Increasing quality and standardization of experimental methods in preclinical testing have created valuable data sets that improve the efficiency and accuracy of preclinical prediction for both pharmacokinetics (PK) and PD. Models of quantitative structure–activity relationships (QSAR), physiologically based pharmacokinetics (PBPK), and PK/PD relationships have also improved efficiency. Founded on a core understanding of biochemistry and physiological interactions of xenobiotics, these in silico methods have the potential to increase the probability of compound success in clinical trials. Integrating machine-learning approaches and new data sets stands to make a fundamental impact on the speed and accuracy of predictions from R&D to approval.
Increasing quality and standardization of experimental methods in preclinical testing have created valuable data sets that improve the efficiency and accuracy of preclinical prediction for both pharmacokinetics (PK) and PD. Models of quantitative structure–activity relationships (QSAR), physiologically based pharmacokinetics (PBPK), and PK/PD relationships have also improved efficiency. Founded on a core understanding of biochemistry and physiological interactions of xenobiotics, these in silico methods have the potential to increase the probability of compound success in clinical trials. Integrating machine-learning approaches and new data sets stands to make a fundamental impact on the speed and accuracy of predictions from R&D to approval.