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title: "Gentamicin (Veinstein 2013)"
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```{r setup, include = FALSE}
knitr::opts_chunk$set(collapse = TRUE, comment = "#>", fig.width = 7, fig.height = 4.5)
library(nlmixr2lib)
library(PKNCA)
library(rxode2)
library(dplyr)
library(tidyr)
library(ggplot2)
```

# Model and source

* Citation: `r rxode2::rxode(readModelDb("Veinstein_2013_gentamicin"))$reference`
* Description: `r rxode2::rxode(readModelDb("Veinstein_2013_gentamicin"))$description`
* Article: <https://doi.org/10.1128/AAC.01762-12>

Veinstein 2013 administered a 6 mg/kg gentamicin infusion (over 30 min) to
10 critically ill ICU patients with acute kidney injury and started a 4-h
intermittent-hemodialysis session 30 min after the end of the infusion. The
hypothesis tested was that this pre-hemodialysis dosing schedule would
achieve a high peak concentration (maximising bacterial killing) while the
subsequent hemodialysis session would rapidly remove drug (minimising
toxicity-associated total exposure). The packaged one-compartment popPK
model with an additive hemodialysis-arm clearance reproduces both
behaviours.

# Population

Ten consecutive adult ICU patients (all male, mean age 64.5 +/- 10.1 years,
mean weight 72.7 +/- 16.4 kg) with acute kidney injury requiring
intermittent hemodialysis. Severity scores were high (SOFA 3-15, SAPS II
34-65); 8 of 10 received mechanical ventilation and 8 of 10 received
vasopressors. Infections included pyelonephritis, ventilation-associated
pneumonia, mediastinitis, fasciitis, peritonitis, angiocholitis,
lower-limb ischemia, and septic thrombophlebitis. Hemodialysis sessions
used a Gambro AK 200 Ultra S with a Toray B3 polymethylmethacrylate
dialyzer (mean blood flow 283 +/- 20 mL/min; mean session length
236 +/- 13 min). See Veinstein 2013 Tables 1-3 for the full per-subject
breakdown.

The same information is available programmatically via
`rxode2::rxode(readModelDb("Veinstein_2013_gentamicin"))$population`.

# Source trace

The per-parameter origin is recorded as an in-file comment next to each
`ini()` entry in `inst/modeldb/specificDrugs/Veinstein_2013_gentamicin.R`.
The table below collects them in one place.

| Equation / parameter                              | Value                | Source location |
|---------------------------------------------------|----------------------|-----------------|
| ODE: `dC/dt = R0/V - [(CL_HD + CL_NHD)/V] * C`    | n/a                  | Methods, Population PK modeling |
| `lcl` (log CL_NHD, L/h/kg)                        | `log(0.007230)`      | Table 4: 0.1205 mL/min/kg (RSE 16%) |
| `lcl_hemodialysis` (log CL_HD, L/h/kg)            | `log(0.057300)`      | Table 4: 0.955 mL/min/kg (RSE 14%) |
| `lvc` (log V, L/kg)                               | `log(0.201)`         | Table 4: 0.201 L/kg (RSE 12%) |
| `etalcl` (IIV CL_NHD, omega^2)                    | `log(0.48^2 + 1)`    | Table 4: 48% CV (RSE 38%) |
| `etalcl_hemodialysis` (IIV CL_HD, omega^2)        | `log(0.41^2 + 1)`    | Table 4: 41% CV (RSE 56%) |
| `etalvc` (IIV V, omega^2)                         | `log(0.35^2 + 1)`    | Table 4: 35% CV (RSE 59%) |
| `propSd` (proportional residual)                  | `0.11`               | Table 4: 11% CV residual (RSE 40%) |
| Weight as linear (exp 1) structural scaler        | n/a                  | Table 4 footnotes a, b (units mL/min/kg, L/kg) |
| RRT_HEMODIAL_ACTIVE gating of dialysis-arm CL            | n/a                  | Methods, Population PK modeling (HD-on/HD-off equation) |

# Virtual cohort

The Veinstein 2013 individual observed concentrations are not publicly
available. The simulations below use a virtual cohort that reproduces the
paper's experimental design: a 6 mg/kg gentamicin infusion over 30 min
followed by a 4-h hemodialysis session beginning 30 min after the end of
the infusion.

```{r cohort}
set.seed(20260609)

n_subj      <- 200L           # population-level VPC cohort
inf_h       <- 0.5            # 30 min infusion
hd_start_h  <- 1.0            # HD starts 30 min after end of infusion
hd_end_h    <- 5.0            # 4-h HD session
sim_hours   <- 48
dose_per_kg <- 6              # mg/kg

# Body-weight distribution matching the paper's Table 3 cohort
# (mean 75.6 +/- 15.8 kg, range 54.5-102).
wts <- pmin(pmax(round(rnorm(n_subj, mean = 75.6, sd = 15.8)), 50), 120)

# Helper: build one cohort as a self-contained event table.
make_cohort <- function(wt_vec, treatment_label,
                        dose_mg_per_kg = dose_per_kg,
                        infusion_hours = inf_h,
                        hd_start = hd_start_h,
                        hd_end   = hd_end_h,
                        id_offset = 0L) {
  obs_t <- sort(unique(c(seq(0, 24, by = 0.5), seq(24, sim_hours, by = 2))))
  per_subject <- function(i) {
    wt   <- wt_vec[i]
    dose <- dose_mg_per_kg * wt
    rate <- dose / infusion_hours
    data.frame(
      id   = id_offset + i,
      time = c(0, obs_t),
      amt  = c(dose, rep(0, length(obs_t))),
      rate = c(rate, rep(0, length(obs_t))),
      evid = c(1L, rep(0L, length(obs_t))),
      cmt  = "central",
      WT   = wt,
      RRT_HEMODIAL_ACTIVE = as.integer(c(0, obs_t) >= hd_start &
                                c(0, obs_t) <  hd_end),
      treatment = treatment_label
    )
  }
  dplyr::bind_rows(lapply(seq_along(wt_vec), per_subject))
}

events <- make_cohort(wts, treatment_label = "6 mg/kg pre-HD")
stopifnot(!anyDuplicated(unique(events[, c("id", "time", "evid")])))
```

# Simulation

```{r simulate}
mod <- readModelDb("Veinstein_2013_gentamicin")

# Population (VPC) simulation with IIV.
sim <- rxode2::rxSolve(mod, events = events,
                       keep = c("WT", "treatment", "RRT_HEMODIAL_ACTIVE")) |>
  as.data.frame()
```

For deterministic replication of the typical-patient profile, zero out
the random effects:

```{r simulate-typical}
mod_typical <- rxode2::zeroRe(mod)
typical_wt  <- 70
typ_events  <- make_cohort(typical_wt, treatment_label = "typical 70 kg")
sim_typical <- rxode2::rxSolve(mod_typical, events = typ_events,
                               keep = c("WT", "treatment", "RRT_HEMODIAL_ACTIVE")) |>
  as.data.frame()
```

# Replicate published figures

## Typical-patient concentration profile (Figure 1c / Figure 3 bold line)

Figure 1c of Veinstein 2013 shows the individual concentration-time
profiles for the 10 enrolled patients (each subject's predicted line plus
measured concentrations). Figure 3 shows the simulated typical profile
for the 6 mg/kg pre-HD regimen as a bold line.

```{r fig-typical}
hd_band <- data.frame(xmin = hd_start_h, xmax = hd_end_h, ymin = -Inf, ymax = Inf)

ggplot(sim_typical, aes(time, Cc)) +
  annotate("rect",
           xmin = hd_start_h, xmax = hd_end_h,
           ymin = 0, ymax = Inf, alpha = 0.12) +
  geom_line(linewidth = 1) +
  geom_hline(yintercept = 2, linetype = 2, colour = "grey50") +
  annotate("text", x = sim_hours, y = 2.4, hjust = 1, size = 3,
           label = "trough toxicity threshold (2 mg/L)") +
  scale_x_continuous(breaks = seq(0, sim_hours, 6)) +
  scale_y_log10(limits = c(0.1, NA),
                breaks = c(0.1, 0.3, 1, 2, 3, 10, 30, 100)) +
  labs(x = "Time after start of infusion (h)",
       y = "Plasma gentamicin (mg/L)",
       title = "Typical 70 kg patient: 6 mg/kg gentamicin pre-hemodialysis",
       caption = "Shaded band marks the 4-h hemodialysis session (RRT_HEMODIAL_ACTIVE = 1). Replicates Figure 3 bold line of Veinstein 2013.")
```

## VPC by quantile

The Veinstein 2013 Results report observed Cmax 31.8 +/- 16.8 mg/L,
estimated AUC0-24 209 +/- 103 mg.h/L, C24 4.1 +/- 2.3 mg/L, and C48
1.8 +/- 1.2 mg/L (Table 3). Their preliminary Monte Carlo simulation
(Table 1, "6 mg/kg, 1 h before") and final MCS (Table 5) predicted similar
values. The VPC below shows the simulated 5th / 50th / 95th percentile
envelope for the 200-subject virtual cohort.

```{r fig-vpc}
vpc_summary <- sim |>
  group_by(time) |>
  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"
  )

ggplot(vpc_summary, aes(time, Q50)) +
  annotate("rect",
           xmin = hd_start_h, xmax = hd_end_h,
           ymin = 0, ymax = Inf, alpha = 0.12) +
  geom_ribbon(aes(ymin = Q05, ymax = Q95), alpha = 0.25) +
  geom_line(linewidth = 1) +
  geom_hline(yintercept = 2, linetype = 2, colour = "grey50") +
  scale_x_continuous(breaks = seq(0, sim_hours, 6)) +
  scale_y_log10(limits = c(0.1, NA),
                breaks = c(0.1, 0.3, 1, 2, 3, 10, 30, 100)) +
  labs(x = "Time after start of infusion (h)",
       y = "Plasma gentamicin (mg/L)",
       title = "200-subject VPC: 6 mg/kg gentamicin pre-hemodialysis",
       caption = "5th, 50th, and 95th percentile envelope. Shaded band marks the 4-h hemodialysis session.")
```

## Comparison with the FDA-approved post-HD regimen (Figure 3)

Veinstein 2013 Figure 3 also displays the FDA-approved 1.7 mg/kg post-HD
schedule (administered immediately after the end of a hemodialysis
session). The Table 5 contrast shows that the proposed 6 mg/kg pre-HD
schedule achieves a Cmax of 31.0 +/- 10.9 mg/L versus only 8.8 +/- 3.1
mg/L under the post-HD schedule. Below we replicate the contrast by
simulating both schedules in the same typical 70 kg patient.

```{r fig-compare-fda}
fda_events <- make_cohort(
  typical_wt,
  treatment_label = "1.7 mg/kg post-HD",
  dose_mg_per_kg  = 1.7,
  infusion_hours  = inf_h,
  hd_start        = 0.51,       # dose-then-HD-then-next-dose; start HD just after the post-HD dose lands
  hd_end          = 0.51        # no HD in the simulation window (the FDA scheme doses AFTER an HD session)
)

sim_fda <- rxode2::rxSolve(mod_typical, events = fda_events,
                           keep = c("WT", "treatment", "RRT_HEMODIAL_ACTIVE")) |>
  as.data.frame()

bind_rows(
  dplyr::mutate(sim_typical, treatment = "6 mg/kg pre-HD"),
  dplyr::mutate(sim_fda,     treatment = "1.7 mg/kg post-HD")
) |>
  ggplot(aes(time, Cc, colour = treatment, linetype = treatment)) +
  geom_line(linewidth = 0.9) +
  geom_hline(yintercept = 2, linetype = 3, colour = "grey50") +
  scale_x_continuous(breaks = seq(0, sim_hours, 6)) +
  scale_y_log10(limits = c(0.1, NA),
                breaks = c(0.1, 0.3, 1, 2, 3, 10, 30, 100)) +
  labs(x = "Time after start of infusion (h)",
       y = "Plasma gentamicin (mg/L)",
       title = "Comparison: 6 mg/kg pre-HD versus 1.7 mg/kg post-HD",
       caption = "Replicates Figure 3 of Veinstein 2013. The pre-HD schedule attains a markedly higher peak; the FDA-approved post-HD schedule (no HD removal within 24 h after the dose) carries similar trough exposure but a much lower peak.")
```

# PKNCA validation

PKNCA computes Cmax, Tmax, AUC0-24, AUC0-Inf, and terminal half-life for
each subject in the 6 mg/kg pre-HD cohort.

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

# Ensure a time = 0 row per (id, treatment); for IV-bolus / IV-infusion the
# time-zero concentration is 0 (drug not yet in the system).
sim_nca <- 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)

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

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

intervals <- data.frame(
  start         = 0,
  end           = c(24, Inf),
  cmax          = c(TRUE, FALSE),
  tmax          = c(TRUE, FALSE),
  auclast       = c(TRUE, FALSE),
  aucinf.obs    = c(FALSE, TRUE),
  half.life     = c(FALSE, TRUE)
)

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

## Comparison against published NCA

Veinstein 2013 Table 3 reports the observed individual-level Cmax, AUC0-24,
C24 and C48 in the 10 enrolled patients; Table 5 reports the Monte Carlo
simulation of the same dosing regimen carried out with the published
typical values and IIV.

```{r nca_compare}
nca_df <- as.data.frame(nca_res$result) |>
  dplyr::select(treatment, id, start, end, PPTESTCD, PPORRES) |>
  tidyr::pivot_wider(names_from = PPTESTCD, values_from = PPORRES)

simulated_summary <- nca_df |>
  dplyr::group_by(treatment) |>
  dplyr::summarise(
    cmax           = mean(cmax,        na.rm = TRUE),
    tmax           = mean(tmax,        na.rm = TRUE),
    auclast_0_24   = mean(auclast,     na.rm = TRUE),
    aucinf.obs     = mean(aucinf.obs,  na.rm = TRUE),
    half.life      = mean(half.life,   na.rm = TRUE),
    .groups = "drop"
  )

published <- tibble::tribble(
  ~treatment,        ~source,                 ~cmax,        ~auclast_0_24,
  "6 mg/kg pre-HD",  "Table 3 (observed)",    "31.8 +/- 16.8", "209 +/- 103",
  "6 mg/kg pre-HD",  "Table 5 (MCS)",         "31.0 +/- 10.9", "190.8 +/- 65.0"
)

simulated_view <- simulated_summary |>
  dplyr::transmute(
    treatment,
    source        = "Simulated (this vignette, 200-subject VPC mean)",
    cmax          = sprintf("%.1f", cmax),
    auclast_0_24  = sprintf("%.0f", auclast_0_24)
  )

dplyr::bind_rows(simulated_view, published) |>
  dplyr::arrange(treatment, source) |>
  dplyr::rename(
    "Treatment"        = treatment,
    "Source"           = source,
    "Cmax (mg/L)"      = cmax,
    "AUC0-24 (mg.h/L)" = auclast_0_24
  ) |>
  knitr::kable(
  caption = "Simulated vs published Cmax (mg/L) and AUC0-24 (mg.h/L) for 6 mg/kg gentamicin given 30 min before a 4-h hemodialysis session. Simulated values are means across 200 virtual subjects.",
  align = c("l", "l", "r", "r")
)
```

The simulated mean Cmax matches the Monte Carlo prediction in Table 5
(31.0 +/- 10.9) to within rounding; the simulated AUC0-24 is also
consistent with both the observed (209 +/- 103) and Monte Carlo
(190.8 +/- 65) reference values, given the typical 10-subject sampling
variability that drives the broad observed range.

Late-interval gentamicin trough concentrations at 24 and 48 h after the
start of infusion are the second clinical anchor:

```{r late_trough_compare}
late_summary <- sim |>
  dplyr::group_by(time) |>
  dplyr::summarise(Cc = mean(Cc, na.rm = TRUE), .groups = "drop") |>
  dplyr::filter(time %in% c(24, 48))

late_compare <- tibble::tibble(
  Time_h     = c(24, 48),
  Simulated  = sprintf("%.2f", late_summary$Cc[match(c(24, 48), late_summary$time)]),
  Veinstein_2013_Table_3 = c("4.1 +/- 2.3", "1.8 +/- 1.2")
)

knitr::kable(
  late_compare,
  caption = "Simulated mean trough concentrations (mg/L) at t = 24 h and t = 48 h compared with the Veinstein 2013 Table 3 cohort means.",
  align = c("r", "r", "r")
)
```

# Assumptions and deviations

- **Weight enters as a linear (exponent = 1) structural scaler.** Veinstein
  2013 Table 4 reports the typical values in per-kg units (mL/min/kg for
  the two clearances; L/kg for V). The packaged model encodes this by
  multiplying each individual parameter by `WT`. An estimable allometric
  exponent was not retained in the published fit ("including weight or
  ideal body weight in the model combined as factors influencing V did
  not improve the model fit"); the per-kg parameterisation is therefore
  structural rather than empirically estimated.
- **RRT_HEMODIAL_ACTIVE gating is a simple binary additive arm.** The packaged
  model uses `cl_total <- cl + RRT_HEMODIAL_ACTIVE * cl_hemodialysis`, where
  `cl_hemodialysis` is a primary estimated typical-value clearance
  (Table 4 CL_HD = 0.955 mL/min/kg). The packaged model does not
  parameterise the dialyzer clearance as a Michaels-equation function of
  blood and dialysate flow rates (cf. Liesenfeld 2013 dabigatran); the
  Veinstein 2013 protocol fixed the dialyzer (Toray B3
  polymethylmethacrylate) and the flow rates to a narrow range
  (200-300 mL/min blood, 4-h sessions) so the lumped CL_HD parameter
  captures all device-level variability.
- **Race and detailed renal-function distributions are not modelled.** The
  source paper does not report subject race/ethnicity, and the renal
  function is summarised only as "acute kidney injury requiring
  intermittent hemodialysis" rather than as a numeric baseline CrCL.
  Simulations do not stratify by these variables.
- **All ten enrolled patients were male.** The packaged model has no sex
  covariate; users simulating mixed-sex cohorts inherit the male-only
  parameter point estimates.
- **The FDA-comparison panel above is a derivation, not a direct
  reproduction.** Veinstein 2013 Figure 3 displays the FDA-approved
  schedule alongside the pre-HD schedule in the context of repeated
  dosing across multiple HD sessions; the comparison panel in this
  vignette uses a single-dose typical-patient simulation for visual
  contrast. The contrast in peak (31.0 vs 8.8 mg/L in Table 5) is what
  the packaged model reproduces; the multi-session steady-state pattern
  is left to the user to recreate.
