EXAMPLE OF DRUG DEVELOPMENT
Objectives of preclinical tests Preclinical tests helps to Evaluate its toxicity Assess its effectiveness Propose a pharmaceutical form 2
Objectives (2) Preclinical studies: Select appropriate models based on target and Mode of Action These studies can: Provide nonclinical proof of principle regarding mechanism of action and efficacy Guide schedule and dose escalation schemes Provide information for selection of test species Aid in start dose selection Selection of investigations biomarkers : The identification of pathways involved in the mechanism of action is also essential for the selection of biomarkers of the biological activity which can be used clinically for the optimization of dosages and treatment regimens. Justify pharmaceutical combinations Understand pharmacodynamic properties 3
IMIQUALINES Lead product 4 EAPB0203 EAPB0503 Imiquimod
Chemistry: A lead candidate was identified in Imiqualine family, a typical preclinical development program is running with major efforts on: 5 Imiqualines Chemical Development Dérivés Méthoxylés Dérivés Hydroxylés Métabolites actifs Pharmaceutical Formulation Liposomes Mechanism of action Analyse du Transcriptome Effet inhibituer IKKB Preclinical studies Modèles murins
Chemical level 6 Starting in laboratory synthesis scale, then synthesis in semi- pilot scale
Pharmaceutical development 7
Pre-formulation 8
Analytical and Bio-analytical methods 9
10 Non-GMP API Analytical Methods Formulation Bio-analytical Methods PK/ Metabolism Dose- Range Finding Background, rational and justification for dose selection Preclinical Toxicity testing Phase I: Clinical Protocol
11 Pre-IND document Pre-IND meeting and recommendations Establish GMP manufacturing process, lot release criteria, stability, uniformity Finalize preclinical Toxicology protocol(s) Finalize Phase 1 clinical Protocol(s), ICFs Background, rational and justification for dose selection Preclinical Toxicity testing Phase I: Clinical Protocol Written Pre-IND meeting request
PHARMACOLOGY TEST EXAMPLE OF ANTICANCER DRUG
Cancer cell lines In vitro studies performed in cell lines, cell-free systems Often form the basis for screening and optimization during discovery Animal screening is too expensive for routine use Cellular uptake and membrane transport MDR, MRP, etc Predictions of bioavailability and distribution In vitro drug metabolism: P450 isoenzyme inhibition or induction Effects on hERG channels (prolonged QT interval risk) Preliminary protein binding studies 13
The NCI-60: Assessing drug effectiveness NCI's In Vitro Cell Line Screening Project, better known as the NCI-60 analyzes the anti-cancer properties of a compound in human tumor samples from 60 different cell cultures, sometimes referred to as lines, representing leukemia, melanoma, and cancers of the lung, colon, brain, ovary, breast, prostate, and kidney. The NCI-60 project, which has been testing lines since 1990 in the Developmental Therapeutics Program of NCI's Division of Cancer Treatment and Diagnosis, screened 17,200 compounds in 2011, roughly evenly divided between natural and synthetic agents. The most promising—the "hits"—move on to further testing. Since 1990, more than 100,000 natural products have gone through the NCI screening process, driving the number of drugs in NCI's repository that have had some kind of screening process to over 400,000. There is no cost to the researcher for NCI-60 screening. 14
Comparison of variant counts across tumor types (NCI-60) 15
Animal models Efficacy demonstrated in disease specific animal models: Proof of therapeutic principle Groundwork for clinical development planning Evaluation of therapeutic index Toxicity versus efficacy 16
Animal models (2) 17 Ideal Animal Model Validity Selectivity Predictability Reproducibility
Animal models for human prostate cancer 18 Spontaneous tumors: Idiopathic Carcinogen- induced Transgenic/gene knockout animals: p53, RB, etc
Animal Pharmacokinetic models Animal pharmacokinetics can guide dose and schedule selection ADME data can be generated in parallel with clinical development Preliminary evaluation of candidate biomarkers 19
Cage à Métabolisme 20
Murine Xenograft Sites Subcutaneous tumor (NCI method of choice) with IP drug administration: Intraperitoneal Intracranial Intrasplenic Renal subcapsule Site-specific (orthotopic) organ inoculation 21
Xenograft Advantages Many different human tumor cell lines transplantable Wide representation of most human solid tumors Allows for evaluation of therapeutic index Good correlation with drug regimens active in human lung, colon, breast, and melanoma cancers Several decades of experience Disadvantages Brain tumors difficult to model Metastases rare Survival not an ideal endpoint: death from bulk of tumor, not invasion Shorter doubling times than original growth in human Less necrosis, better blood supply Difficult to maintain animals due to infection risks Ability to mimic the human tumor microenvironment is limited 22
Animal models (3) There is no perfect tumor model How Predictive is the disease model in comparison to human disease ????? 23
CONTROLEINTRALUMINALEEXTRALUMINALE ANGIOTENSINE II Effet de l'endothélium sur la vasoconstriction induite par l'angiotensine ii dans une artère mésentérique de résistance