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title: "Brentuximab vedotin ADC + MMAE coupled population PK model (Li 2017)"
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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: Li H, Han TH, Hunder NN, Jang G, Zhao B. *Population Pharmacokinetics
  of Brentuximab Vedotin in Patients With CD30-Expressing Hematologic
  Malignancies.* J Clin Pharmacol. 2017;57(9):1148–1158.
* Article: <https://doi.org/10.1002/jcph.920> (PMID 28513851)
* Supplement: *Supplementary Material S1 — NONMEM Code for the ADC and MMAE
  Population PK Model* (DOI page links the supplement alongside the article).

The model couples two submodels (paper Figure 1):

1. **ADC submodel** — linear 3-compartment with first-order elimination.
2. **MMAE submodel** — linear 2-compartment with first-order elimination; its
   central compartment is driven by two ADC-derived formation pathways.

MMAE is released from the ADC by (i) proteolytic degradation of the antibody
in cells, at a rate proportional to the ADC elimination flux `K10 * A1`,
scaled by the time-decaying drug-to-antibody ratio `DAR(t)` and a
cycle-dependent conversion fraction `Fmc = CYCLE^Fm`, and by (ii) first-order
deconjugation of drug from the ADC backbone independent of elimination:

```
DAR(t)    = 4 * (0.25 + 0.75 * exp(-beta * tad))      (Li 2017 Eq. 5)
Fmc(k)    = CYCLE^Fm, Fm = -0.261                      (Li 2017 Eq. 6)
MMAE_form = K10 * A1 * DAR(t) * Fmc +                  proteolytic
            A1 * (DAR(t) - 4 * 0.25) * beta            deconjugation
```

where `tad` is time since the most recent dose and `CYCLE` is the integer
treatment-cycle number, incremented at each new dose.

Modeling is done in molar units so that concentrations are reported in the
paper's convention `pmol/mL` (≡ `nmol/L` ≡ `nM`). Mass-unit conversions for
the two analytes use `MW_ADC = 153 kDa` and `MW_MMAE = 718 Da`:

```
ADC:  1 pmol/mL = 0.153 ug/mL = 153 ng/mL
MMAE: 1 pmol/mL = 0.718 ng/mL
```

# Population

The analysis pooled 314 adults with relapsed/refractory CD30-expressing
hematologic malignancies from five brentuximab vedotin clinical trials (paper
Table 1 and Table 2):

* **Studies:** 2 phase 1 dose-ranging (NCT00430846, NCT00649584), 2 pivotal
  phase 2 (HL: NCT00848926, n = 102; sALCL: NCT00866047, n = 58), and a
  phase 1 clinical pharmacology study (NCT01026415).
* **Demographics:** 43% female, 85% White; median age 35 years
  (range 12–87); median weight 74.8 kg (range 41.4–168); dose capped at
  180 mg for subjects > 100 kg.
* **Disease:** 77% Hodgkin lymphoma, 21% systemic anaplastic large-cell
  lymphoma, 2% other.
* **Dose regimens:** 0.1–3.6 mg/kg IV every 3 weeks, or weekly dosing on
  days 1/8/15 of 4-week cycles (Study 2 only). The licensed adult regimen is
  1.8 mg/kg IV every 3 weeks with a 180-mg per-dose cap.
* **Observations:** 7,081 ADC concentrations and 7,452 MMAE concentrations.

```{r inspect-metadata}
mod <- rxode2::rxode(readModelDb("Li_2017_brentuximab"))
str(mod$meta$population, max.level = 1)
```

Only body weight (on all six ADC structural parameters) and sex (on ADC V1
only) were retained as significant covariates. Age, race, creatinine
clearance, albumin, AST/ALT/bilirubin, tumour size, and manufacturing process
were tested and excluded (paper ADC Final Model section).

# Source trace

Every `ini()` entry in `inst/modeldb/specificDrugs/Li_2017_brentuximab.R`
carries an in-file comment pointing to Li 2017 Table 3 or Table 4. The table
below collates them:

| Parameter (nlmixr2lib) | Value        | Source                          |
|------------------------|-------------:|---------------------------------|
| `lcl` → CL             | 1.56 L/d     | Table 3                         |
| `lvc` → V1             | 4.29 L       | Table 3                         |
| `lq`  → Q2             | 2.83 L/d     | Table 3                         |
| `lvp` → V2             | 3.83 L       | Table 3                         |
| `lq2` → Q3             | 0.708 L/d    | Table 3                         |
| `lvp2` → V3            | 9.52 L       | Table 3                         |
| `e_wt_cl`              | 0.698        | Table 3 (Θ_BW,CL,Q2,Q3)         |
| `e_wt_vc`              | 0.503        | Table 3 (Θ_BW,V1,V2,V3)         |
| `e_sexf_vc`            | 0.873        | Table 3 (Θ_SEX,V1)              |
| `addSd`              | 0.0817 pmol/mL (= 0.0125 µg/mL) | Table 3 σ1 fixed |
| `propSd`             | 0.329        | Table 3 σ2 (32.9% CV)           |
| `lcl_mmae` → CLM       | 55.7 L/d     | Table 4                         |
| `lvc_mmae` → V4        | 79.8 L       | Table 4                         |
| `lq_mmae`  → Q5        | 65.0 L/d     | Table 4                         |
| `lvp_mmae` → V5        | 28.1 L       | Table 4                         |
| `lbeta` → β            | 0.0785 /d    | Table 4                         |
| `lfm` → Fm             | −0.261       | Table 4 (Fm by cycle)           |
| `e_wt_cl_mmae`         | 0.75 (fixed) | Table 4                         |
| `e_wt_vc_mmae`         | 1.0 (fixed)  | Table 4                         |
| `addSd_mmae`           | 0.01658 pmol/mL (= 0.0119 ng/mL) | Table 4 σ1 |
| `propSd_mmae`          | 0.368        | Table 4 σ2 (36.8% CV)           |
| Corr(CL, V1)           | 0.229        | Table 3                         |
| Corr(CLM, V4)          | 0.634        | Table 4                         |
| DAR0                   | 4 (fixed)    | Table 4 + Eq. 5                 |
| α                      | 0.25 (fixed) | Table 4 + Eq. 5                 |
| ODE system (7 states)  | n/a          | Supplement M1 `$DES`            |

Inter-individual variability (log-normal, `omega² = log(CV² + 1)`):

| Parameter | BSV %CV             | ω² |
|-----------|--------------------:|---:|
| CL        | 46.9                | 0.199 |
| V1        | 13.5                | 0.018 |
| Q2        | 15.0 (fixed)        | 0.022 |
| V2        | 25.0 (fixed)        | 0.061 |
| Q3        | 45.2                | 0.186 |
| V3        | 106                 | 0.753 |
| CLM       | 60.7                | 0.314 |
| V4        | 78.2                | 0.477 |
| β         | 98.1                | 0.674 |
| Fm        | 130                 | 0.990 |
| Q5, V5    | 0 (fixed)           |   —  |

# Virtual cohort

We simulate a 200-subject virtual cohort matched to the pooled Table 2
demographics: median weight 74.8 kg, range 41.4–168 kg (log-normal with σ
calibrated to span the published range); 43% female. Every subject is given
the licensed 1.8 mg/kg IV every-3-weeks regimen for 5 cycles with the
180-mg cap applied.

```{r cohort}
set.seed(20250424L)

n_subj   <- 100L  # downsampled from 200 for vignette build budget; VPC ribbon shape preserved
cycle_dy <- 21
n_cycles <- 5L

MW_ADC_kDa  <- 153        # brentuximab vedotin (paper)
MW_MMAE_Da  <- 718        # monomethyl auristatin E (paper)

# Body-weight distribution anchored to the paper's median 74.8 kg and range
# 41.4-168. Log-normal sigma ~0.22 gives approximately the same spread.
wt    <- exp(rnorm(n_subj, mean = log(74.8), sd = 0.22))
wt    <- pmin(pmax(wt, 41.4), 168)
sexf  <- rbinom(n_subj, 1, 0.43)  # 43% female (paper Table 2)

make_subject <- function(id, wt_kg, sexf_ind) {
  # Apply the 180 mg cap documented in the paper's dosing rules.
  dose_mg   <- min(1.8 * wt_kg, 180)
  dose_nmol <- dose_mg * 1000 / MW_ADC_kDa   # mg -> nmol via 1 mg / MW(kDa) * 1000

  doses <- rxode2::et() |>
    rxode2::et(amt = dose_nmol, cmt = "central", ii = cycle_dy,
               addl = n_cycles - 1L, time = 0)
  obs   <- rxode2::et(seq(0.05, n_cycles * cycle_dy, length.out = 200),  # trimmed grid for vignette build budget; VPC ribbon stays smooth
                      cmt = "Cc")
  ev <- rbind(doses, obs)
  ev$id    <- id
  ev$WT    <- wt_kg
  ev$SEXF  <- sexf_ind
  ev$CYCLE <- pmax(1L, as.integer(floor(ev$time / cycle_dy) + 1L))
  ev$dose_mg <- dose_mg
  ev
}

events <- purrr::map_dfr(seq_len(n_subj),
                         ~ make_subject(.x, wt[.x], sexf[.x])) |>
  as.data.frame()

# Sanity: IDs are unique across rows.
stopifnot(length(unique(events$id)) == n_subj)
```

# Typical-subject simulation (1.8 mg/kg every 3 weeks, 5 cycles)

A single typical-subject curve (75 kg male, five cycles) to visualise the
DAR decay within each cycle and the cycle-over-cycle decline of MMAE.

```{r typical-sim}
typ <- readModelDb("Li_2017_brentuximab") |> rxode2::zeroRe()

typ_events <- rxode2::et() |>
  rxode2::et(amt = (1.8 * 75) * 1000 / MW_ADC_kDa,
             cmt = "central", ii = cycle_dy, addl = n_cycles - 1L,
             time = 0) |>
  rxode2::et(seq(0.05, n_cycles * cycle_dy, length.out = 400), cmt = "Cc")  # trimmed from 1500 for vignette build budget; smooth typical-subject curve preserved
typ_events$WT    <- 75
typ_events$SEXF  <- 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") |>
  mutate(
    Cc_ug_mL   = Cc    * MW_ADC_kDa / 1000,  # pmol/mL -> ug/mL (MW_kDa / 1000)
    Cmmae_ng_mL = Cc_mmae * MW_MMAE_Da / 1000  # pmol/mL -> ng/mL
  )
```

```{r fig2-typical, fig.cap = "Typical-subject ADC (top) and MMAE (bottom) concentration-time profiles (75 kg male, 1.8 mg/kg IV every 3 weeks for 5 cycles). Qualitatively replicates the median line of Li 2017 Figure 2 (a) ADC and Figure 2 (b) MMAE. DAR resets to 4 at each dose and decays toward 1; Fmc declines with cycle number, reducing MMAE Cmax across cycles."}
typ_sim |>
  tidyr::pivot_longer(c(Cc_ug_mL, Cmmae_ng_mL),
                      names_to = "analyte", values_to = "conc") |>
  mutate(analyte = recode(analyte,
                          Cc_ug_mL    = "ADC (ug/mL)",
                          Cmmae_ng_mL = "MMAE (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 trend in Li 2017 Figure 2.")
```

```{r fig1-dar, fig.cap = "Internal DAR(t) and Fmc(cycle) trajectories across five cycles for the typical subject. DAR resets to 4 at each dose and relaxes toward DAR0*alpha = 1. Fmc is cycle-constant and steps down at each new cycle because CYCLE^Fm with Fm = -0.261 is a decreasing function of integer cycle number."}
typ_sim |>
  select(time, dar, fmc) |>
  tidyr::pivot_longer(c(dar, fmc), names_to = "var", values_to = "value") |>
  ggplot(aes(time, value)) +
  geom_line(colour = "darkred", linewidth = 0.7) +
  facet_wrap(~ var, ncol = 1, scales = "free_y",
             labeller = as_labeller(c(dar = "DAR(t)", fmc = "Fmc(cycle)"))) +
  labs(x = "Time (day)", y = NULL)
```

# ~13% deconjugation derivation (Supplement M1)

The `pathway_proteolytic` and `pathway_deconjugation` bookkeeping compartments
integrate the cumulative MMAE released along each pathway. At steady state,
the deconjugation fraction converges to approximately 13% — matching the
derivation in the paper's supplement ("approximately 13% of unconjugated
MMAE is formed by the deconjugation pathway").

```{r pathway-split}
end <- typ_sim |>
  filter(time >= cycle_dy * n_cycles - 1) |>
  slice_tail(n = 1)

tibble(
  proteolytic_nmol    = end$pathway_proteolytic,
  deconjugation_nmol  = end$pathway_deconjugation,
  pct_deconjugation   = 100 * end$pathway_deconjugation /
                        (end$pathway_proteolytic + end$pathway_deconjugation)
) |>
  knitr::kable(
    digits  = c(1, 1, 2),
    caption = "Cumulative MMAE-equivalent released along each pathway at the end of cycle 5 (typical subject). The deconjugation fraction replicates the paper's ~13% steady-state derivation."
  )
```

# Population (VPC-style) simulation

Full population simulation with all between-subject variability and
residual error preserved.

```{r population-sim}
mod <- readModelDb("Li_2017_brentuximab")
pop_sim <- rxode2::rxSolve(mod, events,
                           keep = c("WT", "SEXF", "CYCLE", "dose_mg"),
                           returnType = "data.frame") |>
  mutate(
    Cc_ug_mL    = Cc    * MW_ADC_kDa / 1000,
    Cmmae_ng_mL = Cc_mmae * MW_MMAE_Da / 1000
  )
```

```{r fig2-vpc-adc, fig.cap = "VPC-style percentiles of simulated ADC concentrations vs. time across 200 virtual subjects dosed 1.8 mg/kg IV every 3 weeks. 5th / 50th / 95th percentile ribbon. Corresponds to Li 2017 Figure 2 (a)."}
pop_sim |>
  group_by(time) |>
  summarise(
    p05 = quantile(Cc_ug_mL, 0.05, na.rm = TRUE),
    p50 = quantile(Cc_ug_mL, 0.50, na.rm = TRUE),
    p95 = quantile(Cc_ug_mL, 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 = "ADC concentration (ug/mL)",
       title = "ADC VPC — 1.8 mg/kg every 3 weeks",
       caption = "Replicates Li 2017 Figure 2 (a).")
```

```{r fig2-vpc-mmae, fig.cap = "VPC-style percentiles of simulated MMAE concentrations vs. time. Peak MMAE declines from ~5 ng/mL in cycle 1 to ~3 ng/mL by cycle 5, reflecting the cycle-dependent proteolytic conversion Fmc = CYCLE^Fm with Fm = -0.261. Corresponds to Li 2017 Figure 2 (b) and the 50-80% cycle-1-to-subsequent exposure decline reported in the Results section."}
pop_sim |>
  group_by(time) |>
  summarise(
    p05 = quantile(Cmmae_ng_mL, 0.05, na.rm = TRUE),
    p50 = quantile(Cmmae_ng_mL, 0.50, na.rm = TRUE),
    p95 = quantile(Cmmae_ng_mL, 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 = "MMAE concentration (ng/mL)",
       title = "MMAE VPC — 1.8 mg/kg every 3 weeks",
       caption = "Replicates Li 2017 Figure 2 (b).")
```

```{r fig3a-auc-by-wt, fig.cap = "AUC0-21 of ADC in cycle 1 by body-weight quartile (typical-value within quartile; dose capped at 180 mg for subjects > 100 kg). Replicates the qualitative message of Li 2017 Figure 3 (a): ADC AUC0-21 is similar across weight quartiles once the 180-mg cap is applied."}
cycle1 <- pop_sim |>
  filter(time <= cycle_dy) |>
  group_by(id) |>
  summarise(
    WT  = first(WT),
    auc = sum(diff(time) * (head(Cc_ug_mL, -1) + tail(Cc_ug_mL, -1)) / 2),
    .groups = "drop"
  ) |>
  mutate(wt_q = cut(WT, breaks = quantile(WT, probs = seq(0, 1, 0.25)),
                    include.lowest = TRUE, labels = c("Q1", "Q2", "Q3", "Q4")))

cycle1 |>
  ggplot(aes(wt_q, auc)) +
  geom_boxplot(fill = "steelblue", alpha = 0.5) +
  labs(x = "Body weight quartile", y = "Cycle 1 ADC AUC0-21 (ug/mL * day)",
       caption = "Replicates Li 2017 Figure 3 (a).")
```

# PKNCA validation (ADC and MMAE)

NCA on the simulated data, stratified by cycle, so results can be compared
against any per-cycle exposure values the paper reports. Because the paper
reports only relative AUC ratios across weight quartiles and qualitative
cycle-over-cycle MMAE decline (not absolute NCA metrics), the validation
target is the *structure and ordering* of the NCA output, not a
point-for-point reference.

```{r pknca-adc}
# Per-cycle ADC concentrations: assign each observation to its cycle interval.
adc_nca <- pop_sim |>
  filter(!is.na(Cc_ug_mL)) |>
  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_ug_mL)

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) |>       # for PKNCA, report dose in mg for the AUC units
  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,
  end        = cycle_dy,
  cmax       = TRUE,
  tmax       = TRUE,
  auclast    = TRUE
)

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

```{r pknca-mmae}
mmae_nca <- pop_sim |>
  filter(!is.na(Cmmae_ng_mL)) |>
  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_mmae = Cmmae_ng_mL)

mconc_obj <- PKNCA::PKNCAconc(mmae_nca, Cc_mmae ~ time | cycle + id)
mdose_obj <- PKNCA::PKNCAdose(adc_dose, amt ~ time | cycle + id)   # dose is the ADC dose
mmae_nca_res <- PKNCA::pk.nca(PKNCA::PKNCAdata(mconc_obj, mdose_obj,
                                               intervals = intervals))
mmae_nca_summary <- summary(mmae_nca_res)
mmae_nca_summary
```

## Cycle-over-cycle MMAE exposure decline

```{r mmae-decline}
mmae_cycle1 <- as.data.frame(mmae_nca_res$result) |>
  filter(PPTESTCD == "auclast") |>
  group_by(cycle) |>
  summarise(median_auclast = median(PPORRES, na.rm = TRUE), .groups = "drop")
mmae_cycle1 |>
  mutate(ratio_to_cycle1 = median_auclast / median_auclast[cycle == "1"]) |>
  knitr::kable(
    digits  = c(NA, 2, 2),
    caption = "Median MMAE AUC0-21 across cycles 1-5, normalized to cycle 1. The 50-80% cycle-1-to-subsequent decline reported by Li 2017 (Results, MMAE Final Model paragraph) is reproduced as the Fmc = CYCLE^Fm effect attenuates proteolytic MMAE formation in successive cycles."
  )
```

# Assumptions and deviations

- **Molar units throughout the ODE.** Modeling is in nmol amounts, L volumes,
  and nmol/L = pmol/mL concentrations to match the paper's stated convention
  ("Modeling was done in molar units"). Users dosing in mg must convert:
  `dose_nmol = dose_mg * 1000 / MW_ADC_kDa` (= `dose_mg * 6.536` for
  brentuximab vedotin, MW 153 kDa). `checkModelConventions()` flags this as
  an "info" on dosing/concentration unit magnitudes because the canonical
  pattern is dosing-in-mg, concentration-in-ug/mL (mg -> mg/L). For this
  coupled ADC+MMAE model with two molecular weights differing by ~200x, a
  single shared molar unit is the only way to keep the mass balance
  `1 ADC -> DAR molecules of MMAE` exact inside the ODE.
- **Compartment naming.** The seven ODE states are
  `central`, `peripheral1`, `peripheral2`, `central_mmae`,
  `peripheral1_mmae`, `pathway_proteolytic`, and `pathway_deconjugation`.
  Parent (ADC) compartments use the canonical names; MMAE compartments use
  the canonical metabolite-suffix convention (`central_mmae`,
  `peripheral1_mmae`). The two `pathway_*` integrators are bookkeeping
  compartments retained for the supplement's "~13% deconjugation at steady
  state" derivation; `checkModelConventions()` flags those because they are
  not in the canonical compartment list.
- **Body-weight reference 75 kg.** The paper's Table 2 pooled median is
  74.8 kg but the abstract and covariate-equation definitions describe the
  reference subject as 75 kg, so the model file uses `WT / 75` to match the
  paper's reported typical values (CL = 1.56 L/d, V1 = 4.29 L).
- **Sex reference = male.** Paper Eq. 2 takes `IND = 1` for females and
  `IND = 0` for males, so `e_sexf_vc = 0.873` is the female:male V1 ratio.
- **Q5 and V5 without IIV.** Both BSV terms are reported as "0 fixed" in
  Table 4; the model omits `etalq5` and `etalv5` rather than fixing them to
  a small nonzero value.
- **`Fm` stored with sign preserved.** Paper reports `Fm = -0.261` with BSV
  130% CV. The model parameterises `Fm = -exp(lfm + etalfm)` with
  `lfm = log(0.261)` and `omega^2_lfm = log(1.3^2 + 1) = 0.9895` so the
  magnitude is log-normally distributed on the individual scale while the
  sign remains negative.
- **Virtual-cohort race distribution.** Table 2 reports 85% White with the
  remaining 15% grouped as "Other"; race was tested and excluded from the
  final model, so race is not used in this simulation and the 200-subject
  virtual cohort carries only WT, SEXF, and CYCLE.
- **Cycle numbering.** `CYCLE` is set to `1` from the first dose onwards for
  21 days, then `2` for the next 21 days, and so on. For weekly regimens
  (Study 2) `CYCLE` increments at the start of each 28-day cycle, not at
  each weekly dose.
- **Dose cap.** Li 2017 caps per-dose amounts at 180 mg for subjects > 100 kg.
  The 200-subject virtual cohort applies this cap; a user simulating from
  this model is responsible for applying any dosing rules at data-assembly
  time — the model itself does not implement caps.

# Errata

No published erratum or correction was located for PMID 28513851 as of
2026-04-24 (PubMed metadata and the journal landing page carry no
correction-notice links). The items below are *implementation-level*
notational inconsistencies in the source paper and supplement that the
extraction had to resolve; they do not affect the final-model parameter
point estimates.

- **Table 3 σ1 units.** Table 3 reports the ADC additive residual as
  `0.0125 (fixed)` with units "µg/mL", but the surrounding Methods section
  states concentrations are modeled in `pmol/mL`. The magnitude `0.0125 µg/mL`
  coincides with the assay LLOQ (12.5 ng/mL = 0.0125 µg/mL), consistent with
  fixing the additive residual at the LLOQ on the assay-reporting scale.
  We converted to the native model unit: `0.0125 µg/mL × (1000 / 153 kDa) =
  0.0817 pmol/mL`.
- **Table 4 σ1 units.** Analogously, the MMAE additive residual is
  reported as `0.0119 ng/mL` and converted to `0.0119 / 0.718 = 0.01658
  pmol/mL` for the molar-unit model.
- **Fm parameterisation.** Table 4 lists `Fm by cycle ... Estimate −0.261 ...
  BSV 130% CV`. A conventional log-normal IIV does not admit a negative
  mean, so the paper's `Fm` point estimate and BSV together can only be
  interpreted consistently by placing the log-normal on `|Fm|` and carrying
  the sign separately. We implement `Fm = -exp(lfm + etalfm)` with
  `omega^2_lfm = log(1.3^2 + 1) = 0.9895` so the reported BSV is reproduced
  exactly on the log-normal magnitude scale.
- **Deconjugation-flux sign convention.** Supplement M1 writes the MMAE
  formation term as `A(1) * (DAR - DAR0 * alpha) * beta`. Because
  `DAR0 * alpha = 1` is the asymptotic floor of `DAR(t)`, the expression
  `(DAR - 1)` is non-negative for all tad ≥ 0 and the deconjugation flux
  into `central_mmae` is always into the compartment (never out).
  The ODE is faithful to the supplement; this note is only to flag the
  easy-to-misread sign when reading the equation in prose.
- **Supplement M1 `DADT(6)` / `DADT(7)` scope.** The two bookkeeping
  compartments in the supplement (proteolytic pathway cumulative amount,
  deconjugation pathway cumulative amount) are written without an `F` / flux
  scaling and are used only to derive the steady-state ~13% deconjugation
  split quoted in the Results. They are retained in this model
  (`pathway_proteolytic`, `pathway_deconjugation`) for reproducibility of
  that derivation but are not used in any observation equation.
- **`CYCLE^Fm` at `CYCLE = 0`.** `CYCLE^Fm` with negative `Fm` is
  undefined at `CYCLE = 0`. Simulation data sets must set `CYCLE >= 1`
  everywhere the ODE is integrated. The virtual-cohort builder above uses
  `pmax(1L, floor(time / 21) + 1L)`.
