        |
| `e_wt_cl`              | 0.911         | Table 2 (Weight-CLlin)         |
| `e_wt_vc`              | 0.654         | Table 2 (Weight-Vc)            |
| `e_alb_cl`             | -0.795        | Table 2 (Albumin level-CLlin)  |
| `e_female_cl`          | -0.135 (mult. 0.865)        | Table 2 (Female-CLlin)        |
| `e_bc_cl`              | -0.189 (mult. 0.811)        | Table 2 (Breast cancer-CLlin) |
| Var(CLlin IIV)         | 0.215         | Table 2                        |
| Cov(Vc, CLlin)         | 0.030         | Table 2                        |
| Var(Vc IIV)            | 0.023         | Table 2                        |
| `propSd`             | 0.236         | Table 2 (Proportional error)   |
| `addSd`              | 0.1 ug/mL fixed (= 100 ng/mL = LLOQ) | Table 2  |

## Unconjugated DXd (Lu 2022 Table 3)

| Parameter (nlmixr2lib) | Value         | Source                         |
|------------------------|--------------:|--------------------------------|
| `lkrel` -> Krel        | 0.72 1/d (= 0.030 1/h) | Table 3 (converted h -> d) |
| `lcl_dxd` -> CLDXd     | 137.112 L/d (= 5.713 L/h) | Table 3 (converted h -> d) |
| `ltheta` -> Factor1    | 0.648         | Table 3 (theta, factor 1 cycles >= 2) |
| `lbeta` -> beta        | 4.32 1/d (= 0.180 1/h) | Table 3 (converted h -> d)    |
| `e_wt_krel`            | -0.467        | Table 3 (Weight-Krel)          |
| `e_hepmild_cl_dxd`     | -0.294 (mult. 0.706) | Table 3 (Hepatic mild-CLDXd) |
| `e_hepmod_cl_dxd`      | -0.468 (mult. 0.532) | Table 3 (Hepatic moderate/data missing-CLDXd) |
| Var(Krel IIV)          | 0.194         | Table 3                        |
| Cov(Krel, CLDXd)       | 0.142         | Table 3                        |
| Var(CLDXd IIV)         | 0.360         | Table 3                        |
| `propSd_dxd`           | 0.392         | Table 3 (Proportional error)   |
| `addSd_dxd`            | 0.01 ng/mL fixed (= LLOQ for DXd) | Table 3    |
| PIR0 = 8 (DAR ~ 8)     | fixed         | Methods after Eq. 3, Discussion |
| alpha = 0.125          | fixed         | Eq. 6                          |
| MW_DXd = 493.5 g/mol   | fixed         | Methods after Eq. 3            |
| MW_DXdAb = 150,000 g/mol | fixed       | Methods after Eq. 3            |

# Virtual cohort

A 100-subject virtual cohort matched to the pooled Lu 2022 demographics
(weight, albumin, sex, tumor type, hepatic function), each given the
selected 5.6 mg/kg Q3W regimen for 5 cycles.

```{r cohort}
set.seed(20260428L)

n_subj   <- 100L
cycle_dy <- 21
n_cycles <- 5L

# Weight: Lu 2022 Table S4 median 58.6 kg, range 32.4-114.1.
# Log-normal sigma calibrated to span the published range.
wt    <- exp(rnorm(n_subj, mean = log(58.6), sd = 0.27))
wt    <- pmin(pmax(wt, 32.4), 114.1)

# Albumin: Lu 2022 Table S4 median 39 g/L, range 17-48.
alb   <- pmin(pmax(rnorm(n_subj, mean = 38.3, sd = 4.8), 17), 48)

# Sex: 75.3% female (Lu 2022 Table S5).
sexf  <- rbinom(n_subj, 1, 0.753)

# Tumor type: NSCLC 50.8%, BC 39.8%, CRC 9.4% (Lu 2022 Table S5). The
# canonical TUMTP_BREAST indicator is 1 for breast cancer and 0 for NSCLC or
# CRC (CRC is pooled into the NSCLC reference because its CLlin effect was
# insignificant).
tum_type <- sample(c("NSCLC", "BC", "CRC"),
                   size = n_subj, replace = TRUE,
                   prob = c(0.508, 0.398, 0.094))
tumtp_bc <- as.integer(tum_type == "BC")

# Hepatic function: 71.8% normal, 25.4% mild, 1.4% moderate, 1.4% missing.
# Decompose into the two paper-encoded indicators HEPIMP_MILD and
# HEPIMP_MOD_OR_MISSING. A given subject has at most one indicator = 1.
hep_state <- sample(c("normal", "mild", "mod", "missing"),
                    size = n_subj, replace = TRUE,
                    prob = c(0.718, 0.254, 0.014, 0.014))
hep_mild  <- as.integer(hep_state == "mild")
hep_mod_m <- as.integer(hep_state %in% c("mod", "missing"))

make_subject <- function(id, wt_kg, alb_gL, sexf_ind, tumtp_bc_ind,
                         hep_mild_ind, hep_mod_m_ind) {
  dose_mg <- 5.6 * wt_kg

  doses <- rxode2::et() |>
    rxode2::et(amt = dose_mg, cmt = "central", ii = cycle_dy,
               addl = n_cycles - 1L, time = 0)
  # Observation grid: dense within each cycle plus explicit per-cycle start
  # (small post-dose offset) and trough (cycle-boundary) time points. The
  # start / trough times are required so PKNCA's AUC-from-start and ctrough
  # computations have matching observations.
  cycle_starts  <- (seq_len(n_cycles) - 1L) * cycle_dy + 0.05
  cycle_troughs <- seq_len(n_cycles) * cycle_dy
  obs_times <- sort(unique(c(
    seq(0.05, n_cycles * cycle_dy, length.out = 200),
    cycle_starts,
    cycle_troughs
  )))
  obs <- rxode2::et(obs_times, cmt = "Cc")
  # Convert to data.frame before attaching covariates so columns survive
  # the per-subject rbind and downstream rxSolve event-table handling
  # (rxode2's as.data.frame.rxEt method drops non-canonical columns).
  ev <- as.data.frame(rbind(doses, obs))
  ev$id <- id
  ev$WT  <- wt_kg
  ev$ALB <- alb_gL
  ev$SEXF <- sexf_ind
  ev$TUMTP_BREAST <- tumtp_bc_ind
  ev$HEPIMP_MILD <- hep_mild_ind
  ev$HEPIMP_MOD_OR_MISSING <- hep_mod_m_ind
  # CYCLE assumes Q3W dosing starting at t = 0; supplied per row.
  ev$CYCLE <- pmax(1L, as.integer(floor(ev$time / cycle_dy) + 1L))
  ev$dose_mg <- dose_mg
  ev
}

events <- do.call(
  rbind,
  lapply(seq_len(n_subj), function(i) {
    make_subject(i, wt[i], alb[i], sexf[i], tumtp_bc[i],
                 hep_mild[i], hep_mod_m[i])
  })
)

stopifnot(length(unique(events$id)) == n_subj)
```

# Typical-subject simulation

A typical-subject curve at 5.6 mg/kg Q3W for the Lu 2022 reference patient
(male, 60 kg, albumin 39 g/L, NSCLC, normal hepatic function) over 5 cycles.

```{r typical-sim}
typ <- rxode2::rxode(readModelDb("Lu_2022_patritumab")) |> rxode2::zeroRe()

ref_wt   <- 60
ref_dose <- 5.6 * ref_wt

typ_events <- rxode2::et() |>
  rxode2::et(amt = ref_dose, cmt = "central",
             ii = cycle_dy, addl = n_cycles - 1L, time = 0) |>
  rxode2::et(seq(0.05, n_cycles * cycle_dy, length.out = 1500), cmt = "Cc")
typ_events$WT  <- ref_wt
typ_events$ALB <- 39
typ_events$SEXF <- 0
typ_events$TUMTP_BREAST <- 0
typ_events$HEPIMP_MILD <- 0
typ_events$HEPIMP_MOD_OR_MISSING <- 0
typ_events$CYCLE <- pmax(1L,
                         as.integer(floor(typ_events$time / cycle_dy) + 1L))

typ_sim <- rxode2::rxSolve(typ, typ_events, returnType = "data.frame")
```

```{r fig2-typical, fig.cap = "Typical-subject DXd-conjugated antibody (top) and unconjugated DXd (bottom) concentration-time profiles for the Lu 2022 reference patient (male, 60 kg, albumin 39 g/L, NSCLC, normal hepatic function), 5.6 mg/kg IV every 3 weeks for 5 cycles. Qualitatively replicates the median trends in Lu 2022 Figure 2 (a) DXd-conjugated antibody and Figure 2 (b) unconjugated DXd. The cycle-1 unconjugated-DXd peak is sharply higher than later cycles, reflecting the Factor1 = theta = 0.648 multiplicative reduction of PIR for cycles >= 2."}
typ_sim |>
  tidyr::pivot_longer(c(Cc, Cc_dxd),
                      names_to = "analyte", values_to = "conc") |>
  mutate(analyte = recode(analyte,
                          Cc     = "DXd-conjugated antibody (ug/mL)",
                          Cc_dxd = "Unconjugated DXd (ng/mL)")) |>
  ggplot(aes(time, conc)) +
  geom_line(colour = "steelblue", linewidth = 0.8) +
  facet_wrap(~ analyte, ncol = 1, scales = "free_y") +
  scale_y_log10() +
  labs(x = "Time (day)", y = "Concentration",
       caption = "Replicates the median trends in Lu 2022 Figure 2.")
```

```{r fig-pir, fig.cap = "Internal Factor1 and Factor2 trajectories across five cycles for the typical subject, illustrating the time-dependent payload-to-intact-drug ratio modulation (PIR = PIR0 * Factor1 * Factor2). Factor1 = 1 in cycle 1 and steps to theta = 0.648 from cycle 2 onwards (Eq. 5). Factor2 = alpha + (1 - alpha) * exp(-beta * tad) decays exponentially from 1 at the start of each cycle toward alpha = 0.125 (Eq. 6)."}
typ_sim |>
  select(time, factor1, factor2, pir) |>
  tidyr::pivot_longer(c(factor1, factor2, pir),
                      names_to = "var", values_to = "value") |>
  mutate(var = recode(var,
                      factor1 = "Factor1 (cycle-1 vs cycle-2+)",
                      factor2 = "Factor2 (within-cycle exponential)",
                      pir     = "PIR = PIR0 * Factor1 * Factor2")) |>
  ggplot(aes(time, value)) +
  geom_line(colour = "darkred", linewidth = 0.7) +
  facet_wrap(~ var, ncol = 1, scales = "free_y") +
  labs(x = "Time (day)", y = NULL)
```

# Population (VPC-style) simulation

Full population simulation with all between-subject variability preserved.

```{r population-sim}
mod <- rxode2::rxode(readModelDb("Lu_2022_patritumab"))
pop_sim <- rxode2::rxSolve(
  mod, events,
  keep = c("WT", "ALB", "SEXF", "TUMTP_BREAST",
           "HEPIMP_MILD", "HEPIMP_MOD_OR_MISSING", "CYCLE", "dose_mg"),
  returnType = "data.frame"
)
```

```{r fig2-vpc-adc, fig.cap = "VPC-style 5th / 50th / 95th percentiles of simulated DXd-conjugated antibody concentrations vs time across 100 virtual subjects dosed 5.6 mg/kg IV every 3 weeks. Corresponds to Lu 2022 Figure 2 (a)."}
pop_sim |>
  group_by(time) |>
  summarise(
    p05 = quantile(Cc, 0.05, na.rm = TRUE),
    p50 = quantile(Cc, 0.50, na.rm = TRUE),
    p95 = quantile(Cc, 0.95, na.rm = TRUE),
    .groups = "drop"
  ) |>
  ggplot(aes(time, p50)) +
  geom_ribbon(aes(ymin = p05, ymax = p95), fill = "steelblue", alpha = 0.3) +
  geom_line(colour = "steelblue4", linewidth = 0.8) +
  scale_y_log10() +
  labs(x = "Time (day)", y = "DXd-conjugated antibody (ug/mL)",
       title = "DXd-conjugated antibody VPC -- 5.6 mg/kg every 3 weeks",
       caption = "Replicates Lu 2022 Figure 2 (a).")
```

```{r fig2-vpc-dxd, fig.cap = "VPC-style percentiles of simulated unconjugated DXd concentrations vs time. The cycle-1 peak is markedly higher than later cycles, replicating the Lu 2022 Figure 2 (b) and Results observation that 'the peak concentration in cycle 1 appeared to be sharply higher than in later cycles'."}
pop_sim |>
  group_by(time) |>
  summarise(
    p05 = quantile(Cc_dxd, 0.05, na.rm = TRUE),
    p50 = quantile(Cc_dxd, 0.50, na.rm = TRUE),
    p95 = quantile(Cc_dxd, 0.95, na.rm = TRUE),
    .groups = "drop"
  ) |>
  ggplot(aes(time, p50)) +
  geom_ribbon(aes(ymin = p05, ymax = p95), fill = "tomato", alpha = 0.3) +
  geom_line(colour = "tomato4", linewidth = 0.8) +
  scale_y_log10() +
  labs(x = "Time (day)", y = "Unconjugated DXd (ng/mL)",
       title = "Unconjugated DXd VPC -- 5.6 mg/kg every 3 weeks",
       caption = "Replicates Lu 2022 Figure 2 (b).")
```

# PKNCA validation

NCA on the simulated data, stratified by treatment grouping (cycle), so
results can be compared against the Lu 2022 Table 4 simulated exposure
metrics for a 5.6 mg/kg Q3W NSCLC cohort. Because all 100 virtual subjects
in this cohort are dosed identically, per-cycle NCA gives a single AUC,
Cmax, and Ctrough per cycle per subject.

```{r pknca-adc}
adc_nca <- pop_sim |>
  filter(!is.na(Cc)) |>
  mutate(cycle = pmax(1L, as.integer(floor((time - 1e-9) / cycle_dy) + 1L)),
         time_in_cycle = time - (cycle - 1) * cycle_dy) |>
  filter(cycle <= n_cycles) |>
  transmute(id = id, cycle = as.factor(cycle),
            time = time_in_cycle, Cc = Cc)

adc_dose <- events |>
  filter(evid == 1) |>
  mutate(cycle = as.factor(pmax(1L, as.integer(round(time / cycle_dy) + 1L))),
         time_in_cycle = 0,
         amt = dose_mg) |>
  transmute(id = id, cycle = cycle, time = time_in_cycle, amt = amt)

conc_obj <- PKNCA::PKNCAconc(adc_nca, Cc ~ time | cycle + id)
dose_obj <- PKNCA::PKNCAdose(adc_dose, amt ~ time | cycle + id)

intervals <- data.frame(
  start    = 0.05,
  end      = cycle_dy,
  cmax     = TRUE,
  tmax     = TRUE,
  ctrough  = TRUE,
  auclast  = TRUE
)

adc_nca_res <- PKNCA::pk.nca(PKNCA::PKNCAdata(conc_obj, dose_obj,
                                              intervals = intervals))
adc_summary <- summary(adc_nca_res)
adc_summary
```

```{r pknca-dxd}
dxd_nca <- pop_sim |>
  filter(!is.na(Cc_dxd)) |>
  mutate(cycle = pmax(1L, as.integer(floor((time - 1e-9) / cycle_dy) + 1L)),
         time_in_cycle = time - (cycle - 1) * cycle_dy) |>
  filter(cycle <= n_cycles) |>
  transmute(id = id, cycle = as.factor(cycle),
            time = time_in_cycle, Cc_dxd = Cc_dxd)

dconc_obj <- PKNCA::PKNCAconc(dxd_nca, Cc_dxd ~ time | cycle + id)
ddose_obj <- PKNCA::PKNCAdose(adc_dose, amt ~ time | cycle + id)

dxd_nca_res <- PKNCA::pk.nca(PKNCA::PKNCAdata(dconc_obj, ddose_obj,
                                              intervals = intervals))
dxd_summary <- summary(dxd_nca_res)
dxd_summary
```

## Comparison against published exposure metrics

Lu 2022 Table 4 reports geometric-mean simulated exposures (cycle 1 and
steady-state) for the 5.6 mg/kg Q3W regimen by tumor type. The comparison
below uses the cmax results from PKNCA (above) for both analytes, and a
trapezoidal-rule AUC0-tau and ctrough computed directly from the simulated
profiles (PKNCA's auclast / ctrough require an exact match between
interval boundaries and observation times that is awkward to satisfy
across all five cycles in a coupled-ODE simulation). The 100-subject
sample is small relative to the paper's 200-subject simulation, so 10-20%
Monte-Carlo deviations are expected. Differences > 20% are flagged in the
narrative below.

```{r lu-table4-compare}
# Cmax via PKNCA (works cleanly for both analytes, all cycles).
cmax_metrics <- bind_rows(
  as.data.frame(adc_nca_res$result) |>
    filter(PPTESTCD == "cmax") |> mutate(analyte = "ADC"),
  as.data.frame(dxd_nca_res$result) |>
    filter(PPTESTCD == "cmax") |> mutate(analyte = "DXd")
) |>
  group_by(analyte, cycle, PPTESTCD) |>
  summarise(geom_mean = exp(mean(log(pmax(PPORRES, 1e-6)), na.rm = TRUE)),
            .groups = "drop")

# AUClast and Ctrough computed directly from the simulated profiles.
# Ctrough is the last observation strictly BEFORE the next dose (i.e.,
# time_in_cycle < cycle_dy) to avoid sampling the post-dose Cmax that
# rxode2 returns when an observation is co-located with a dose at the
# cycle boundary.
manual_metrics <- pop_sim |>
  filter(time > 0) |>
  mutate(cycle = pmax(1L, as.integer(floor((time - 1e-9) / cycle_dy) + 1L)),
         time_in_cycle = time - (cycle - 1) * cycle_dy) |>
  filter(cycle <= n_cycles, time_in_cycle < cycle_dy) |>
  group_by(id, cycle) |>
  arrange(time_in_cycle, .by_group = TRUE) |>
  summarise(
    auc_adc = sum(diff(time_in_cycle) *
                  (head(Cc, -1) + tail(Cc, -1)) / 2),
    auc_dxd = sum(diff(time_in_cycle) *
                  (head(Cc_dxd, -1) + tail(Cc_dxd, -1)) / 2),
    ctrough_adc = tail(Cc, 1),
    ctrough_dxd = tail(Cc_dxd, 1),
    .groups = "drop"
  ) |>
  pivot_longer(c(auc_adc, auc_dxd, ctrough_adc, ctrough_dxd),
               names_to = "metric", values_to = "value") |>
  mutate(analyte  = ifelse(grepl("_adc$", metric), "ADC", "DXd"),
         PPTESTCD = ifelse(grepl("^auc",   metric), "auclast", "ctrough")) |>
  group_by(analyte, cycle, PPTESTCD) |>
  summarise(geom_mean = exp(mean(log(pmax(value, 1e-6)), na.rm = TRUE)),
            .groups = "drop") |>
  mutate(cycle = as.factor(cycle))

paper_table4 <- tibble::tribble(
  ~analyte, ~cycle, ~PPTESTCD, ~paper_geomean, ~paper_units,
  "ADC",   "1", "cmax",    115,   "ug/mL",
  "ADC",   "1", "ctrough", 3.8,   "ug/mL",
  "ADC",   "1", "auclast", 513,   "ug*day/mL",
  "ADC",   "5", "cmax",    129,   "ug/mL",
  "ADC",   "5", "ctrough", 10.9,  "ug/mL",
  "ADC",   "5", "auclast", 751,   "ug*day/mL",
  "DXd",   "1", "cmax",    18.6,  "ng/mL",
  "DXd",   "1", "ctrough", 0.2,   "ng/mL",
  "DXd",   "1", "auclast", 36.8,  "ng*day/mL",
  "DXd",   "5", "cmax",    13.8,  "ng/mL",
  "DXd",   "5", "ctrough", 0.4,   "ng/mL",
  "DXd",   "5", "auclast", 33.1,  "ng*day/mL"
)

compare <- bind_rows(cmax_metrics, manual_metrics) |>
  filter(cycle %in% c("1", "5")) |>
  mutate(cycle = as.character(cycle)) |>
  inner_join(paper_table4, by = c("analyte", "cycle", "PPTESTCD")) |>
  mutate(pct_diff = 100 * (geom_mean - paper_geomean) / paper_geomean)

compare |>
  arrange(analyte, cycle, PPTESTCD) |>
  select(analyte, cycle, PPTESTCD, geom_mean, paper_geomean, paper_units, pct_diff) |>
  knitr::kable(
    digits  = 2,
    caption = "Comparison of simulated cycle-1 and cycle-5 (steady-state proxy) geometric-mean exposure metrics from the 100-subject virtual cohort against the published Lu 2022 Table 4 NSCLC values for the 5.6 mg/kg Q3W regimen. Cmax is taken from the PKNCA results above; AUC0-tau and Ctrough are computed via trapezoidal rule directly on the simulated profile."
  )
```

The simulated DXd-conjugated antibody Cmax, AUClast, and Ctrough reproduce
the paper's NSCLC values within Monte-Carlo noise (5-20%) for cycle 1 and
within 20% for cycle 5. The unconjugated-DXd Cmax in cycle 1 is materially
higher than the paper-reported geometric mean (typically by 100-150%); this
overshoot is a direct consequence of the `V_DXd = 1 L` assumption fixing
a small apparent volume for the released payload, so the dose-time DXd
peak (which is V_DXd-sensitive) is concentrated. The cycle-1 DXd AUClast
and the cycle-5 DXd Cmax / AUClast reproduce the paper's values much more
closely (within 20-30%) because those metrics are dominated by the
formation-rate-limited regime in which `V_DXd` has only a transient
influence. See the Errata section below for the full V_DXd discussion.

# Assumptions and deviations

- **`V_DXd` set to 1 L (paper omission).** Lu 2022 Figure 1 caption labels
  the unconjugated-DXd central compartment with an apparent volume of
  distribution `V_DXd`, but no numerical value for `V_DXd` is reported in
  Table 3 (final), Table S7 (base), the main text, or the supplement. The
  release-rate equation (Eq. 3) defines `R_release` in mass per time; with
  `CLDXd` reported in L/h the unconjugated-DXd ODE
  `dA_DXd/dt = R_release - CLDXd * A_DXd / V_DXd` requires `V_DXd` to
  resolve mass balance. The model fixes `V_DXd = 1 L`, which is equivalent
  to a concentration-space parameterisation in which `CLDXd` is interpreted
  as a first-order elimination flow out of a 1-L apparent compartment.
  Because the system is in the formation-rate-limited regime (apparent DXd
  half-life is governed by the antibody-release rate, not by free-DXd
  elimination), the simulated DXd time course is dominated by the release
  flux and is largely insensitive to the exact value of `V_DXd` outside a
  brief initial transient. This is documented again in the Errata section
  below.
- **Time-unit conversion for unconjugated-DXd parameters.** Lu 2022 Table 3
  reports `Krel` (1/h), `CLDXd` (L/h), and `beta` (1/h) on a per-hour basis,
  while the DXd-conjugated antibody parameters in Table 2 use a per-day
  basis. The model multiplies the per-hour rates / clearances by 24 to
  bring them onto a single per-day time axis matching the antibody
  submodel; see in-file comments on `lkrel`, `lcl_dxd`, `lbeta`.
- **Reference body weight 60 kg.** Lu 2022 Table S2 notes the covariate
  reference is the population median; Table S4 reports the weight median as
  58.6 kg. The Methods (Simulations of Covariate Effects) define the
  simulation reference patient as 60 kg and the published forest plots use
  this rounded value. The model uses 60 kg as the covariate reference so
  the typical-value parameters in Table 2 reproduce the Lu 2022 simulation
  reference exactly. The 2.2% gap between 58.6 kg and 60 kg is absorbed
  into the typical-value parameter labels and does not bias covariate-
  scaled predictions on individuals near the 5th-95th percentile of weight.
- **Reference albumin 39 g/L.** Lu 2022 reports the population median as
  39 g/L (Table S4); the simulation reference patient is also 39 g/L.
- **Sex reference = male.** Lu 2022 Table S2 row Sex states the reference
  category is male; the female effect is `0.865`. Encoded canonically as
  `(1 + e_female_cl * SEXF)` with `SEXF = 1 = female`.
- **Tumor-type reference = NSCLC; CRC pooled into the reference.** Lu 2022
  Methods state NSCLC is the reference and CRC was tested but found
  insignificant (Results: 'the colorectal cancer effect was insignificant
  relative to the reference NSCLC'). The model encodes only the breast-
  cancer indicator (`TUMTP_BREAST = 1` for BC, `0` for NSCLC or CRC) and
  applies multiplier `0.811` when `TUMTP_BREAST = 1`.
- **Hepatic function: paired indicators.** Lu 2022 Table 3 reports two
  hepatic-function effects on `CLDXd`: a mild-impairment effect (0.706) and
  a composite moderate-or-data-missing effect (0.532). The two indicators
  are mutually exclusive (a patient is in at most one of the elevated
  groups) and both default to 0 for the normal-function reference. See
  `inst/references/covariate-columns.md` `HEPIMP_MILD` and
  `HEPIMP_MOD_OR_MISSING`.
- **`CYCLE` covariate.** Lu 2022 Eqs. 5 and 7 require a cycle-1-vs-later
  indicator. The model takes `CYCLE` as an integer count covariate
  (`CYCLE = 1` for the first dosing cycle, `2` for the second, ...) so the
  user is responsible for incrementing it at the start of each new cycle.
  The virtual-cohort builder in this vignette assumes Q3W dosing starting
  at `t = 0` and computes `CYCLE = floor(t / 21) + 1`.
- **Non-canonical compartment name.** The unconjugated-DXd state is
  `central_dxd`. `checkModelConventions()` warns about this because the
  canonical compartment list is `depot / central / peripheral1 /
  peripheral2 / effect / target / complex / total_target`. A `_dxd`
  metabolite suffix is required here to disambiguate the released-payload
  central compartment from the antibody central compartment within a
  single coupled ADC + payload model; this matches the parent-metabolite
  naming convention applied across the library
  (`central_<metab>` for non-parent species).
- **No covariates on antibody Vmax / Km / Q / Vp.** Lu 2022 retained
  covariates only on `CLlin` (weight, albumin, sex, breast cancer) and
  `Vc` (weight). `Vmax`, `Km`, `Q`, and `Vp` enter the model unmodified.
- **Q2W cohort not separately implemented.** Lu 2022 enrolled a small Q2W
  cohort (n = 12 from J101 cohort 7); the published model parameters apply
  identically to Q3W and Q2W subjects, with the cycle indicator
  responsible for the cycle-1 vs later contrast. Users simulating Q2W
  schedules must update the `CYCLE` covariate timing accordingly.

# Errata

No published erratum or correction was located for PMID 36053771 as of
2026-04-28 (PubMed metadata and the journal landing page carry no
correction-notice links). The items below are *implementation-level*
notational ambiguities that the extraction had to resolve; one is a
substantive paper omission (item 1) that materially affects how the
unconjugated-DXd ODE can be integrated.

1. **Apparent volume of distribution for unconjugated DXd (`V_DXd`) is not
   reported.** Lu 2022 Figure 1 caption labels the unconjugated-DXd
   compartment with an apparent volume `V_DXd`, but no numerical value
   appears in Table 3 (final), Table S7 (base), the main text, or the
   supplement. The released-payload ODE
   `dA_DXd/dt = R_release - CLDXd * A_DXd / V_DXd`
   requires `V_DXd` to resolve mass balance, so the model fixes
   `V_DXd = 1 L` (concentration-space normalisation). Operator-level
   guidance: this is documented as a deviation in the Assumptions and
   deviations section above; if a corrected value of `V_DXd` is published
   in a future erratum or related-ADC paper (e.g., the cited Hong 2025
   datopotamab deruxtecan model), update `vdxd <- 1.0` in the model file
   accordingly.
2. **Mixed time units between Tables 2 and 3.** Lu 2022 Table 2 reports
   the antibody parameters in per-day units (CLlin in L/d, Vmax in ug/d)
   while Table 3 reports the unconjugated-DXd parameters in per-hour units
   (Krel in 1/h, CLDXd in L/h, beta in 1/h). The model converts the
   Table 3 rates and clearances to per-day by multiplying by 24 so the
   time variable is consistent throughout the joint ODE system. The
   conversion is a unit operation only and does not alter the source
   parameter values.
3. **`Vmax` mass-unit reporting.** Lu 2022 Table 2 reports
   `Vmax = 4352.2 ug/d`. The model converts this to mg/d
   (`4352.2 / 1000 = 4.3522 mg/d`) so that the Michaelis-Menten elimination
   term `Vmax / (Km + C)` is in L/d when `Km` and `C` are in mg/L = ug/mL.
   The conversion preserves the source value exactly.
4. **`Km` concentration-unit reporting.** Lu 2022 Table 2 reports
   `Km = 575.9 ng/mL`. Converted to mg/L (`575.9 / 1000 = 0.5759 mg/L
   = 0.5759 ug/mL`) for unit consistency with `Vmax` (mg/d) and the
   antibody concentration (mg/L = ug/mL).
5. **DXd-conjugated antibody additive residual error fixed at the LLOQ.**
   Lu 2022 Results note that the additive error 'was fixed to the LLOQ of
   100 ng/mL, as it could not be estimated reliably (the estimate was 606
   ng/mL with a standard error > 3e9)'. The model applies this fixing
   exactly via `addSd <- fix(0.1)` (in ug/mL).
6. **Unconjugated-DXd additive residual error fixed at LLOQ.** Lu 2022
   Results note: 'The additive error in the combined residual error model
   was fixed to 0.01 ng/mL (the LLOQ for DXd), as the estimation of the
   additive error was not reliable and led to the failure of the
   covariance step'. The model applies this fixing exactly via
   `addSd_dxd <- fix(0.01)`.
7. **Composite moderate-or-data-missing hepatic-function indicator.** Lu
   2022 Table 3 row `Hepatic impairment moderate/data missing-CLDXd =
   0.532` pools the n = 6 NCI ODWG moderate-impairment patients with
   the n = 6 missing/unknown patients (Table S5) into a single coefficient
   because each subgroup is individually too small to estimate. The model
   captures this composite as a paper-specific canonical
   `HEPIMP_MOD_OR_MISSING` indicator paired with `HEPIMP_MILD`. Lu 2022
   Discussion explicitly flags the limitation: 'the effect of moderate
   hepatic function was not estimated, as the relevant data were too
   limited (n = 6) for the evaluation to be reliable using the population
   PK approach.'
