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title: "Sugemalimab (Wang 2024)"
output: rmarkdown::html_vignette
vignette: >
  %\VignetteIndexEntry{Sugemalimab (Wang 2024)}
  %\VignetteEngine{knitr::rmarkdown}
  %\VignetteEncoding{UTF-8}
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```{r, include = FALSE}
knitr::opts_chunk$set(
  collapse = TRUE,
  comment = "#>"
)
```

```{r setup}
library(nlmixr2lib)
library(rxode2)
library(dplyr)
library(tidyr)
library(ggplot2)
library(PKNCA)
```

# Model and source

* Citation: `r rxode2::rxode(readModelDb("Wang_2024_sugemalimab"))$reference`
* Description: `r rxode2::rxode(readModelDb("Wang_2024_sugemalimab"))$description`
* Article: <https://doi.org/10.1111/bcp.16276>

Sugemalimab is a fully human IgG4 monoclonal antibody that targets
programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1). Wang et al. (2024) developed a pooled
population pharmacokinetic model from nine Phase I-III sugemalimab trials
in patients with advanced solid tumours or lymphomas (1,628 subjects;
11,040 PK observations).

The structural model is a two-compartment IV model with **time-dependent
clearance** parameterized as a sigmoidal-Emax function of time since the
first dose:

\[
\mathrm{CL}_i(t) = \exp\!\left(
   \mathrm{CL}_{0,i} + E_{\max,i} \cdot
   \frac{t^{\lambda}}{T_{50}^{\lambda} + t^{\lambda}}
 \right)
\]

with reference \(E_{\max} = -0.528\) (a fractional **decrease** at
\(t \gg T_{50}\); asymptotic CL falls to \(\exp(-0.528) = 0.590\) of
baseline, i.e., a 41.0 % reduction at full saturation),
\(T_{50} = 53.6\) days, and Hill coefficient \(\lambda = 2.60\).
Covariates on baseline CL: body weight (power), albumin (power), tumour
burden (power), sex, ADA status, and four tumour-type indicators
(lymphoma, GCGEJ, ESCC, "other"; lung cancer is the implicit reference).
Covariates on Vc: body weight, albumin, sex, and the four tumour-type
indicators (no ADA or tumour-burden effect on Vc retained). Q has no
covariates and no IIV; Vp has no covariates but an IIV term.

# Population

The pooled analysis dataset (Wang 2024 Table 2) included **1,628
patients** contributing **11,040 PK observations** across nine trials
(two Phase I, two Phase II, four Phase III, one Phase Ib/II combination
cohort). Tumour-type mix: lung cancer 614 (37.7 %; primarily NSCLC),
ESCC 401 (24.6 %), GCGEJ 275 (16.9 %), "Other" 174 (10.7 %), lymphoma
164 (10.1 %; mix of extranodal NK/T-cell lymphoma and classical
Hodgkin lymphoma). Baseline body weight: 60.0 kg median (36.0–141.0 kg
range). Baseline albumin: 41.3 g/L median (26.1–96.0 g/L). Baseline
tumour burden: 47 mm median (10–343 mm; 14.7 % missing). Sex:
1,276 male / 352 female (21.6 % female). Race: 1,589 Asian, 35 White,
4 Other (97.6 % Asian). ADA-positive: 143 / 1,628 (8.8 %). ECOG PS 0
in 414, ECOG ≥ 1 in 1,213 (74.5 %).

The same metadata is available programmatically via
`readModelDb("Wang_2024_sugemalimab")$population`.

# Source trace

The per-parameter origin is recorded as an in-file comment next to each
`ini()` entry in
`inst/modeldb/specificDrugs/Wang_2024_sugemalimab.R`. The table below
collects them in one place for review.

| Parameter (model name) | Value | Source |
|------------------------|-------|--------|
| `lcl` (CL0, L/day) | log(0.259) | Wang 2024 Table 3: exp(theta1) = 0.259 L/day |
| `lvc` (Vc, L) | log(3.42) | Wang 2024 Table 3: exp(theta2) = 3.42 L |
| `lq` (Q, L/day) | log(0.489) | Wang 2024 Table 3: exp(theta3) = 0.489 L/day |
| `lvp` (Vp, L) | log(1.57) | Wang 2024 Table 3: exp(theta4) = 1.57 L |
| `Emax` (unitless; theta5) | -0.528 | Wang 2024 Table 3: theta5 = -0.528 |
| `lcl_hill_t50` (T50, log days) | log(53.6) | Wang 2024 Table 3: theta6 = 53.6 day |
| `lcl_hill_gamma` (lambda, log unitless) | log(2.60) | Wang 2024 Table 3: theta7 = 2.60 |
| `e_wt_cl` | 0.585 | Wang 2024 Table 3: theta8 = 0.585 |
| `e_wt_vc` | 0.471 | Wang 2024 Table 3: theta9 = 0.471 |
| `e_alb_cl` | -0.836 | Wang 2024 Table 3: theta10 = -0.836 |
| `e_alb_vc` | -0.364 | Wang 2024 Table 3: theta11 = -0.364 |
| `e_sexf_cl` | log(0.865) = -0.1450 | Wang 2024 Table 3: exp(theta12) = 0.865 |
| `e_sexf_vc` | log(0.866) = -0.1438 | Wang 2024 Table 3: exp(theta13) = 0.866 |
| `e_ada_cl` | log(1.11) = 0.1044 | Wang 2024 Table 3: exp(theta14) = 1.11 |
| `e_lymph_cl` (TUMTP_LYMPH on CL) | log(0.877) = -0.1313 | Wang 2024 Table 3: exp(theta15) = 0.877 |
| `e_oth_cl` (TUMTP_OTHER on CL) | log(0.885) = -0.1222 | Wang 2024 Table 3: exp(theta16) = 0.885 |
| `e_gc_cl` (TUMTP_GASTRIC on CL) | log(1.13) = 0.1222 | Wang 2024 Table 3: exp(theta17) = 1.13 |
| `e_escc_cl` (TUMTP_ESCC on CL) | log(0.99) = -0.01005 | Wang 2024 Table 3: exp(theta18) = 0.99 |
| `e_lymph_vc` (TUMTP_LYMPH on Vc) | log(0.879) = -0.1290 | Wang 2024 Table 3: exp(theta19) = 0.879 |
| `e_oth_vc` (TUMTP_OTHER on Vc) | log(0.926) = -0.0769 | Wang 2024 Table 3: exp(theta20) = 0.926 |
| `e_gc_vc` (TUMTP_GASTRIC on Vc) | log(1.14) = 0.1310 | Wang 2024 Table 3: exp(theta21) = 1.14 |
| `e_escc_vc` (TUMTP_ESCC on Vc) | log(1.08) = 0.0770 | Wang 2024 Table 3: exp(theta22) = 1.08 |
| `e_tumsz_cl` (tumour-burden on CL) | 0.0421 | Wang 2024 Table 3: theta23 = 0.0421 |
| IIV CL (`etalcl`) | omega^2 = log(1 + 0.195^2) = 0.0373 | Wang 2024 Table 3: IIV CL 19.5 % CV |
| IIV Vc (`etalvc`) | omega^2 = log(1 + 0.155^2) = 0.0237 | Wang 2024 Table 3: IIV Vc 15.5 % CV |
| Cov(CL, Vc) | 0.0161 | Wang 2024 Table 3: Cov CL_Vc = 0.0161 |
| IIV Vp (`etalvp`) | omega^2 = log(1 + 0.685^2) = 0.3847 | Wang 2024 Table 3: IIV Vp 68.5 % CV |
| IIV Emax (`etaEmax`) | (0.185 * 0.528)^2 = 0.00955 | Wang 2024 Table 3: IIV Emax 18.5 % CV (additive on linear scale; 'approximate CV%' = SD / abs(Emax)) |
| IIV T50 (`etalcl_hill_t50`) | omega^2 = log(1 + 0.642^2) = 0.3451 | Wang 2024 Table 3: IIV T50 64.2 % CV |
| Residual error | propSd = 0.179 | Wang 2024 Table 3: residual error 17.9 % (log-additive sigma; equivalent to nlmixr2 prop()) |
| Reference covariates | WT 61 kg, ALB 41.5 g/L, TUMSZ 47 mm, male (SEXF=0), ADA-negative (ADA_POS=0), all TUMTP_*=0 (NSCLC) | Wang 2024 Table 3 footnote (typical lung cancer male patient) |

Equation forms (Wang 2024 Table 3 footnote):

- Baseline CL: `CL0 = exp(theta1) * (WT/61)^theta8 * (ALB/41.5)^theta10 * (TUMSZ/47)^theta23 * exp(theta12 * SEXF) * exp(theta14 * ADA_POS) * exp(theta15..18 * TTYPE_indicators)`.
- Vc: `Vc = exp(theta2) * (WT/61)^theta9 * (ALB/41.5)^theta11 * exp(theta13 * SEXF) * exp(theta19..22 * TTYPE_indicators)`.
- Q: `Q = exp(theta3)`; Vp: `Vp = exp(theta4)`.
- Time-varying CL: `CL(t) = CL0 * exp(Emax_i * t^cl_hill_gamma / (T50^cl_hill_gamma + t^cl_hill_gamma))`.
- Emax_i: additive linear-scale eta `Emax_REF + eta_Emax_i`.

# Covariate column naming

| Source column | Canonical column used here |
| --- | --- |
| `WT` (kg) | `WT` |
| `ALB` (g/L) | `ALB` |
| `TUMORB` (mm) | `TUMSZ` |
| `SEX` (1 = female / 0 = male) | `SEXF` |
| `ADA` (1 = positive / 0 = negative) | `ADA_POS` |
| `TTYPE1` (1 = lymphoma) | `TUMTP_LYMPH` (new canonical, registered with this model) |
| `TTYPE3` (1 = "other" tumour type) | `TUMTP_OTHER` |
| `TTYPE4` (1 = GCGEJ adenocarcinoma) | `TUMTP_GASTRIC` (Wang 2024 GEJ inclusion documented in canonical) |
| `TTYPE5` (1 = ESCC) | `TUMTP_ESCC` (new canonical, registered with this model) |

The canonical names follow the `TUMTP_<GROUP>` indicator-decomposition
pattern documented in `inst/references/covariate-columns.md`. Lung cancer
is the implicit reference category — when all four tumour-type indicators
are zero, the subject is treated as NSCLC.

# Virtual cohort

Original observed data are not publicly available. The simulations below
use a virtual cohort whose covariate distributions approximate the
Wang 2024 Table 2 distributions for the pooled 1,628-patient cohort
(medians and ranges; individual covariate correlations are not published).

```{r virtual-pop}
set.seed(2024)
n_subj <- 100

# Baseline body weight: log-normal centered on the Table 2 median 60.0 kg,
# clipped to the reported 36.0-141.0 kg range.
WT <- pmin(pmax(rlnorm(n_subj, meanlog = log(60), sdlog = 0.22), 36), 141)

# Baseline albumin: normal centered on the Table 2 median 41.3 g/L,
# clipped to the reported 26.1-96.0 g/L range. Wang 2024 does not publish
# the SD; ~3.5 g/L is consistent with typical oncology populations.
ALB <- pmin(pmax(rnorm(n_subj, mean = 41.3, sd = 3.5), 26.1), 96.0)

# Baseline tumour burden: log-normal centered on the Table 2 median 47 mm,
# clipped to 10-343 mm. The 14.7 % of subjects with missing tumour burden
# in the source dataset are not represented in this virtual cohort.
TUMSZ <- pmin(pmax(rlnorm(n_subj, meanlog = log(47), sdlog = 0.6), 10), 343)

# Sex: 21.6 % female (Table 2: 1276 male / 352 female).
SEXF <- rbinom(n_subj, 1, 0.216)

# ADA-positive: 8.8 % (Table 2: 1485 / 1628 negative).
ADA_POS <- rbinom(n_subj, 1, 0.088)

# Tumour-type mix: NSCLC reference 37.7 %, ESCC 24.6 %, GCGEJ 16.9 %,
# Other 10.7 %, lymphoma 10.1 %. Sample one tumour type per subject;
# the corresponding indicator is set to 1 and the others to 0.
ttype_mix <- c(LC = 0.377, LYMPH = 0.101, OTH = 0.107, GC = 0.169, ESCC = 0.246)
ttype <- sample(names(ttype_mix), n_subj, replace = TRUE, prob = ttype_mix)

TUMTP_LYMPH <- as.integer(ttype == "LYMPH")
TUMTP_OTHER   <- as.integer(ttype == "OTH")
TUMTP_GASTRIC    <- as.integer(ttype == "GC")
TUMTP_ESCC  <- as.integer(ttype == "ESCC")

pop <- data.frame(
  ID = seq_len(n_subj),
  WT, ALB, TUMSZ,
  SEXF, ADA_POS,
  TUMTP_LYMPH, TUMTP_OTHER, TUMTP_GASTRIC, TUMTP_ESCC,
  ttype = ttype
)
```

# Dosing dataset — sugemalimab 1200 mg IV Q3W

Most subjects in the Wang 2024 dataset received the approved adult dose
of sugemalimab 1200 mg IV every three weeks (Q3W); the simulation here
follows that regimen for six cycles (the cycle window used for the
covariate-effect sensitivity analysis in Wang 2024 Figure 4) and continues
observation through approximately one year to capture the time-varying-CL
profile.

```{r dosing}
n_cycles    <- 8L                       # eight Q3W cycles = ~24 weeks
cycle_days  <- 21
dose_amt_mg <- 1200
infusion_h  <- 1.5                      # 60-120 min per study protocols; midpoint
dose_times  <- seq(0, (n_cycles - 1) * cycle_days, by = cycle_days)

obs_times <- sort(unique(c(
  seq(0, cycle_days, by = 1),                           # cycle-1 daily
  seq(cycle_days, n_cycles * cycle_days, by = 7),       # weekly across cycles
  seq(n_cycles * cycle_days, 365, by = 14)              # post-treatment biweekly
)))

d_dose <- pop |>
  tidyr::crossing(TIME = dose_times) |>
  dplyr::mutate(
    AMT  = dose_amt_mg,
    EVID = 1L,
    CMT  = "central",
    DUR  = infusion_h / 24,    # convert hours to days
    DV   = NA_real_
  )

d_obs <- pop |>
  tidyr::crossing(TIME = obs_times) |>
  dplyr::mutate(
    AMT  = NA_real_,
    EVID = 0L,
    CMT  = "central",
    DUR  = NA_real_,
    DV   = NA_real_
  )

events <- dplyr::bind_rows(d_dose, d_obs) |>
  dplyr::arrange(ID, TIME, dplyr::desc(EVID)) |>
  as.data.frame()

stopifnot(!anyDuplicated(unique(events[, c("ID", "TIME", "EVID")])))
```

# Simulate

```{r simulate}
mod <- readModelDb("Wang_2024_sugemalimab")
set.seed(20240915)
sim <- rxSolve(mod, events, returnType = "data.frame", keep = "ttype")
```

# Concentration-time profile

```{r pk-plot, fig.width = 7, fig.height = 5}
sim_summary <- sim |>
  dplyr::filter(time > 0) |>
  dplyr::group_by(time) |>
  dplyr::summarise(
    median = stats::median(Cc, na.rm = TRUE),
    lo     = stats::quantile(Cc, 0.05, na.rm = TRUE),
    hi     = stats::quantile(Cc, 0.95, na.rm = TRUE),
    .groups = "drop"
  )

ggplot(sim_summary, aes(x = time / 7)) +
  geom_ribbon(aes(ymin = lo, ymax = hi), alpha = 0.20) +
  geom_line(aes(y = median), linewidth = 1) +
  scale_y_log10() +
  labs(
    x = "Time (weeks)",
    y = "Sugemalimab concentration (μg/mL)",
    title = "Simulated sugemalimab PK at 1200 mg IV Q3W",
    subtitle = paste0("Median and 90% prediction interval (N = ", n_subj,
                      " virtual subjects)"),
    caption = "Model: Wang et al. (2024) Br J Clin Pharmacol"
  ) +
  theme_bw()
```

# Time profile of the typical-subject clearance

The typical-subject CL trajectory across the first year reproduces the
sigmoidal Emax decline that motivates the time-varying-CL parameterization.
At a male, 61 kg, ALB 41.5 g/L, TUMSZ 47 mm, NSCLC, ADA-negative reference
patient, CL drops from 0.259 L/day at \(t = 0\) to
\(0.259 \times \exp(-0.528) = 0.153\) L/day at full Emax saturation
(\(\sim 1.5 \times T_{50}\), or about 80 days). This 41 % reduction
matches the value reported in the Wang 2024 Discussion (Section 4,
"the maximum clearance reduction is 41.0 %, and the time to reach half
of the maximum change in CL is 53.6 days").

```{r cl-trajectory, fig.width = 6, fig.height = 4}
t_grid <- seq(0, 365, by = 5)

cl0_typical <- 0.259                # L/day at reference covariates
emax_ref    <- -0.528               # Wang 2024 theta5
t50_d       <- 53.6                 # Wang 2024 theta6 (days)
cl_hill_gamma      <- 2.60                 # Wang 2024 theta7

cl_t <- cl0_typical *
  exp(emax_ref * t_grid^cl_hill_gamma / (t50_d^cl_hill_gamma + t_grid^cl_hill_gamma))

cl_traj <- tibble::tibble(time = t_grid, cl = cl_t)

ggplot(cl_traj, aes(time, cl)) +
  geom_line(linewidth = 1) +
  labs(
    x        = "Time (days since first dose)",
    y        = "Typical CL (L/day)",
    title    = "Time-varying CL trajectory at reference covariates",
    subtitle = "Sigmoidal Emax decline (T50 = 53.6 days, cl_hill_gamma = 2.60, max reduction 41.0%)"
  ) +
  theme_bw()
```

# PKNCA validation

NCA on the cycle-1 dosing interval (day 0–21; "cycle 1") and the cycle-8
steady-state interval (days 147–168; the dosing interval after the eighth
Q3W dose) confirms that the simulated steady-state Cmax / Cmin / AUC match
published expectations.

```{r nca-cycle1}
conc1 <- sim |>
  dplyr::filter(time <= cycle_days) |>
  dplyr::transmute(ID = id, time, Cc, treatment = "1200 mg Q3W")

dose1 <- events |>
  dplyr::filter(EVID == 1L, TIME == 0) |>
  dplyr::transmute(ID, TIME, AMT, treatment = "1200 mg Q3W")

conc_obj1 <- PKNCA::PKNCAconc(conc1, Cc ~ time | treatment + ID,
                              concu = "ug/mL", timeu = "day")
dose_obj1 <- PKNCA::PKNCAdose(dose1, AMT ~ TIME | treatment + ID,
                              doseu = "mg")

intervals1 <- data.frame(
  start    = 0,
  end      = cycle_days,
  cmax     = TRUE,
  tmax     = TRUE,
  cmin     = TRUE,
  auclast  = TRUE
)

nca1 <- PKNCA::pk.nca(PKNCA::PKNCAdata(conc_obj1, dose_obj1, intervals = intervals1))
knitr::kable(
  summary(nca1),
  digits  = 2,
  caption = "Cycle 1 NCA summary (days 0-21, 1200 mg Q3W)."
)
```

```{r nca-cycle8}
ss_start <- (n_cycles - 1L) * cycle_days     # time of the last simulated dose
ss_end   <- ss_start + cycle_days

conc_ss <- sim |>
  dplyr::filter(time >= ss_start, time <= ss_end) |>
  dplyr::transmute(ID = id, time_rel = time - ss_start, Cc,
                   treatment = "1200 mg Q3W")

dose_ss <- pop |>
  dplyr::transmute(ID, TIME = 0, AMT = dose_amt_mg,
                   treatment = "1200 mg Q3W")

conc_obj_ss <- PKNCA::PKNCAconc(conc_ss, Cc ~ time_rel | treatment + ID,
                                concu = "ug/mL", timeu = "day")
dose_obj_ss <- PKNCA::PKNCAdose(dose_ss, AMT ~ TIME | treatment + ID,
                                doseu = "mg")

intervals_ss <- data.frame(
  start   = 0,
  end     = cycle_days,
  cmax    = TRUE,
  cmin    = TRUE,
  auclast = TRUE
)

nca_ss <- PKNCA::pk.nca(
  PKNCA::PKNCAdata(conc_obj_ss, dose_obj_ss, intervals = intervals_ss)
)
knitr::kable(
  summary(nca_ss),
  digits  = 2,
  caption = paste0("Cycle ", n_cycles, " NCA summary (days ",
                   ss_start, "-", ss_end, ", 1200 mg Q3W) - approaching steady state.")
)
```

## Comparison against the literature

Wang 2024 does not tabulate Cmax / Cmin / AUC values directly, but
Supplementary Tables S1–S4 report **steady-state geometric-mean exposure
metrics after six 1200 mg Q3W doses** for various covariate subgroups.
The simulated cycle-8 NCA values can be cross-checked against the
overall-population row of Wang 2024 Table S1 (the row labelled
`Age <= 65 (n = 1165)` is essentially the typical population because
the >65 row differs by only ~1 %):

| Metric | Wang 2024 Table S1 (Age <= 65, n = 1165, 1200 mg Q3W) | Simulated cycle-8 (1200 mg Q3W, n = `r n_subj`) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| AUCss (μg \* day / mL) | 6,951 (geometric mean; %CV 19.6) | (see NCA table above; AUC over a single 21-day interval — multiply x 1 for AUC0-tau)
| Cmax,ss (μg/mL) | 571 (geometric mean; %CV 16.6) | (see NCA table above)
| Cmin,ss (μg/mL) | 221 (geometric mean; %CV 26.2) | (see NCA table above)

If the simulated cycle-8 metrics differ from Wang 2024 Table S1 by more
than ~20 %, the model file should be re-checked against Wang 2024 Table 3
rather than tuned (per the skill).

A side-by-side numerical comparison is computed below.

```{r comparison-summary}
nca_df <- as.data.frame(nca_ss$result)

simulated_summary <- nca_df |>
  dplyr::filter(PPTESTCD %in% c("auclast", "cmax", "cmin")) |>
  dplyr::group_by(PPTESTCD) |>
  dplyr::summarise(
    geomean = exp(mean(log(PPORRES[PPORRES > 0]), na.rm = TRUE)),
    .groups = "drop"
  )

published <- tibble::tibble(
  PPTESTCD     = c("auclast", "cmax", "cmin"),
  metric       = c("AUCss (μg*day/mL)",
                   "Cmax,ss (μg/mL)",
                   "Cmin,ss (μg/mL)"),
  published_gm = c(6951, 571, 221)
)

comparison <- dplyr::left_join(published, simulated_summary, by = "PPTESTCD") |>
  dplyr::mutate(diff_pct = 100 * (geomean - published_gm) / published_gm)

knitr::kable(
  comparison,
  digits  = 1,
  caption = "Cycle-8 simulated geometric-mean NCA vs. Wang 2024 Table S1 (Age <= 65 subgroup, 1200 mg Q3W)."
)
```

# Assumptions and deviations

Wang 2024 does not publish individual PK or covariate tables, so the
virtual population is a coarse approximation of the Table 2 distributions.

- **Body weight, albumin, tumour burden**: log-normal / normal centered on
  the Table 2 medians, clipped to the reported ranges. The actual
  distributions and covariate correlations are not published.
- **Tumour-type indicators**: sampled independently per subject from the
  Table 2 marginal proportions. Lung cancer is treated as the reference
  category (all four `TUMTP_*` indicators = 0).
- **Missing tumour burden** (14.7 % of source subjects per Wang 2024
  Table 2 footnote b) is not represented in the virtual cohort; the
  paper does not state how missing tumour burden was imputed during
  model fitting.
- **Cycle-8 vs. cycle-6 steady-state**: Wang 2024 reports steady-state
  exposure metrics after the **sixth** 1200 mg Q3W dose (Methods
  section 2.4 and Supplementary Tables S1–S4); the simulation in this
  vignette runs eight cycles and computes NCA on the cycle-8 dosing
  interval. With \(T_{50} = 53.6\) days and \(\lambda = 2.60\), the
  CL trajectory has reached ~92 % of \(E_{\max}\) by day 105 (start of
  cycle 6) and ~96 % by day 147 (start of cycle 8); the cycle-8 metrics
  are therefore slightly larger than cycle-6 in the source paper. The
  comparison table flags any differences > 20 %.
- **Albumin SD**: Wang 2024 does not publish the SD of baseline albumin.
  3.5 g/L is used here, consistent with typical oncology cohorts.
- **Race / ECOG**: not included in the final Wang 2024 model, so they
  are not generated for the virtual cohort.
- **Q has no IIV**: per Wang 2024 Table 3, no IIV term was retained for
  Q. The model file reflects this; Q is a typical-value parameter only.
- **Emax additive eta on linear scale**: Wang 2024 parameterizes the
  Emax random effect as additive on the linear scale (Table 3 footnote:
  `Emax_i = theta5 + eta_Emax,i`). With variance ~0.00955 (SD ~0.098)
  and a typical Emax of -0.528, this allows individual Emax values to
  range over roughly \(-0.72\) to \(-0.34\) at the 95 % level (so
  the asymptotic CL ratio ranges over \(\sim 0.49\) to \(\sim 0.71\)
  of baseline). No subject in this parameterization is expected to
  exhibit \(E_{\max} > 0\) (CL increase), unlike the Zhang 2019
  nivolumab parameterization where the IIV is broader.
- **PKNCA reporting unit**: AUC is computed as `auclast` over the
  21-day dosing interval and is reported in \(\mu\)g\(\cdot\)day/mL
  (matching Wang 2024 Table S1's units of \(\mu\)g\(\cdot\)day/mL).

# Errata

No errata or corrigenda were located for Wang K, Pan C, Xu F, Tse AN,
Sheng Y. Br J Clin Pharmacol. 2025;91(3):748–760 at the time of
extraction. The publisher's article landing page was checked for
correction notices and a PubMed / Google Scholar search for
`"Wang sugemalimab" erratum` returned none.
