An automated process for building reliable and optimal in vitro/in vivo correlation models based on Monte Carlo simulations

Journal Title: The AAPS Journal - Year 2006, Vol 8, Issue 2

Abstract

Many mathematical models have been proposed for establishing an in vitro/in vivo correlation (IVIVC). The traditional IVIVC model building process consists of 5 steps: deconvolution, model fitting, convolution, prediction error evaluation, and cross-validation. This is a time-consuming process and typically a few models at most are tested for any given data set. The objectives of this work were to (1) propose a statistical tool to screen models for further development of an IVIVC, (2) evaluate the performance of each model under different circumstances, and (3) investigate the effectiveness of common statistical model selection criteria for choosing IVIVC models. A computer program was developed to explore which model(s) would be most likely to work well with a random variation from the original for-mulation. The process used Monte Carlo simulation techniques to build IVIVC models. Data-based model selection criteria (Akaike Information Criteria [AIC],R2) and the probability of passing the Food and Drug Administration “prediction error” requirement was calculated. To illustrate this approach, several real data sets representing a broad range of release profiles are used to illustrate the process and to demonstrate the advantages of this automated process over the traditional approach. The Hixson-Crowell and Weibull models were often preferred over the linear. When evaluating whether a Level A IVIVC model was possible, the model selection criteria AIC generally selected the best model. We believe that the approach we proposed may be a rapid tool to determine which IVIVC model (if any) is the most applicable.

Authors and Affiliations

Steven C. Sutton, Mingxiu Hu

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  • DOI  10.1007/BF02854901
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Steven C. Sutton, Mingxiu Hu (2006). An automated process for building reliable and optimal in vitro/in vivo correlation models based on Monte Carlo simulations. The AAPS Journal, 8(2), -. https://europub.co.uk/articles/-A-681782