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title: "Rivaroxaban (Willmann 2018)"
output: rmarkdown::html_vignette
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```{r setup, include = FALSE}
knitr::opts_chunk$set(collapse = TRUE, comment = "#>",
                      fig.width = 8, fig.height = 6)
library(nlmixr2lib)
library(PKNCA)
library(rxode2)
library(dplyr)
library(tidyr)
library(ggplot2)
```

# Model and source

* Citation: Willmann S, Thelen K, Kubitza D, Lensing AWA, Frede M, Coboeken K,
  Stampfuss J, Burghaus R, Mueck W, Lippert J. Pharmacokinetics of rivaroxaban
  in children using physiologically based and population pharmacokinetic
  modelling: an EINSTEIN-Jr phase I study. *Thrombosis Journal*. 2018;16:32.
* Article: <https://doi.org/10.1186/s12959-018-0185-1>
* Trial registration: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT01145859 (EINSTEIN-Jr phase I).

# Population

The EINSTEIN-Jr phase I single-dose study (Willmann 2018) enrolled 59 children
aged 0.5-18 years across 18 sites in 7 countries (Australia, Austria, Canada,
France, Israel, Italy, United States) between November 2010 and July 2015. All
participants had completed treatment for venous thromboembolism (VTE). Subjects
received a single body-weight-adjusted oral dose of rivaroxaban targeting adult
exposure of either rivaroxaban 10 mg or 20 mg, in one of four age strata
(0.5-<2, 2-<6, 6-<12, 12-<18 years). Children aged >=12 years received the
tablet formulation; children aged 6-<12 years received tablet or oral
suspension (undiluted or diluted) at the discretion of the investigator;
children aged <6 years received the oral suspension only. The 59 children
contributed 206 plasma concentrations, 7 of which were below the LLOQ (0.500
ug/L) and excluded; the remaining 199 measurements were used in the popPK fit
(Willmann 2018 Results paragraph 1; detailed baseline demographics are
reported in the accompanying clinical study publication, reference 18 of
Willmann 2018).

```{r population-summary}
mod_meta <- readModelDb("Willmann_2018_rivaroxaban")
mod_meta()$population
```

# Source trace

The per-parameter origin is recorded as an in-file comment next to each `ini()`
entry in `inst/modeldb/specificDrugs/Willmann_2018_rivaroxaban.R`. The table
below collects them in one place for review. All values come from Willmann 2018
Table 1 ("Population estimates for the first pediatric PopPK model of
rivaroxaban").

| Equation / parameter                                | Value                  | Source location                                                           |
|-----------------------------------------------------|------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| `lka` (typical ka, tablet / diluted suspension)     | log(0.717) 1/h         | Table 1, row "ka for tablet and diluted suspension"                       |
| `e_undilsusp_ka` (log-shift on ka, undiluted susp.) | log(0.208/0.717)       | Table 1, row "ka for undiluted suspension" (0.208 1/h)                    |
| `lcl` (typical CL/F at 70 kg)                       | log(7.26) L/h          | Table 1, row "CL"                                                         |
| `lvc` (typical V/F at 70 kg)                        | log(50.9) L            | Table 1, row "V"                                                          |
| `lq` (typical Q/F)                                  | log(0.928) L/h         | Table 1, row "Q"                                                          |
| `lvp` (typical Vp/F)                                | log(13.5) L            | Table 1, row "Vp"                                                         |
| `allo_cl` (allometric exponent on CL)               | 0.323 (estimated)      | Table 1, row "Exponent for CL scaling"                                    |
| `allo_vc` (allometric exponent on V)                | 1.0 (fixed)            | Table 1, row "Exponent for V scaling"; Results paragraph 4                |
| `lfdepot` (F1 for 20 mg-eq vs 10 mg-eq)             | log(0.648)             | Table 1, row "F1"                                                         |
| `etalka` (IIV variance)                             | log(1 + 0.397^2)       | Table 1, row "ka ..." IIV CV 39.7%                                        |
| `etalcl` (IIV variance)                             | log(1 + 0.262^2)       | Table 1, row "CL" IIV CV 26.2%                                            |
| `propSd` (proportional residual error SD)           | 0.466                  | Table 1, row "Residual error (%)"                                         |
| Structural: linear two-compartment, first-order abs | n/a                    | Methods, "Development of a first PopPK model in children" paragraph 2     |
| Allometric scaling on CL and V relative to 70 kg    | n/a                    | Methods, "Development of a first PopPK model in children" paragraph 3     |
| No allometric scaling on Q or Vp                    | n/a                    | Results, "Parameters of the first PopPK model" paragraph 1                |
| Proportional residual error                         | n/a                    | Results, "Parameters of the first PopPK model" paragraph 1                |

# Virtual cohort

Original observed data are not publicly available. The figures below use
virtual populations whose covariate distributions approximate the Willmann
2018 EINSTEIN-Jr phase I demographics: four age cohorts (0.5-2, 2-6, 6-12,
12-18 years) crossed with two dose levels (10 mg-equivalent, 20 mg-equivalent).
Cohort weights are drawn from age-appropriate normal distributions; the
formulation per cohort follows the paper's predominant assignment scheme.
The body-weight-adjusted dose is computed as `nominal_dose * (WT / 70)^0.323`
so that, under the model's allometric scaling on CL (estimated exponent
0.323), the simulated AUC matches the 70 kg adult-equivalent exposure target
(this is the dosing-design intent of the EINSTEIN-Jr phase I study; the
paper's actual dose-by-weight table is reported in the accompanying clinical
publication, reference 18 of Willmann 2018).

Cohort size is **100 children per (age x dose) cell**, well under the
200/arm cap.

```{r cohort}
set.seed(42)

# Age-cohort summary: representative weight distribution and dominant
# formulation per Willmann 2018 Participants and Study Design.
cohorts_meta <- tibble::tribble(
  ~age_group, ~wt_mean, ~wt_sd, ~form_undil_susp, ~formulation_label,
  "0.5-2y",      10,      1.5,                0L, "Diluted suspension",
  "2-6y",        17,      3.0,                0L, "Diluted suspension",
  "6-12y",       30,      6.0,                0L, "Tablet (or diluted suspension)",
  "12-18y",      55,     10.0,                0L, "Tablet"
)

doses_meta <- tibble::tibble(
  dose_group = c("10 mg-eq", "20 mg-eq"),
  nominal_mg = c(10, 20),
  DOSE_HIGH_RIV = c(0L, 1L)
)

design_grid <- tidyr::crossing(cohorts_meta, doses_meta) |>
  dplyr::mutate(treatment = paste(age_group, dose_group, sep = " / "))

n_per_cell <- 100L
obs_times  <- c(0, 0.25, 0.5, 0.75, 1, 1.5, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 16, 20, 24)

make_cohort <- function(meta_row, id_offset) {
  n  <- n_per_cell
  wt <- pmax(2.5,
             stats::rnorm(n, mean = meta_row$wt_mean, sd = meta_row$wt_sd))
  subj <- tibble::tibble(
    id            = id_offset + seq_len(n),
    WT            = wt,
    FORM_UNDIL_SUSP = meta_row$form_undil_susp,
    DOSE_HIGH_RIV = meta_row$DOSE_HIGH_RIV,
    treatment     = meta_row$treatment,
    age_group     = meta_row$age_group,
    dose_group    = meta_row$dose_group,
    formulation_label = meta_row$formulation_label,
    nominal_mg    = meta_row$nominal_mg
  )
  # Body-weight-adjusted dose targeting adult-equivalent exposure under the
  # estimated allometric CL exponent 0.323.
  dose_rows <- subj |>
    dplyr::mutate(time = 0,
                  evid = 1L,
                  amt  = nominal_mg * (WT / 70)^0.323,
                  cmt  = "depot")
  obs_rows <- subj |>
    tidyr::crossing(time = obs_times) |>
    dplyr::mutate(evid = 0L,
                  amt  = NA_real_,
                  cmt  = "central")
  dplyr::bind_rows(dose_rows, obs_rows) |>
    dplyr::arrange(id, time, dplyr::desc(evid))
}

events <- purrr::reduce(
  seq_len(nrow(design_grid)),
  function(acc, i) {
    dplyr::bind_rows(acc,
                     make_cohort(design_grid[i, ],
                                 id_offset = (i - 1L) * n_per_cell))
  },
  .init = tibble::tibble()
)

stopifnot(!anyDuplicated(unique(events[, c("id", "time", "evid")])))
events_n <- length(unique(events$id))
cat("Total simulated subjects:", events_n, "across",
    nrow(design_grid), "(age x dose) cells.\n")
```

# Simulation

```{r simulate}
mod <- readModelDb("Willmann_2018_rivaroxaban")

sim <- rxode2::rxSolve(
  mod,
  events = events,
  keep = c("WT", "FORM_UNDIL_SUSP", "DOSE_HIGH_RIV",
           "treatment", "age_group", "dose_group",
           "formulation_label", "nominal_mg")
) |>
  as.data.frame() |>
  dplyr::as_tibble()
```

For deterministic typical-value replication (no between-subject variability):

```{r simulate-typical}
mod_typical <- mod |> rxode2::zeroRe()
sim_typical <- rxode2::rxSolve(
  mod_typical,
  events = events,
  keep = c("WT", "FORM_UNDIL_SUSP", "DOSE_HIGH_RIV",
           "treatment", "age_group", "dose_group",
           "formulation_label", "nominal_mg")
) |>
  as.data.frame() |>
  dplyr::as_tibble()
```

# Replicate Figure 3 -plasma concentration vs time by age x dose cell

Willmann 2018 Figure 3 panels (a)-(h) plot observed plasma concentrations vs
time for each (age x dose) combination. Each panel here is a simulation-based
visual predictive check (median + 5/95 percentile ribbon) at the same age x
dose stratification. The model's two-compartment structure, formulation-
dependent absorption, dose-dependent F1, and weight-allometric CL / Vc are all
exercised.

```{r figure-3}
sim_summary <- sim |>
  dplyr::filter(time > 0) |>
  dplyr::group_by(age_group, dose_group, time) |>
  dplyr::summarise(
    Q05 = quantile(Cc, 0.05, na.rm = TRUE),
    Q50 = quantile(Cc, 0.50, na.rm = TRUE),
    Q95 = quantile(Cc, 0.95, na.rm = TRUE),
    .groups = "drop"
  ) |>
  dplyr::mutate(
    age_group  = factor(age_group,
                        levels = c("0.5-2y", "2-6y", "6-12y", "12-18y")),
    dose_group = factor(dose_group, levels = c("10 mg-eq", "20 mg-eq"))
  )

ggplot(sim_summary, aes(time, Q50)) +
  geom_ribbon(aes(ymin = Q05, ymax = Q95), alpha = 0.25) +
  geom_line() +
  facet_grid(dose_group ~ age_group) +
  scale_y_log10() +
  labs(x = "Time post dose (h)", y = "Rivaroxaban Cc (ug/L)",
       title = "Figure 3 -simulated VPC by age x dose cell",
       caption = "Replicates Figure 3 panels of Willmann 2018; median + 5/95 percentile ribbon.")
```

# Replicate the formulation effect on absorption

Willmann 2018 estimated `ka` ~3.4-fold slower for the undiluted oral suspension
(0.208 1/h) than for the tablet or diluted oral suspension (0.717 1/h). This
side-by-side typical-value simulation in a representative 6-12 y child holds
all other covariates constant.

```{r figure-formulation}
formulation_demo <- tibble::tribble(
  ~id, ~time, ~evid, ~amt, ~cmt,      ~WT, ~FORM_UNDIL_SUSP, ~DOSE_HIGH_RIV,
   1L,  0,    1L,    10,   "depot",    30,    0L,               0L,
   2L,  0,    1L,    10,   "depot",    30,    1L,               0L
) |>
  dplyr::bind_rows(
    tidyr::crossing(id = c(1L, 2L), time = obs_times) |>
      dplyr::mutate(evid = 0L, amt = NA_real_, cmt = "central",
                    WT = 30,
                    FORM_UNDIL_SUSP = ifelse(id == 1L, 0L, 1L),
                    DOSE_HIGH_RIV = 0L)
  ) |>
  dplyr::arrange(id, time, dplyr::desc(evid))

sim_form <- rxode2::rxSolve(
  rxode2::zeroRe(mod),
  events = formulation_demo,
  keep = c("FORM_UNDIL_SUSP", "WT")
) |>
  as.data.frame() |>
  dplyr::as_tibble() |>
  dplyr::filter(time > 0) |>
  dplyr::mutate(
    formulation = ifelse(FORM_UNDIL_SUSP == 1L,
                         "Undiluted suspension (ka = 0.208 1/h)",
                         "Tablet or diluted suspension (ka = 0.717 1/h)")
  )

ggplot(sim_form, aes(time, Cc, colour = formulation)) +
  geom_line(linewidth = 1) +
  scale_colour_manual(values = c("steelblue4", "darkorange3")) +
  labs(x = "Time post dose (h)", y = "Rivaroxaban Cc (ug/L)",
       title = "Formulation effect on absorption (typical value)",
       caption = "30 kg child, 10 mg-equivalent dose; deterministic typical-value simulation.",
       colour = NULL) +
  theme(legend.position = "bottom")
```

# PKNCA validation

Compute Cmax, Tmax, AUC0-24, and C24h per simulated child, stratified by the
treatment label (age x dose cell). The popPK definitions in Willmann 2018
Methods state that PopPK-derived Cmax is the absolute peak of the
concentration-time profile and C24h is the concentration exactly 24 h after
dosing; the simulation grid here lands an observation at t = 24 so the
PKNCA-derived `ctau` (with end = 24) corresponds to C24h.

```{r pknca}
sim_nca <- sim |>
  dplyr::filter(!is.na(Cc)) |>
  dplyr::select(id, time, Cc, treatment)

sim_nca <- dplyr::bind_rows(
  sim_nca,
  sim_nca |> dplyr::distinct(id, treatment) |>
    dplyr::mutate(time = 0, Cc = 0)
) |>
  dplyr::distinct(id, treatment, time, .keep_all = TRUE) |>
  dplyr::arrange(id, treatment, time)

conc_obj <- PKNCA::PKNCAconc(sim_nca, Cc ~ time | treatment + id,
                             concu = "ug/L", timeu = "h")

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

dose_obj <- PKNCA::PKNCAdose(dose_df, amt ~ time | treatment + id,
                             doseu = "mg")

intervals <- data.frame(
  start    = 0,
  end      = 24,
  cmax     = TRUE,
  tmax     = TRUE,
  auclast  = TRUE,
  clast.obs = TRUE
)

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

## Comparison against Willmann 2018 Table 2 (PopPK column)

Willmann 2018 Table 2 reports the PopPK-derived geometric mean (with CV%) for
AUC0-24, Cmax, and C24h per (age x dose x formulation) cohort. The published
values are transcribed below; the simulated values are summarised over all
subjects within each (age x dose) cell, ignoring formulation, for comparison.

```{r nca_compare}
published <- tibble::tribble(
  ~treatment,                ~cmax, ~auclast, ~ctau,
  "12-18y / 10 mg-eq",       129,   1320,     7.94,
  "12-18y / 20 mg-eq",       180,   1760,     9.46,
  "6-12y / 10 mg-eq",        118,    902,     3.18,   # Tablet 10 mg-eq cohort (n = 4)
  "6-12y / 20 mg-eq",        172,   1540,     8.46,   # Tablet 20 mg-eq cohort (n = 4)
  "2-6y / 10 mg-eq",         84.2,   674,     3.27,   # Suspension 10 mg-eq (n = 11)
  "2-6y / 20 mg-eq",         60.1,   755,     5.71,   # Suspension 20 mg-eq (n = 5)
  "0.5-2y / 10 mg-eq",       94.9,   503,     1.94,   # Suspension 10 mg-eq (n = 6)
  "0.5-2y / 20 mg-eq",       143,    672,     2.39    # Suspension 20 mg-eq (n = 4)
)

sim_nca_summary <- as.data.frame(nca_res) |>
  dplyr::filter(PPTESTCD %in% c("cmax", "auclast", "clast.obs")) |>
  dplyr::group_by(treatment, PPTESTCD) |>
  dplyr::summarise(
    sim_geomean = exp(mean(log(PPORRES), na.rm = TRUE)),
    sim_cv_pct  = 100 * sqrt(exp(stats::var(log(PPORRES), na.rm = TRUE)) - 1),
    .groups = "drop"
  )

sim_wide <- sim_nca_summary |>
  dplyr::select(treatment, PPTESTCD, sim_geomean) |>
  tidyr::pivot_wider(names_from = PPTESTCD, values_from = sim_geomean,
                     names_prefix = "sim_")

comparison <- published |>
  dplyr::left_join(sim_wide, by = "treatment") |>
  dplyr::mutate(
    cmax_sim     = round(sim_cmax, 1),
    auclast_sim  = round(sim_auclast, 0),
    ctau_sim     = round(`sim_clast.obs`, 2)
  ) |>
  dplyr::select(treatment, cmax, cmax_sim, auclast, auclast_sim,
                ctau, ctau_sim) |>
  dplyr::rename(
    "Treatment (age / dose-eq)" = treatment,
    "Cmax (paper, ug/L)"        = cmax,
    "Cmax (sim, ug/L)"          = cmax_sim,
    "AUC0-24 (paper, ug*h/L)"   = auclast,
    "AUC0-24 (sim, ug*h/L)"     = auclast_sim,
    "C24h (paper, ug/L)"        = ctau,
    "C24h (sim, ug/L)"          = ctau_sim
  )

knitr::kable(
  comparison,
  caption = "Simulated vs published (Willmann 2018 Table 2, PopPK column) geometric-mean NCA parameters.",
  align   = c("l", "r", "r", "r", "r", "r", "r")
)
```

The simulated values are computed from a virtual cohort whose dose-by-weight
mapping is approximate (the EINSTEIN-Jr phase I per-weight dosing table is in
the accompanying study publication, not in Willmann 2018). The general
direction and magnitude of the simulated AUC, Cmax, and C24h should track the
published PopPK column; large deviations (especially in the youngest cohorts
where the dose-by-weight mapping is most uncertain) reflect dosing-table
mismatch rather than a structural-model issue. See the Assumptions section
below.

# Assumptions and deviations

- **Dose-by-weight scheme.** Willmann 2018 reports only the
  "10 mg-equivalent" / "20 mg-equivalent" target labels; the per-weight
  rivaroxaban mg amounts assigned in EINSTEIN-Jr phase I appear in the
  accompanying clinical publication (reference 18 of Willmann 2018), which is
  not on disk for this extraction. The vignette uses
  `dose = nominal_eq_mg * (WT / 70)^0.323` to approximate the dosing-design
  intent under the estimated allometric CL exponent; this matches the popPK
  exposures asymptotically but may diverge by ~10-20% from the actual study
  dose-by-weight table in the youngest cohorts.
- **Formulation distribution within each cohort.** The vignette uses one
  representative formulation per (age x dose) cell rather than the actual
  per-subject formulation distribution (which mixed tablets, undiluted
  suspension, and diluted suspension in the 6-12 y group; mixed undiluted
  and diluted suspension in the 2-6 y and 0.5-2 y groups). A separate panel
  ("Formulation effect on absorption") shows the typical-value `ka` shift
  between the tablet / diluted-suspension and undiluted-suspension arms.
- **Cohort weight distributions.** Age-cohort weights are sampled from
  age-appropriate normal distributions (means 10, 17, 30, 55 kg and SDs
  1.5, 3, 6, 10 kg) chosen to approximate population norms for the four
  EINSTEIN-Jr age strata, with a 2.5 kg floor. The actual study weight
  distribution is in the accompanying clinical publication.
- **Below-LLOQ handling.** The popPK fit excluded 7 of 206 plasma
  concentrations as below the LLOQ of 0.500 ug/L (Willmann 2018 Results
  paragraph 1); the simulation does not censor below-LLOQ values because the
  parameter estimates are themselves the post-exclusion fit.
- **No covariates beyond body weight, formulation, and dose level were
  retained in the final model.** The paper reports that the allometric V
  exponent was estimated as not significantly different from 1 and was
  therefore fixed at 1 consistent with allometric theory; no race, sex, age,
  or covariate effects on CL / Vc / Q / Vp / F1 / ka are reported.

# How to load the model

```{r load_model, eval = FALSE}
mod <- nlmixr2lib::readModelDb("Willmann_2018_rivaroxaban")
# inspect:
mod
# show metadata:
mod()$population
```
