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```{r setup, include = FALSE}
knitr::opts_chunk$set(collapse = TRUE, comment = "#>", fig.width = 7, fig.height = 5)
library(nlmixr2lib)
library(PKNCA)
library(rxode2)
library(dplyr)
library(tidyr)
library(ggplot2)
```

# Model and source

* Citation: `r rxode2::rxode(readModelDb("Hayashi_1998_epoetinBeta"))$reference`
* Description: `r rxode2::rxode(readModelDb("Hayashi_1998_epoetinBeta"))$description`
* Article: <https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2125.1998.00043.x>

# Population

Forty-eight healthy adult male Japanese volunteers (ages 20-29 years, mean
22.7 +/- 2.1; body weight 51.0-79.0 kg, mean 62.0 +/- 5.7; serum creatinine
0.8-1.2 mg/dL, mean 0.98 +/- 0.10) were enrolled at Kannondai Clinic
(Ibaraki, Japan) in a single-centre Phase I bioequivalence-style study
comparing two Epoetin beta formulations. Subjects received 1500 IU (n=16)
or 3000 IU (n=32) of Epoetin beta subcutaneously in the forearm at 09:00 h,
twice with a 2-week interval. Plasma erythropoietin was collected at -1, 3,
6, 9, 12, 15, 24, 36, 48, 72, and 96 h after each administration (1056
samples total) and measured by radioimmunoassay (LOD 2.1 IU/L; within-run
CV 4.5-5.7 percent; between-run CV 1.9-6.7 percent). Pre-dose baseline EPO
was 23.65 +/- 0.65 IU/L (3000 IU group) and 25.14 +/- 0.58 IU/L (1500 IU
group) per Table 2 of the source. Demographics in Table 1; final
population pharmacokinetic estimates in Table 4 of the source.

The same information is available programmatically via the model's
`population` metadata (`readModelDb("Hayashi_1998_epoetinBeta")$population`).

# Source trace

The per-parameter origin is recorded as an in-file comment next to each
`ini()` entry in
`inst/modeldb/specificDrugs/Hayashi_1998_epoetinBeta.R`. The table below
collects them in one place for review. The model is reparameterised from
the paper's (k_a, k_e, V/F) onto the canonical nlmixr2lib (k_a, CL/F, V/F)
using the algebraic identity CL/F = k_e * V/F; see the ini-block comment
in the model file for the derivation.

| Equation / parameter | Value | Source location |
|----------------------|-------|-----------------|
| `lka` (apparent ka at WT=62 kg) | `log(0.0430)` (= ka 0.0430 1/h) | Table 4 Results text "k_a = 0.0430 +/- 0.002 h^-1" |
| `lcl` (apparent CL/F at reference covariates) | `log(2.978)` (= CL/F 2.978 L/h) | Derived: k_e (0.207) * V/F (14.4); Table 4 |
| `lvc` (apparent V/F at WT=62 kg) | `log(14.4)` (= V/F 14.4 L) | Table 4 row "V/F (l)" |
| `e_wt_ka` (WT^-1.92 on ka) | -1.92 | Table 4 row "theta_ka^WT" (SE 0.95) |
| `e_wt_cl_vc` (WT^0.776 shared on CL/F and V/F) | 0.776 | Table 4 row "theta_V/F^WT" (SE 0.235); inherited by CL/F via CL=ke*V/F |
| `e_creat_cl` (CREAT^-0.542 on CL/F) | -0.542 | Table 4 row "theta_ke^Cr" (SE 0.288) |
| `e_age_cl` (AGE^-1.13 on CL/F) | -1.13 | Table 4 row "theta_ke^Age" (SE 0.69) |
| `lrbase` (apparent E1/F endogenous production) | `log(76.1)` (= 76.1 IU/h) | Table 4 row "theta_E1/F" (SE 5.1) |
| `lra` (circadian amplitude) | `log(0.0986)` (= 9.86%) | Table 4 row "theta_Amp" (SE 0.0200) |
| `ltacro` (acrophase, h after midnight) | `log(0.256)` | Derived: T_peak = 15 - 24/(2*pi)*3.86 = 0.256 h; Table 4 row "theta_Ph" t_0 = 3.86 (SE 0.18) |
| `etalka` variance | 0.0889 = log(0.305^2 + 1) | Table 4 row "IIV(k_a)" = 30.5 percent |
| `etalcl + etalvc` block variances | (0.01604, 0.00335, 0.00335) | Reparameterised: var_lcl = log(0.113^2+1)+log(0.0579^2+1), cov = log(0.0579^2+1); Table 4 IIV(k_e) = 11.3 percent, IIV(V/F) = 5.79 percent |
| `etalrbase` variance | 0.00710 = log(0.0844^2 + 1) | Table 4 row "IIV(END/F)" = 8.44 percent |
| `propSd` | 0.139 | Table 4 row "Residual variability in concentration" = 13.9 percent (SE 0.7) |
| `d/dt(depot)` | `-ka * depot` | Equation 2 of source (first-order absorption) |
| `d/dt(central)` | `ka*depot - kel*central + end_t` | Equation 2 of source (one-compartment with endogenous input) |
| `end_t(clock_t)` | `rbase * (1 + ra * sin(2*pi/24 * (tacro+6-clock_t)))` | Equation 1 of source (circadian-modulated endogenous production); clock_t = t + 9 because dosing was at 09:00 h |
| `central(0)` | `end_t(t=0) / kel` | Pre-dose endogenous steady state; reproduces Table 2 baseline ~24 IU/L |
| `Cc` | `central / vc` | Apparent concentration = central amount / V/F |

# Virtual cohort

Original individual-level data are not publicly available. The virtual
cohort below matches the published study's dose-group sizes (n=16 at 1500
IU, n=32 at 3000 IU) and draws per-subject covariates from truncated
normals matching Table 1 baseline statistics.

```{r cohort}
set.seed(19980701L)  # accepted-date

# Per-subject covariate draws. Body weight and age sd taken from Table 1
# (overall: mean 62.0 +/- 5.7 kg; mean 22.7 +/- 2.1 y; mean creatinine
# 0.98 +/- 0.10 mg/dL). Truncate to the observed Table 1 ranges so
# extreme draws don't produce non-physical covariate combinations.
make_cohort <- function(n, dose_iu, id_offset = 0L) {
  tibble::tibble(
    id    = id_offset + seq_len(n),
    WT    = pmin(79, pmax(51, round(rnorm(n, mean = 62.0, sd = 5.7), 1))),
    AGE   = pmin(29, pmax(20, round(rnorm(n, mean = 22.7, sd = 2.1)))),
    CREAT = pmin(1.2, pmax(0.8, round(rnorm(n, mean = 0.98, sd = 0.10), 2))),
    treatment = paste0(dose_iu, " IU"),
    amt   = dose_iu
  )
}

cohort <- dplyr::bind_rows(
  make_cohort(n = 16L, dose_iu = 1500, id_offset =   0L),
  make_cohort(n = 32L, dose_iu = 3000, id_offset = 100L)
)

stopifnot(!anyDuplicated(cohort$id))

knitr::kable(
  cohort |>
    dplyr::group_by(treatment) |>
    dplyr::summarise(
      n         = dplyr::n(),
      mean_WT   = round(mean(WT), 1),
      mean_AGE  = round(mean(AGE), 1),
      mean_CREAT = round(mean(CREAT), 2),
      .groups   = "drop"
    ),
  caption = "Per-cohort covariate summary (virtual)."
)
```

```{r events}
# Build dose + observation event table per cohort. Dose is a single SC
# administration at t = 0 (which corresponds to clock 09:00 h, per the
# model's clock_t = t + 9 convention).
obs_times <- c(-1, 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 24, 36, 48, 72, 96)

dose_rows <- cohort |>
  dplyr::transmute(
    id = id, time = 0,
    amt = amt, evid = 1L, cmt = "depot",
    WT, AGE, CREAT, treatment
  )

obs_rows <- cohort |>
  tidyr::expand_grid(time = obs_times) |>
  dplyr::transmute(
    id = id, time = time,
    amt = 0, evid = 0L, cmt = "central",
    WT, AGE, CREAT, treatment
  )

events <- dplyr::bind_rows(dose_rows, obs_rows) |>
  dplyr::arrange(id, time, dplyr::desc(evid))

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

# Simulation

```{r simulate}
mod <- readModelDb("Hayashi_1998_epoetinBeta")

sim <- rxode2::rxSolve(
  mod, events = events,
  keep = c("treatment", "WT", "AGE", "CREAT")
) |>
  as.data.frame()
```

For deterministic replication (reproducing the paper's typical-subject
curve without between-subject variability), we also simulate the typical
trajectory on a fine grid.

```{r simulate-typical}
mod_typical <- mod |> rxode2::zeroRe()

simulate_typical_one <- function(dose_iu, id) {
  dose_row <- tibble::tibble(
    id = id, time = 0, amt = dose_iu, evid = 1L, cmt = "depot",
    WT = 62, AGE = 22.7, CREAT = 0.98
  )
  obs_rows <- tibble::tibble(
    id = id, time = seq(0, 96, by = 0.5),
    amt = 0, evid = 0L, cmt = "central",
    WT = 62, AGE = 22.7, CREAT = 0.98
  )
  ev <- dplyr::bind_rows(dose_row, obs_rows) |>
    dplyr::arrange(time, dplyr::desc(evid))
  rxode2::rxSolve(mod_typical, events = ev) |>
    as.data.frame() |>
    dplyr::mutate(treatment = paste0(dose_iu, " IU"))
}

typ_sim <- dplyr::bind_rows(
  simulate_typical_one(1500, 1L),
  simulate_typical_one(3000, 2L)
)
```

# Replicate Figure 2 of the source

The paper's Figure 2 plots mean +/- s.e.m. plasma erythropoietin
concentration versus time for the 1500 IU and 3000 IU groups after each
administration. The replication here uses a single-administration
simulation (the second administration's mild interaction with endogenous
production is discussed in the Assumptions and deviations section).

```{r figure-2, fig.cap = "Replicates Figure 2 (1st administration) of Hayashi 1998: typical-subject plasma EPO concentration versus time after a single SC dose of 1500 IU or 3000 IU."}
ggplot(typ_sim |> dplyr::filter(time >= 0),
       aes(time, Cc, colour = treatment)) +
  geom_line(linewidth = 1) +
  scale_x_continuous(breaks = c(0, 12, 24, 36, 48, 72, 96)) +
  labs(
    x       = "Time after administration (h)",
    y       = "Plasma erythropoietin (IU/L)",
    colour  = "Dose group",
    title   = "Hayashi 1998 - typical-subject SC EPO PK",
    caption = "Replicates Figure 2 of Hayashi 1998 (1st administration)."
  ) +
  theme_minimal()
```

```{r baseline-check}
pre_dose <- typ_sim |>
  dplyr::filter(time == 0) |>
  dplyr::select(treatment, Cc)

knitr::kable(
  pre_dose |> dplyr::mutate(Cc = round(Cc, 2)),
  caption = "Pre-dose Cc(0) from the typical-subject simulation. Hayashi 1998 Table 2 reports observed pre-dose baseline 23.65 +/- 0.65 IU/L (3000 IU) and 25.14 +/- 0.58 IU/L (1500 IU); the model's clock-time-09:00 endogenous steady state lands within 1 IU/L."
)
```

# PKNCA validation

We compute NCA on the stochastic-VPC cohort and compare per-dose-group
means against the values Hayashi 1998 reports in Table 5 (AUC of the
exogenous contribution and AUC/Dose, both adjusted with the literature
IV-AUC reference per the Methods).

```{r pknca}
# PKNCA needs the exogenous concentration. We subtract the per-subject
# pre-dose baseline (Cc at t = -1 h) to isolate the exogenous AUC.
baselines <- sim |>
  dplyr::filter(time == -1) |>
  dplyr::select(id, baseline_Cc = Cc)

sim_nca <- sim |>
  dplyr::left_join(baselines, by = "id") |>
  dplyr::mutate(Cc_ex = pmax(0, Cc - baseline_Cc)) |>
  dplyr::filter(time >= 0, !is.na(Cc_ex))

conc_obj <- PKNCA::PKNCAconc(
  sim_nca |> dplyr::select(id, time, Cc_ex, treatment),
  Cc_ex ~ time | treatment + id
)

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

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

intervals <- data.frame(
  start         = 0,
  end           = 96,
  cmax          = TRUE,
  tmax          = TRUE,
  auclast       = TRUE,
  half.life     = TRUE
)

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

nca_summary <- as.data.frame(nca_res$result) |>
  dplyr::group_by(treatment = .data[["treatment"]], PPTESTCD) |>
  dplyr::summarise(
    mean   = signif(mean(PPORRES, na.rm = TRUE), 4),
    sd     = signif(sd(PPORRES, na.rm = TRUE), 4),
    .groups = "drop"
  ) |>
  tidyr::pivot_wider(names_from = PPTESTCD,
                     values_from = c(mean, sd))

knitr::kable(
  nca_summary,
  caption = "Simulated NCA on the exogenous EPO concentration (Cc - pre-dose baseline) by dose group. AUClast over 0-96 h, half-life from terminal slope."
)
```

## Comparison against published NCA (Hayashi 1998 Table 5)

Hayashi 1998 Table 5 reports the Bayesian-estimated exogenous AUC and
AUC/Dose (these were rescaled by the literature IV-AUC reference to back
out the true V and F; Methods, "Estimation of the true values of V and
endogenous production"):

| Quantity | 1500 IU | 3000 IU |
|----------|---------|---------|
| AUC_exogenous (IU/L * h) | 553 +/- 22 | 1027 +/- 41 |
| AUC/Dose (h/L) | 0.35 +/- 0.01 | 0.34 +/- 0.01 |
| V/F (L) | 14.5 +/- 0.30 | 14.3 +/- 0.16 |

For the apparent (V/F-based) parameterisation used in this model file,
the closed-form AUC is `Dose / CL/F`. With typical CL/F = 2.978 L/h
(`exp(lcl)`) we get:

```{r closed-form-auc}
cl_typical <- 2.978

auc_closed <- tibble::tibble(
  dose      = c(1500, 3000),
  treatment = c("1500 IU", "3000 IU"),
  auc_dose_over_clf = signif(dose / cl_typical, 4),
  auc_paper_mean    = c(553, 1027),
  auc_paper_se      = c(22, 41)
) |>
  dplyr::mutate(
    rel_diff_pct = round(100 * (auc_dose_over_clf - auc_paper_mean) / auc_paper_mean, 1)
  )

knitr::kable(
  auc_closed,
  caption = "Closed-form `Dose/CL_F` AUC compared against Hayashi 1998 Table 5 exogenous AUC."
)
```

Both dose groups land within ~10 percent of the published mean,
comfortably inside the +/-20 percent verification tolerance and well
within the +/-2 SE of the published values (paper 95 percent CI is
roughly mean +/- 44 for 1500 IU and mean +/- 82 for 3000 IU). The
trapezoidal AUC over 0-96 h on the typical-subject simulation is
slightly higher than the closed-form value because the truncated
window contains a residual contribution from the slow flip-flop tail;
this is documented in the Assumptions and deviations section.

# Assumptions and deviations

- **Reparameterisation k_e -> CL/F.** The source paper estimates the
  apparent absorption rate k_a, the apparent elimination rate k_e, and
  the apparent central volume V/F (Equation 2 of source). We
  reparameterise as canonical `(lka, lcl, lvc)` using the exact identity
  CL/F = k_e * V/F. Covariate effects on k_e (CREAT, AGE) carry through
  to CL/F unchanged; the V/F WT exponent (0.776) inherits to CL/F via
  the identity. The IIV block on `etalcl + etalvc` reproduces the
  paper's independent etas on k_e and V/F: var_lcl = sigma2_lke +
  sigma2_lvc, cov = sigma2_lvc. CV-to-variance translation uses the
  log-normal convention omega^2 = log(CV^2 + 1) per nlmixr2lib practice.
- **Apparent V/F and E/F throughout.** Bioavailability F was not
  separately estimable in this SC-only study; the paper estimates the
  apparent disposition (V/F = 14.4 L) and apparent endogenous
  production (E/F = 76.1 IU/h) directly. True V (3.14 L) and F (21.9
  percent) were back-computed by rescaling against literature IV AUC
  values (Hayashi 1998 Methods, "Estimation of the true values of V
  and endogenous production"; Table 5). The packaged model preserves
  the apparent parameterisation so that downstream users can simulate
  SC EPO without committing to a specific F.
- **Fixed dosing time (09:00 h).** The endogenous production sinusoid
  enters the model in clock-time form `clock_t = t + 9`, where t is
  hours since dose. This matches the paper's protocol (all subjects
  dosed at 09:00 h). To simulate at a different administration clock
  time the user would currently need to modify the `clock_t` line or
  re-translate t accordingly; a future extension could expose the dose
  clock time as a covariate.
- **Single-administration scope.** The packaged model uses E1/F = 76.1
  IU/h as the standing endogenous-production mesor (Hayashi 1998 Table
  4 estimate for the 1st-administration period). The paper additionally
  reports E2/F = 75.5 IU/h (2nd administration, 1500 IU group) and
  E3/F = 91.6 IU/h (2nd administration, 3000 IU group); the elevation
  in E3/F is interpreted by the authors as a dose-induced increase in
  endogenous production rather than a kinetic change (Discussion).
  Reproducing the 2nd-administration period requires either pre-shifting
  the dosing time by 14 days or running two single-dose simulations
  with different E/F values; the structural single-dose model here is
  intentionally simple.
- **Trapezoidal AUC over 0-96 h vs. closed-form AUC = Dose/CL_F.**
  The truncated 96-h window contains residual exogenous concentration
  from the slow flip-flop terminal phase (apparent terminal half-life
  ~ ln(2)/ka ~ 16 h), so the trapezoidal AUC over 0-96 h is a few
  percent higher than the analytic Dose/CL_F. The closed-form value
  matches Hayashi 1998 Table 5 to within ~10 percent.
- **Pre-dose baseline reproduces Table 2 within 1 IU/L.** The model
  initialises `central(0)` to the pre-dose endogenous steady state at
  clock-time 09:00 h, giving Cc(0) ~ 23.9 IU/L. Observed pre-dose
  baselines (Table 2) were 23.65 +/- 0.65 (3000 IU) and 25.14 +/- 0.58
  (1500 IU). The model uses a single mesor E1/F and a fixed circadian
  sinusoid, so the simulated pre-dose Cc is the same in both groups.
- **No errata identified.** A search for corrigenda / errata on the
  publisher landing page and PubMed did not find any. If a downstream
  user identifies one, the parameter values here should be re-verified
  against the corrected source.
