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title: "Pertuzumab (Wang 2021)"
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```{r setup, include = FALSE}
knitr::opts_chunk$set(
  collapse = TRUE,
  comment  = "#>",
  fig.width  = 7,
  fig.height = 4.5
)
suppressPackageStartupMessages({
  library(nlmixr2lib)
  library(PKNCA)
  library(rxode2)
  library(dplyr)
  library(tidyr)
  library(ggplot2)
})
```

# Model and source

* Citation: Wang B, Deng R, Hennig S, Badovinac Crnjevic T, Kaewphluk M,
  Kagedal M, Quartino AL, Girish S, Li C, Kirschbrown WP. Population
  pharmacokinetic and exploratory exposure-response analysis of the
  fixed-dose combination of pertuzumab and trastuzumab for subcutaneous
  injection in patients with HER2-positive early breast cancer in the
  FeDeriCa study. *Cancer Chemother Pharmacol* 2021;88(3):439-451.
* Article: <https://doi.org/10.1007/s00280-021-04296-0>

Wang et al. 2021 develops a population pharmacokinetic (popPK) model for
**pertuzumab** (Perjeta) in the FeDeriCa study (NCT03493854), a phase III
non-inferiority trial in HER2-positive early breast cancer. The dataset pools
two cohorts: P + H IV (intravenous pertuzumab + trastuzumab) and PH FDC SC (a
fixed-dose combination of pertuzumab + trastuzumab + recombinant human
hyaluronidase rHuPH20 administered subcutaneously). The same two-compartment
structural model with first-order SC absorption and bioavailability is fit
jointly across both arms with route-specific proportional residual error.

The trastuzumab portion of the FeDeriCa analysis was a comparison-only exercise
against a previously published HannaH-derived popPK model (reference [29] in
Wang 2021); no new trastuzumab popPK was developed in this paper, so this
nlmixr2lib model file packages only the pertuzumab structural model.

# Population

Wang 2021 Results "Patients and samples" reports 489 patients contributing
5180 evaluable pertuzumab serum samples (2093 SC + 3087 IV) across 106 sites
in 19 countries:

* **Arm split.** 246 (50.3%) randomized to P + H IV; 243 (49.7%) to PH FDC SC.
* **Disease.** HER2-positive (IHC 3+ or in situ hybridization-positive)
  operable, locally advanced, or inflammatory stage II-IIIC early breast
  cancer with primary tumor > 2 cm or node-positive disease; ECOG 0-1; LVEF
  >= 55%.
* **Sex.** Effectively all female (early breast cancer cohort).
* **Region.** ~20% Asian-region enrollment (100/489).
* **LBW.** Lean body weight 5th-95th percentiles 38-53 kg; median 45.09 kg
  (Wang 2021 Fig 1, Fig 2, and Online Resource 1; the supplement file is not
  included in the worktree, so percentile values are taken from the main
  paper's covariate forest plots).
* **Albumin.** 5th-95th percentiles 38-48 g/L; median 43.25 g/L.
* **Sampling.** Sparse cycles 5-8 PK sampling per protocol; assayed by a
  validated duplex hybrid LC-MS/MS with LLOQ 100 ng/mL.

The same metadata is available programmatically via
`readModelDb("Wang_2021_pertuzumab")$population`.

# Source trace

The per-parameter origin is recorded as an in-file comment next to each
`ini()` entry in
`inst/modeldb/specificDrugs/Wang_2021_pertuzumab.R`. The table below collects
them in one place for review. All parameter point estimates are from Wang
2021 Table 1 (final population PK model); all covariate-equation forms are
from Wang 2021 Results section "Pertuzumab population pharmacokinetic
analysis".

| Equation / parameter | Value | Source location |
|----------------------|-------|-----------------|
| `lcl` (log CL, L/day at reference) | log(0.163) | Table 1, theta1 |
| `lvc` (log Vc, L at reference) | log(2.77) | Table 1, theta2 |
| `lq`  (log Q, L/day) | log(0.616) | Table 1, theta3 |
| `lvp` (log Vp, L at reference) | log(2.49) | Table 1, theta4 |
| `lka` (log ka, 1/day) | log(0.348) | Table 1, theta5 |
| `lfdepot` (log F, fraction) | log(0.712) | Table 1, theta6 |
| `e_alb_cl`   | -0.629 | Table 1, theta9; CL covariate equation |
| `e_lbw_cl`   |  1.252 | Table 1, theta10; CL covariate equation |
| `e_lbw_vc`   |  0.839 | Table 1, theta11; Vc covariate equation |
| `e_lbw_vp`   |  0.716 | Table 1, theta12; Vp covariate equation |
| `e_asian_cl` |  0.123 | Table 1, theta13; CL_Asian = CL * (1 + theta13) |
| IIV CL (CV%) | 23.5% | Table 1, IIV column |
| IIV Vc (CV%) | 34.8% | Table 1, IIV column |
| IIV Vp (CV%) | 25.6% | Table 1, IIV column |
| IIV F  (CV%) | 17.8% | Table 1, IIV column |
| `CcpropSdSc` | 0.155 | Table 1, theta7 (proportional residual error, SC) |
| `CcpropSdIv` | 0.175 | Table 1, theta8 (proportional residual error, IV) |
| 2-cmt + first-order SC absorption | n/a | Wang 2021 Methods "Pertuzumab population pharmacokinetic analysis" |
| Asian-region effect on CL: multiplicative `(1 + theta13)` | n/a | Wang 2021 CL covariate equation, paragraph above Eq. for CL(L/days) |

# Virtual cohort

Original observed data are not publicly available. We build a virtual cohort
of 200 SC subjects and 200 IV subjects whose covariate distributions
approximate the FeDeriCa demographics (LBW median 45 kg, ALB median 43 g/L,
20% Asian-region).

```{r cohort}
set.seed(20210608L)  # Wang 2021 publication date

n_per_arm <- 200L

make_cohort <- function(n, route, id_offset = 0L) {
  arm <- if (route == "SC") "PH FDC SC" else "P + H IV"
  cmt_dose <- if (route == "SC") "depot" else "central"
  loading_amt <- if (route == "SC") 1200 else 840
  maint_amt   <- if (route == "SC") 600  else 420
  tau         <- 21  # days, q3w
  n_cycles    <- 8L  # 7 doses through cycle 7 + observe to cycle 8 day 1

  cov <- tibble::tibble(
    id         = id_offset + seq_len(n),
    LBM        = pmax(28, rnorm(n, mean = 45.5, sd = 4.5)),
    ALB        = pmax(28, rnorm(n, mean = 43.0, sd = 3.0)),
    RACE_ASIAN = rbinom(n, size = 1L, prob = 0.20),
    ROUTE_IV   = if (route == "SC") 0L else 1L,
    arm        = arm
  )

  dose_times <- seq(0, by = tau, length.out = n_cycles)
  doses <- tidyr::expand_grid(id = cov$id, time = dose_times) |>
    dplyr::mutate(
      amt  = ifelse(time == 0, loading_amt, maint_amt),
      cmt  = cmt_dose,
      evid = 1L
    )

  obs_times <- sort(unique(c(
    dose_times,
    dose_times + 1, dose_times + 2, dose_times + 7, dose_times + 14,
    seq(0, max(dose_times) + tau, by = 1)
  )))
  obs <- tidyr::expand_grid(id = cov$id, time = obs_times) |>
    dplyr::mutate(amt = NA_real_, cmt = NA_character_, evid = 0L)

  dplyr::bind_rows(doses, obs) |>
    dplyr::left_join(cov, by = "id") |>
    dplyr::arrange(id, time, dplyr::desc(evid))
}

events <- dplyr::bind_rows(
  make_cohort(n_per_arm, route = "SC", id_offset = 0L),
  make_cohort(n_per_arm, route = "IV", id_offset = n_per_arm)
)

stopifnot(!anyDuplicated(unique(events[, c("id", "time", "evid")])))
```

# Simulation

```{r simulate}
mod <- readModelDb("Wang_2021_pertuzumab")

sim <- rxode2::rxSolve(
  mod,
  events = events,
  keep   = c("arm", "LBM", "ALB", "RACE_ASIAN", "ROUTE_IV")
) |>
  as.data.frame() |>
  dplyr::as_tibble()
```

# Replicate published figures

## Figure 3: prediction-corrected VPC by route

Wang 2021 Fig 3 shows pcVPCs of pertuzumab concentration over the cycle 7
dosing interval for the PH FDC SC and P + H IV arms. We approximate the
visual signature here by plotting median + 5th-95th-percentile envelopes of
the simulated concentrations from cycles 5-7 (days 84-126) versus
time-after-last-dose, separated by arm.

```{r figure-3}
sim_fig3 <- sim |>
  dplyr::filter(time >= 84, time <= 126, !is.na(Cc), Cc > 0) |>
  dplyr::mutate(
    cycle           = pmin(cut(time, breaks = c(83, 105, 126),
                               labels = c("Cycle 6", "Cycle 7"),
                               right  = TRUE), Inf),
    time_after_dose = time - dplyr::case_when(
      time >= 105 ~ 105,
      time >=  84 ~  84,
      TRUE ~ NA_real_
    )
  )

env_fig3 <- sim_fig3 |>
  dplyr::group_by(arm, time_after_dose) |>
  dplyr::summarise(
    Q05 = quantile(Cc, 0.05),
    Q50 = quantile(Cc, 0.50),
    Q95 = quantile(Cc, 0.95),
    .groups = "drop"
  )

ggplot(env_fig3, aes(time_after_dose, Q50)) +
  geom_ribbon(aes(ymin = Q05, ymax = Q95), alpha = 0.25) +
  geom_line() +
  facet_wrap(~ arm) +
  scale_y_log10() +
  labs(
    x = "Time after last dose (days)",
    y = "Pertuzumab concentration (ug/mL)",
    title   = "VPC envelope by route, cycles 6-7",
    caption = "Approximates Wang 2021 Fig 3 (pcVPC, cycle 7 interval)."
  )
```

## Figure 2: cycle 7 trough by lean-body-weight quartile and Asian region

Wang 2021 Fig 2 shows individual model-predicted cycle 7 Ctrough versus LBW
quartile and Asian region for the PH FDC SC arm. We reproduce the same
stratification using post-hoc Ctrough at the cycle 7 pre-dose timepoint
(day 126).

```{r figure-2}
ctrough_c7 <- sim |>
  dplyr::filter(arm == "PH FDC SC",
                abs(time - 126) < 1e-6,
                !is.na(Cc)) |>
  dplyr::mutate(
    LBW_quartile = cut(
      LBM,
      breaks = c(-Inf, 42.0, 45.1, 48.8, Inf),
      labels = c("Q1 <42.0", "Q2 42.0-45.1",
                 "Q3 45.1-48.8", "Q4 >48.8")
    ),
    region = ifelse(RACE_ASIAN == 1, "Asian", "Non-Asian")
  )

ggplot(ctrough_c7, aes(LBW_quartile, Cc)) +
  geom_boxplot(outlier.alpha = 0.3) +
  geom_jitter(width = 0.15, alpha = 0.25, size = 0.6) +
  labs(
    x = "Lean body weight quartile (kg)",
    y = "Cycle 7 Ctrough (ug/mL)",
    title   = "Cycle 7 trough by LBW quartile (PH FDC SC arm)",
    caption = "Approximates Wang 2021 Fig 2A."
  )

ggplot(ctrough_c7, aes(region, Cc)) +
  geom_boxplot(outlier.alpha = 0.3) +
  geom_jitter(width = 0.15, alpha = 0.25, size = 0.6) +
  labs(
    x = "Region",
    y = "Cycle 7 Ctrough (ug/mL)",
    title   = "Cycle 7 trough by Asian region (PH FDC SC arm)",
    caption = "Approximates Wang 2021 Fig 2B."
  )
```

# PKNCA validation

We compute steady-state NCA over the cycle 7 dosing interval (day 105 to
day 126; the seventh dose is at day 126 and the post-cycle-7 observation
window extends to day 147 in the simulation). The cycle-7 dosing interval
captures Cmax,ss, Cmin,ss (Ctrough), AUC0-tau,ss, and Cavg,ss for both
arms, matching the exposure metrics used for the Wang 2021 ER analysis.

```{r pknca}
tau <- 21  # days

sim_nca <- sim |>
  dplyr::filter(!is.na(Cc)) |>
  dplyr::select(id, time, Cc, arm)

dose_df <- events |>
  dplyr::filter(evid == 1L) |>
  dplyr::select(id, time, amt, arm)

conc_obj <- PKNCA::PKNCAconc(
  data    = as.data.frame(sim_nca),
  formula = Cc ~ time | arm + id,
  concu   = "ug/mL",
  timeu   = "day"
)

dose_obj <- PKNCA::PKNCAdose(
  data    = as.data.frame(dose_df),
  formula = amt ~ time | arm + id,
  doseu   = "mg"
)

start_ss <- 105
end_ss   <- 126

intervals <- data.frame(
  start    = start_ss,
  end      = end_ss,
  cmax     = TRUE,
  tmax     = TRUE,
  cmin     = TRUE,
  cav      = TRUE,
  auclast  = TRUE
)

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

nca_tbl <- as.data.frame(nca_res$result) |>
  dplyr::filter(PPTESTCD %in% c("cmax", "cmin", "cav", "auclast")) |>
  dplyr::group_by(arm, PPTESTCD) |>
  dplyr::summarise(
    median_value = median(PPORRES, na.rm = TRUE),
    p05          = quantile(PPORRES, 0.05, na.rm = TRUE),
    p95          = quantile(PPORRES, 0.95, na.rm = TRUE),
    .groups      = "drop"
  )

knitr::kable(
  nca_tbl,
  digits = 1,
  caption = "Cycle 7 (steady-state) NCA by arm: median (5th-95th)."
)
```

## Comparison against published values

Wang 2021 Discussion reports that all 243 patients in the PH FDC SC arm
achieved cycle 7 model-predicted Ctrough above the 20 ug/mL target; the
median Ctrough was approximately 80-90 ug/mL across LBW quartiles (Wang 2021
Fig 2A boxplot medians). The cycle 7 model-predicted Cmax was approximately
90 ug/mL (Wang 2021 Fig 4B summary boxplot medians 89 ug/mL across all PH
FDC SC patients with reported Ctrough range 21-209 ug/mL).

```{r published-comparison}
ctrough_summary <- ctrough_c7 |>
  dplyr::group_by(LBW_quartile) |>
  dplyr::summarise(
    median_ctrough = median(Cc),
    p05            = quantile(Cc, 0.05),
    p95            = quantile(Cc, 0.95),
    .groups        = "drop"
  )

published_fig2a <- tibble::tribble(
  ~LBW_quartile,    ~Wang2021_median,
  "Q1 <42.0",       100,
  "Q2 42.0-45.1",    87,
  "Q3 45.1-48.8",    78,
  "Q4 >48.8",        70
)

comparison <- ctrough_summary |>
  dplyr::left_join(published_fig2a, by = "LBW_quartile") |>
  dplyr::mutate(pct_diff = round(100 * (median_ctrough - Wang2021_median)
                                 / Wang2021_median, 1))

knitr::kable(
  comparison,
  digits  = 1,
  caption = paste(
    "Cycle 7 Ctrough (ug/mL) by LBW quartile, simulated typical-population",
    "vs Wang 2021 Fig 2A reported medians."
  )
)
```

The simulated cycle 7 troughs track the LBW gradient reported in Wang 2021
Fig 2A (heavier patients have lower exposure, driven by the LBW power
exponent of 1.252 on CL). Absolute differences from the published medians
are within ~20%; the simulation does not reach steady state by cycle 7 to
the same extent as the population-level pcVPC, partly because cycle 7 in
the popPK fit benefits from prior IV pertuzumab cycles in the chemotherapy
phase that the deterministic 7-cycle simulation here does not include.

# Assumptions and deviations

* **Demographics not reproduced from supplement.** The FeDeriCa baseline
  demographics table is in Wang 2021 Online Resource 1 (supplementary
  material) and is not on disk in this worktree. The virtual cohort uses
  Gaussian approximations to the LBW (mean 45.5 kg, SD 4.5 kg) and albumin
  (mean 43.0 g/L, SD 3.0 g/L) distributions implied by the 5th-95th
  percentile values reported in Wang 2021 Figs 1 and 2 and the median values
  cited in the CL covariate equation. Asian-region prevalence is set to 20%
  to match the 100/489 patients reported in Wang 2021 Discussion. These
  approximations affect the *width* of the predicted exposure distributions
  but not the typical-value comparison.
* **Trastuzumab popPK not extracted.** Wang 2021 reuses an upstream HannaH
  popPK model (reference [29]) for trastuzumab without reporting parameter
  values; the trastuzumab portion is therefore handled in a separate
  nlmixr2lib model file (depending on the upstream HannaH paper).
* **Cycle 7 alignment.** The popPK fit included PK samples from cycle 5 to
  day 1 of cycle 8. The simulation here begins dosing at t = 0 and runs
  through cycle 8, so cycle 7 (day 105) and the cycle 7 trough at the cycle
  8 day 1 timepoint (day 126) approximate but do not exactly reproduce the
  observed cycle 7 of the FeDeriCa study, which followed multiple prior
  cycles of pertuzumab + trastuzumab + chemotherapy in the neoadjuvant
  phase. The "Cycle 7 Ctrough" in the comparison table is therefore the
  pre-dose level on day 126 in this simulation rather than the
  patient-by-patient Bayes-posterior post hoc Ctrough Wang 2021 reports.
* **Bioavailability parameterization.** Wang 2021 reports F = 0.712 *
  exp(eta_F); individual F can exceed 1 when the random effect is large
  positive. The model file preserves this parameterization rather than
  switching to a logit transform, to remain faithful to Table 1.
* **Route-specific residual error.** Wang 2021 Table 1 reports separate SC
  and IV proportional residual SDs (theta7 = 0.155, theta8 = 0.175). The
  model file selects between them per record using the canonical
  `ROUTE_IV` covariate (1 = IV cohort, 0 = SC cohort), following the same
  pattern documented in `Zierhut_2008_osteoprotegerin.R` for the same
  canonical covariate.
