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ArticleBritish journal of clinical pharmacology2026

Model-informed precision dosing of carboplatin in cancer patients by leveraging myelosuppression data from electronic health records.

Alessandro De Carlo, Elena Maria Tosca, Mirjam Crul, Tim Schutte, Lia van Zuijlen, Idris Bahce, Medhat M Said, Jan Buter, Harmen Huls, Paolo Magni and 1 more

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Alessandro De CarloLaboratory of Bioinformatics, Mathematical Modelling and Synthetic Biology (BMS Lab), Department of Electrical Computer and Biomedical Engineering, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7055-2140
Elena Maria ToscaLaboratory of Bioinformatics, Mathematical Modelling and Synthetic Biology (BMS Lab), Department of Electrical Computer and Biomedical Engineering, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9801-2135
Mirjam CrulDepartment of Clinical Pharmacy & Pharmacology, Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, The Netherlands.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4929-2388
Tim SchutteDepartment of Clinical Pharmacy & Pharmacology, Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, The Netherlands.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4096-0917
Lia van ZuijlenDepartment of Clinical Pharmacy & Pharmacology, Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Idris BahceDepartment of Clinical Pharmacy & Pharmacology, Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Medhat M SaidDepartment of Clinical Pharmacy & Pharmacology, Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, The Netherlands.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7954-6580
Jan ButerDepartment of Clinical Pharmacy & Pharmacology, Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Harmen HulsDepartment of Clinical Pharmacy & Pharmacology, Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Paolo MagniLaboratory of Bioinformatics, Mathematical Modelling and Synthetic Biology (BMS Lab), Department of Electrical Computer and Biomedical Engineering, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8931-4676
Imke BartelinkDepartment of Clinical Pharmacy & Pharmacology, Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, The Netherlands.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9602-3407

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Abstract

aimsThis study aimed to develop and validate a population pharmacokinetic-pharmacodynamic (pop-PK-PD) model to describe carboplatin-induced myelosuppression in cancer patients and support dose individualization.

methodsData from 580 cancer patients treated with carboplatin at Amsterdam UMC between 2019 and 2022 were used for model development, focusing on lung, gynaecological and gastric/oesophageal cancers. Platelet (PLT) and neutrophil (NT) counts, along with patient-specific covariates (e.g., age, serum albumin, eGFR), were extracted from Electronic Health Records and used in the analysis. Given the absence of pharmacokinetic (PK) samples, PK parameters were derived from a literature carboplatin pop-PK model. Model applicability to inform personalized carboplatin dosing was evaluated on a separate cohort of 210 patients treated between 2022 and 2024 in the same centre.

resultsTwo joint Friberg models effectively described carboplatin-induced myelosuppression. Serum albumin, eGFR and paclitaxel and pemetrexed co-medications were included in the final model. On the test cohort, >85% of NT and >87% of PLT observations fell within the 90% confidence interval of Bayesian model predictions, confirming that the model can support dose adjustments for subsequent treatment cycles. An example of model-based dose adjustments is also presented with a simulation study.

conclusionsThe pop-PK-PD model demonstrated strong performance in describing and predicting carboplatin-induced myelosuppression, thus providing a valuable strategy for dose personalization. Further refinements and validation steps are needed before integrating such an approach into clinical workflows.

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Antineoplastic AgentsCarboplatinModels, BiologicalNeoplasmsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsBayes TheoremDose-Response Relationship, DrugElectronic Health RecordsErbB ReceptorsFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedAntineoplastic AgentsCarboplatinEGFR protein, humanErbB ReceptorsPaclitaxelPemetrexedSerum AlbuminBayesian inferencecarboplatin‐dosingcarboplatin‐induced myelosuppressionmodel‐informed precision dosingPK‐PD modelingreal‐world datatoxicity‐based dosing

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PMID41431252
PMCPMC13122292

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