期刊
ANNALS OF BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING
卷 51, 期 1, 页码 200-210出版社
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s10439-022-03078-w
关键词
Tuberculosis; Agent-based model; Drug development; Model credibility; Verification; Validation
This study develops a computer simulation environment that can predict the dose-response of new therapeutic vaccines against tuberculosis, supporting the optimal design of clinical trials. Before using this in silico methodology, it is important to assess the credibility of the predictive model and a risk-informed credibility assessment plan is presented.
Tuberculosis is one of the leading causes of death in several developing countries and a public health emergency of international concern. In Silico Trials can be used to support innovation in the context of drug development reducing the duration and the cost of the clinical experimentations, a particularly desirable goal for diseases such as tuberculosis. The agent-based Universal Immune System Simulator was used to develop an In Silico Trials environment that can predict the dose-response of new therapeutic vaccines against pulmonary tuberculosis, supporting the optimal design of clinical trials. But before such in silico methodology can be used in the evaluation of new treatments, it is mandatory to assess the credibility of this predictive model. This study presents a risk-informed credibility assessment plan inspired by the ASME V&V 40-2018 technical standard. Based on the selected context of use and regulatory impact of the technology, a detailed risk analysis is described together with the definition of all the verification and validation activities and related acceptability criteria. The work provides an example of the first steps required for the regulatory evaluation of an agent-based model used in the context of drug development.
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