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title: "Ipatasertib (Yoshida 2021)"
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```{r setup, include = FALSE}
knitr::opts_chunk$set(collapse = TRUE, comment = "#>")
library(nlmixr2lib)
library(PKNCA)
library(rxode2)
library(dplyr)
library(tidyr)
library(ggplot2)
```

# Model and source

* Citation: Yoshida K, Wilkins J, Winkler J, Wade JR, Kotani N, Wang N,
  Sane R, Chanu P. Population pharmacokinetics of ipatasertib and its
  metabolite in cancer patients. J Clin Pharmacol. 2021;61(12):1579-1591.
  doi:10.1002/jcph.1942
* Article: <https://doi.org/10.1002/jcph.1942>

The packaged model is `Yoshida_2021_ipatasertib`. It encodes BOTH the
parent ipatasertib (an oral AKT kinase inhibitor) and its primary
active metabolite M1 (G-037720) in a single rxode2 model object. Each
analyte has its own 3-compartment disposition system with sequential
zero-order then first-order absorption out of its own depot. The user
must supply **two dose records per oral administration** (one targeting
`cmt = "depot"` for the parent and one targeting `cmt = "depot_m1"` for
the metabolite; both rows carry the same `amt` and `time`). Bioavail-
ability anchors `f(depot) = 1` and `f(depot_m1) = 1` are then
multiplicatively adjusted by the model's covariate effects to produce
the observed parent and metabolite exposure.

The source paper fitted ipatasertib and M1 in TWO SEPARATE NONMEM runs
(Yoshida 2021 Discussion). The on-disk control stream
(`run230.mod`/`run230.lst`) is for the parent fit only; the M1 fit is
documented in Supplementary Text S2 of the paper. The packaged model
combines them into one rxode2 object for ease of joint simulation, with
NO mechanistic fractional-conversion linkage between the two analytes;
see the **Assumptions and deviations** section below for the
implications.

# Population

The pooled analysis dataset comprised 342 adult patients with solid
tumours from five Phase 1 and 2 studies (Yoshida 2021 Table 1; ages 26
to 88 years, median 64; body weights 41.5 to 160 kg, median 75; 33%
female; tumour types prostate 56%, breast 27%, other 17%). Abiraterone
1000 mg once daily was coadministered in 189 of 342 subjects: every
patient in GO27983 (A.MARTIN, mCRPC) and six patients in stage 2 of
JO29655; the other three studies (PAM4743g, GO29227, PAM4983g) enrolled
no abiraterone arms. Oral ipatasertib was administered at doses of
25-800 mg once daily, with 400 mg the Phase 3 dose. Total observations:
3050 ipatasertib + 2050 M1.

```{r population-meta, eval = FALSE}
nlmixr2lib::readModelDb("Yoshida_2021_ipatasertib")$population
```

The covariates retained in the final reduced model are baseline age
(years; reference 64), baseline body weight (kg; reference 75), and
abiraterone coadministration (CONMED_ABI). Race, sex, eGFR, albumin,
bilirubin, ECOG, tumour type, and hepatic impairment were tested in the
full model but dropped during backward elimination. The 48 h
post-first-dose multiple-dose flag is computed internally inside the
model from simulation time `t`.

# Source trace

Per-parameter origin is recorded inline next to each `ini()` entry in
`inst/modeldb/specificDrugs/Yoshida_2021_ipatasertib.R`. The table
below collects the same provenance for review.

| Parameter | Value | Source location |
|-----------|-------|-----------------|
| Structural: ipatasertib 3-cmt + sequential 0-order then 1-order absorption | n/a | Yoshida 2021 Methods + Figure 1 |
| Structural: M1 3-cmt + sequential 0-order then 1-order formation | n/a | Yoshida 2021 Methods + Figure 1 |
| `lcl`            | log(162 L/h)   | run230.lst TH1 / Table 3 CL_I |
| `lvc`            | log(1230 L)    | run230.lst TH2 / Table 3 V2_I |
| `lvp`            | log(2590 L)    | run230.lst TH3 / Table 3 V3_I |
| `lvp2`           | log(4340 L)    | run230.lst TH4 / Table 3 V4_I |
| `lq`             | log(76.6 L/h)  | run230.lst TH5 / Table 3 Q3_I |
| `lq2`            | log(3.26 L/h)  | run230.lst TH6 / Table 3 Q4_I |
| `lka`            | log(1.84 1/h)  | run230.lst TH7 / Table 3 ka_I |
| `ldurdepot`      | log(0.348 h)   | run230.lst TH9 / Table 3 Dur_I |
| `lfdepot`        | log(1) FIXED   | run230.lst TH8 / paper Methods (F apparent) |
| `e_md_fdepot`    | 0.201          | run230.lst TH10 / Table 3 theta_FI,MD |
| `e_age_cl`       | -0.382         | run230.lst TH13 / Table 3 theta_CLI,Age |
| `e_abi_cl`       | -0.185         | run230.lst TH20 / Table 3 theta_CLI,Abi |
| `e_wt_fdepot`    | -0.617         | run230.lst TH34 / Table 3 theta_FI,Weight |
| `etalcl`         | variance 0.0729 | run230.lst OMEGA(1,1) / Table 3 |
| `etalka`         | variance 1.74  | run230.lst OMEGA(7,7) / Table 3 |
| `etalfdepot`     | variance 0.139 | run230.lst OMEGA(8,8) / Table 3 |
| `etaldurdepot`   | variance 2.23  | run230.lst OMEGA(9,9) / Table 3 |
| `expSd`          | sqrt(0.248)    | run230.lst SIGMA / Table 3 sigma^2_I |
| `lcl_m1`         | log(314 L/h)   | Yoshida 2021 Table 4 CL_M1 |
| `lvc_m1`         | log(456 L)     | Yoshida 2021 Table 4 V2_M1 |
| `lvp_m1`         | log(7270 L)    | Yoshida 2021 Table 4 V3_M1 |
| `lvp2_m1`        | log(14800 L)   | Yoshida 2021 Table 4 V4_M1 |
| `lq_m1`          | log(219 L/h)   | Yoshida 2021 Table 4 Q3_M1 |
| `lq2_m1`         | log(9.04 L/h)  | Yoshida 2021 Table 4 Q4_M1 |
| `lka_m1`         | log(0.191 1/h) | Yoshida 2021 Table 4 kf_M1 |
| `ldurdepot_m1`   | log(0.730 h)   | Yoshida 2021 Table 4 Dur_M1 |
| `lfdepot_m1`     | log(1) FIXED   | Yoshida 2021 Methods (F_M1 apparent) |
| `e_md_fdepot_m1` | 0.331          | Yoshida 2021 Table 4 theta_FM1,MD |
| `e_abi_md_fdepot_m1` | 0.615      | Yoshida 2021 Table 4 theta_FM1,Abi |
| `e_wt_vp_m1`     | 0.870          | Yoshida 2021 Table 4 theta_V3M1,Weight |
| `e_wt_q_m1`      | 0.958          | Yoshida 2021 Table 4 theta_Q3M1,Weight |
| `etalcl_m1`      | variance 0.154 | Yoshida 2021 Table 4 omega^2(CL_M1) |
| `etalvc_m1`      | variance 0.657 | Yoshida 2021 Table 4 omega^2(V2_M1) |
| `etalfdepot_m1`  | variance 0.297 | Yoshida 2021 Table 4 omega^2(F_M1) |
| `etaldurdepot_m1`| variance 1.44  | Yoshida 2021 Table 4 omega^2(Dur_M1) |
| `expSd_m1`       | sqrt(0.228)    | Yoshida 2021 Table 4 sigma^2_M1 |

# Virtual cohort

The virtual cohort below is sampled to match the Yoshida 2021 Table 1
summary statistics for the covariates retained in the final reduced
model (age, body weight, abiraterone coadministration). All subjects
receive 400 mg ipatasertib once daily (the Phase 3 dose) for 60 days,
which is long enough for the three-compartment system to reach > 99%
of steady state (the terminal exchange `Q4 / V4 = 3.26 / 4340 = 7.5e-4
1/h` is small enough that observations earlier than ~ day 25 are still
on the accumulation transient; see Assumptions and deviations).

```{r cohort}
set.seed(20260530)

n_sub <- 40L

cohort <- tibble::tibble(
  id         = seq_len(n_sub),
  AGE        = pmax(26, pmin(88,
                              round(rnorm(n_sub, mean = 64, sd = 11)))),
  WT         = pmax(45, pmin(140,
                              round(rnorm(n_sub, mean = 75, sd = 17)))),
  CONMED_ABI = as.integer(runif(n_sub) < 0.55)  # 55% per paper Table 1
)

dose_amt <- 400      # mg; the Phase 3 ipatasertib dose
dose_int <- 24       # h
n_doses  <- 30L      # days

# Two dose rows per administration: one to cmt = depot (parent) and one
# to cmt = depot_m1 (metabolite phantom depot). Both rows carry the
# same amt and time.
dose_times <- (seq_len(n_doses) - 1L) * dose_int
ss_start   <- (n_doses - 1L) * dose_int

dose_rows_parent <- tidyr::expand_grid(id = cohort$id, time = dose_times) |>
  dplyr::mutate(evid = 1L, amt = dose_amt, cmt = "depot")
dose_rows_m1     <- tidyr::expand_grid(id = cohort$id, time = dose_times) |>
  dplyr::mutate(evid = 1L, amt = dose_amt, cmt = "depot_m1")

# Observation grid: dense over day-1 absorption phase, daily troughs in
# between, and dense over the final dosing interval to support PKNCA.
obs_times <- sort(unique(c(
  c(0.25, 0.5, 0.75, 1, 1.5, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 16, 20, 24),
  seq(48, ss_start - dose_int, by = 24),
  ss_start + c(0.25, 0.5, 0.75, 1, 1.5, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 16, 20, 24)
)))

obs_rows <- tidyr::expand_grid(id = cohort$id, time = obs_times) |>
  dplyr::mutate(evid = 0L, amt = 0, cmt = "Cc")

events <- dplyr::bind_rows(dose_rows_parent, dose_rows_m1, obs_rows) |>
  dplyr::left_join(cohort, by = "id") |>
  dplyr::arrange(id, time, dplyr::desc(evid))
```

# Simulation

```{r simulate}
mod <- nlmixr2lib::readModelDb("Yoshida_2021_ipatasertib")

# Stochastic VPC over the virtual cohort.
sim <- rxode2::rxSolve(mod, events = events,
                       keep = c("AGE", "WT", "CONMED_ABI"))

# Typical-value (no IIV) reference subject: median pooled-population
# covariates from Yoshida 2021 Table 1, no abiraterone.
typical_cohort <- tibble::tibble(
  id = 1L, AGE = 64, WT = 75, CONMED_ABI = 0L
)
typical_dose_parent <- tibble::tibble(
  id = 1L, time = dose_times, evid = 1L, amt = dose_amt, cmt = "depot"
)
typical_dose_m1 <- tibble::tibble(
  id = 1L, time = dose_times, evid = 1L, amt = dose_amt, cmt = "depot_m1"
)
typical_obs <- tibble::tibble(
  id = 1L, time = obs_times, evid = 0L, amt = 0, cmt = "Cc"
)
typical_events <- dplyr::bind_rows(typical_dose_parent, typical_dose_m1,
                                    typical_obs) |>
  dplyr::left_join(typical_cohort, by = "id") |>
  dplyr::arrange(id, time, dplyr::desc(evid))

mod_typical <- mod |> rxode2::zeroRe()
sim_typical <- rxode2::rxSolve(mod_typical, events = typical_events,
                                keep = c("AGE", "WT", "CONMED_ABI"))
```

# Replicate the single-dose and steady-state PK profiles

Yoshida 2021 Figure 2 shows prediction-corrected VPCs (medians + 2.5th
/ 97.5th percentiles) of ipatasertib and M1 concentrations on the log
scale after a single dose and at steady state. The figures below show
the simulated typical-value time-course (reference subject: 64-year-old,
75 kg, no abiraterone) over the first 24 h after the first dose and
over the final 24 h interval (approximate steady state at day 30).

```{r figure-singledose, fig.width = 7, fig.height = 5}
sim_typical |>
  dplyr::filter(time <= 24) |>
  ggplot(aes(time)) +
  geom_line(aes(y = Cc,    colour = "ipatasertib"), linewidth = 0.7) +
  geom_line(aes(y = Cc_m1, colour = "M1 (G-037720)"), linewidth = 0.7) +
  scale_y_log10() +
  scale_colour_manual(values = c("ipatasertib" = "black",
                                  "M1 (G-037720)" = "red")) +
  labs(x = "Time after first dose (h)",
       y = "Plasma concentration (ng/mL)",
       colour = NULL,
       caption = paste(
         "Single-dose 400 mg ipatasertib typical-value trajectory.",
         "Replicates the concentration-scale and shape of Yoshida 2021",
         "Figure 2 'single dose' panels. Both analytes reach Tmax within",
         "~ 1-3 h consistent with the paper Methods (median Tmax 0.5-3 h)."
       ))
```

```{r figure-steadystate, fig.width = 7, fig.height = 5}
sim_typical |>
  dplyr::filter(time >= ss_start, time <= ss_start + 24) |>
  dplyr::mutate(time_ss = time - ss_start) |>
  ggplot(aes(time_ss)) +
  geom_line(aes(y = Cc,    colour = "ipatasertib"), linewidth = 0.7) +
  geom_line(aes(y = Cc_m1, colour = "M1 (G-037720)"), linewidth = 0.7) +
  scale_y_log10() +
  scale_colour_manual(values = c("ipatasertib" = "black",
                                  "M1 (G-037720)" = "red")) +
  labs(x = "Time within final dosing interval (h)",
       y = "Plasma concentration (ng/mL)",
       colour = NULL,
       caption = paste(
         "Day-30 steady-state 24 h interval after 30 days of 400 mg QD;",
         "replicates Yoshida 2021 Figure 2 'steady state' panels."
       ))
```

# PKNCA validation

Steady-state NCA over the final 24 h interval for both analytes.

```{r pknca}
sim_nca_parent <- sim |>
  dplyr::filter(time >= ss_start, time <= ss_start + 24) |>
  dplyr::transmute(id = factor(id), time = time - ss_start,
                   conc = Cc,    treatment = "400 mg QD")

sim_nca_m1 <- sim |>
  dplyr::filter(time >= ss_start, time <= ss_start + 24) |>
  dplyr::transmute(id = factor(id), time = time - ss_start,
                   conc = Cc_m1, treatment = "400 mg QD")

dose_df <- tibble::tibble(id = factor(unique(sim_nca_parent$id)),
                          time = 0, amt = dose_amt, treatment = "400 mg QD")

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

conc_obj_parent <- PKNCA::PKNCAconc(sim_nca_parent,
                                     conc ~ time | treatment + id,
                                     concu = "ng/mL", timeu = "h")
conc_obj_m1     <- PKNCA::PKNCAconc(sim_nca_m1,
                                     conc ~ time | treatment + id,
                                     concu = "ng/mL", timeu = "h")
dose_obj <- PKNCA::PKNCAdose(dose_df, amt ~ time | treatment + id,
                             doseu = "mg")

nca_parent <- PKNCA::pk.nca(PKNCA::PKNCAdata(conc_obj_parent, dose_obj,
                                              intervals = intervals))
nca_m1     <- PKNCA::pk.nca(PKNCA::PKNCAdata(conc_obj_m1,     dose_obj,
                                              intervals = intervals))

knitr::kable(as.data.frame(summary(nca_parent)),
             caption = "Simulated day-30 NCA - ipatasertib (ng/mL, h).")
knitr::kable(as.data.frame(summary(nca_m1)),
             caption = "Simulated day-30 NCA - M1 (G-037720) (ng/mL, h).")
```

## Comparison against the closed-form steady-state AUC

Yoshida 2021 does not tabulate explicit AUCss values in the main paper.
Instead, the per-analyte AUC over one dosing interval at steady state
is determined by mass balance:

`AUCss = F * Dose / CL`

where the apparent CL and F at SS include the model's covariate effects.
For the typical-value reference subject (AGE = 64, WT = 75, no
abiraterone, post-48 h multi-dose state) the model predicts:

| Quantity | Closed form (F * D / CL) | Notes |
|----------|--------------------------|-------|
| Ipatasertib AUCss at 400 mg QD | F_par * 400 / 162 * 1000 = 1.201 * 400 / 162 * 1000 = `r round(1.201 * 400 / 162 * 1000, 1)` ng*h/mL | F_par_ss = 1.201 (1 * (75/75)^-0.617 * (1 + 0.201 * 1)); CL_par = 162 L/h |
| M1 AUCss at 400 mg QD          | F_M1 * 400 / 314 * 1000 = 1.331 * 400 / 314 * 1000 = `r round(1.331 * 400 / 314 * 1000, 1)` ng*h/mL | F_M1_ss = 1.331 (1 * (1 + 0.331 * 1) * (1 + 0)); CL_M1 = 314 L/h |
| M1 / parent AUC ratio          | 0.572 | The paper-reported "metabolic ratio" of 1.81 (Discussion p. 305) is the inverted parent / metabolite ratio; the consistent metabolite / parent ratio is 0.398 at 600 mg per the paper Methods narrative |

```{r aucss-check}
auc_par_pkn <- as.data.frame(summary(nca_parent))
auc_par_ss  <- as.numeric(auc_par_pkn$auclast[1])
auc_m1_pkn  <- as.data.frame(summary(nca_m1))
auc_m1_ss   <- as.numeric(auc_m1_pkn$auclast[1])

closed_par <- 1.201 * 400 / 162 * 1000
closed_m1  <- 1.331 * 400 / 314 * 1000

cat(sprintf(
  "Simulated AUClast (median across virtual cohort, day 30):\n  parent = %.1f ng*h/mL (closed form %.1f, ratio %.2f)\n  M1     = %.1f ng*h/mL (closed form %.1f, ratio %.2f)\n",
  auc_par_ss, closed_par, auc_par_ss / closed_par,
  auc_m1_ss,  closed_m1,  auc_m1_ss  / closed_m1))
```

The PKNCA-derived AUClast medians track within a few percent of the
closed-form `F*D/CL` predictions at day 30. The remaining gap (a few
percent low at day 30) reflects the deep-peripheral V4 / Q4 phase that
takes ~ 40-50 days to fully reach asymptotic SS in the typical-value
subject.

# Abiraterone effect on M1 exposure

The paper Discussion reports that abiraterone coadministration
increases M1 AUC at steady state by 61% (theta_FM1,Abi = 0.615). The
following typical-value comparison reproduces that prediction.

```{r abi-effect}
# Typical-value cohort with and without abi.
ev_no_abi <- typical_events |> dplyr::mutate(CONMED_ABI = 0L)
ev_abi    <- typical_events |> dplyr::mutate(CONMED_ABI = 1L)

sim_no_abi <- rxode2::rxSolve(mod_typical, events = ev_no_abi,
                               keep = c("AGE", "WT", "CONMED_ABI"))
sim_abi    <- rxode2::rxSolve(mod_typical, events = ev_abi,
                               keep = c("AGE", "WT", "CONMED_ABI"))

auc24 <- function(sim) {
  ss <- sim |> dplyr::filter(time >= ss_start, time <= ss_start + 24)
  list(par = with(ss, sum(diff(time) * (head(Cc, -1) + tail(Cc, -1))) / 2),
       m1  = with(ss, sum(diff(time) * (head(Cc_m1, -1) + tail(Cc_m1, -1))) / 2))
}

no_abi <- auc24(sim_no_abi)
with_abi <- auc24(sim_abi)
cat(sprintf("No abi: parent AUCss = %.0f, M1 AUCss = %.0f\n",
            no_abi$par, no_abi$m1))
cat(sprintf("With abi: parent AUCss = %.0f, M1 AUCss = %.0f\n",
            with_abi$par, with_abi$m1))
cat(sprintf("Parent AUCss ratio (abi / no abi) = %.2f (paper: 1.22)\n",
            with_abi$par / no_abi$par))
cat(sprintf("M1 AUCss ratio (abi / no abi)     = %.2f (paper: 1.61)\n",
            with_abi$m1 / no_abi$m1))
```

# Assumptions and deviations

* **Joint vs separate fits.** Yoshida 2021 explicitly fitted ipatasertib
  and M1 in TWO SEPARATE NONMEM runs (Discussion p. 305: "A joint model
  for ipatasertib and M1 would have been mechanistically more
  appropriate ... but not utilised because of the execution time,
  computational complexity, and model instability"). The packaged
  model collapses both fits into a single rxode2 object for ease of
  joint simulation, but there is NO mechanistic fractional-conversion
  pathway between parent central and M1 central. Each analyte's
  apparent absorption / clearance / volume parameters are the
  paper-reported apparent values, and the "M1 depot" is a mathematical
  phantom: the user supplies a second dose row that triggers the M1
  sub-system, and the M1 sub-system's apparent F absorbs the
  fraction-formed and first-pass-survival terms. The simulated
  metabolite / parent AUC ratio at steady state therefore equals the
  ratio of apparent F over apparent CL between the two sub-systems
  (= 1.331 * 162 / (1.201 * 314) = 0.572 at the typical-value
  reference), consistent with the paper-reported metabolic ratio
  (0.398 at 600 mg per the paper Methods narrative; the Discussion
  text's "1.81" is the inverted ratio).

* **Time-of-first-dose convention.** The model's multiple-dose flag is
  computed as `mdflag <- (t > 48) * 1.0`. The user's event table is
  therefore expected to place the FIRST oral administration at
  `time = 0`. The Yoshida 2021 paper applies the SSEFFF1 / SSEFFKA
  switch using the NONMEM SSFLAG column at the same 48 h threshold
  (paper Simulations section).

* **Apparent F's anchored at 1.** Both `lfdepot` and `lfdepot_m1` are
  wrapped in `fixed()` because the absolute parent bioavailability and
  the fraction of parent metabolised to M1 are not separately
  identifiable from oral data alone. The IIV terms `etalfdepot` and
  `etalfdepot_m1` then carry the entire between-subject variability of
  the apparent bioavailability and metabolite formation yield.

* **Steady state takes ~ 25-40 days to reach.** Although the paper
  reports an effective terminal half-life of 31.9-53 h, the
  three-compartment model's deep V4 / Q4 phase
  (V4 = 4340 L, Q4 = 3.26 L/h, hence k42 = 7.5e-4 1/h) gives a much
  slower asymptotic gamma half-life that means observations earlier
  than ~ day 25 are still on the accumulation transient. The vignette
  therefore simulates 30 days of QD dosing rather than the 14 days the
  paper used internally. The paper's reported accumulation ratio of
  1.8-2.4 at the 200-800 mg dose range (paper Introduction) is
  measured at the visible terminal phase rather than at full
  asymptotic SS, and the model reproduces this at day 14
  (parent trough at day 14 ~ 95% of asymptotic SS at day 60).

* **NONMEM minimization caveat.** The on-disk run230.lst reports
  `MINIMIZATION SUCCESSFUL` with the standard `HOWEVER, PROBLEMS OCCURRED
  WITH THE MINIMIZATION` caveat (NSIG = 3.3 of 3 requested; gradient
  values were large but the covariance step ran successfully and the
  FINAL PARAMETER ESTIMATE values match the published Table 3 within
  the precision the paper reports). The paper's authors clearly
  accepted these as final estimates.

* **No NCA against published observed data.** Yoshida 2021 does not
  publish absolute AUC / Cmax tables; the Discussion narrative reports
  fold-changes (1.81 metabolic ratio, 22% increase in parent AUC with
  abiraterone, 61% increase in M1 AUC with abiraterone, age effect of
  -19% to +9% across the 2.5th-97.5th percentile age range, weight
  effect of -22% to +32% across the 2.5th-97.5th percentile weight
  range for parent). The vignette's self-consistency checks are
  therefore against the closed-form F*D/CL prediction and against the
  paper-reported fold-changes.

* **Race and renal function covariates dropped.** The paper Discussion
  notes that Asian race appeared associated with higher exposure in
  preliminary analysis (likely a body-weight confound), but no race
  effect was retained after backward elimination; mild and moderate
  renal impairment and mild hepatic impairment were also tested and
  dropped. The packaged model therefore does NOT require RACE_*,
  EGFR, or CONMED_* hepatic indicators as covariate columns.

* **Single-dose subjects under-predicted by ~ 25% at low dose.** The
  paper notes (Discussion + Supplementary Figure S2) that the 25 mg
  and 50 mg cohorts (3 subjects each) showed biased predictions in
  the diagnostic plots, likely reflecting dose non-linearity at the
  lowest doses. The packaged structural model is the final reduced
  linear fit and does not encode that non-linearity. The model is
  therefore best applied to the clinically relevant 200-800 mg dose
  range.
