Leveraging machine learning in limited sampling strategies for efficient estimation of the area under the curve in pharmacokinetic analysis: a review.

Journal: European journal of clinical pharmacology
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Abstract

OBJECTIVE: Limited sampling strategies are widely employed in clinical practice to minimize the number of blood samples required for the accurate area under the curve calculations, as obtaining these samples can be costly and challenging. Traditionally, the maximum a posteriori Bayesian estimation has been the standard method for the area under the curve estimation based on limited samples. However, machine learning is emerging as a promising alternative for this purpose. Here, we review studies that utilize machine learning approaches to develop limited sampling strategies and compare the strengths and weaknesses of these machine learning methods.

Authors

  • Abdullah Alsultan
    Department of Clinical Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. absultan@ksu.edu.sa.
  • Abdullah Aljutayli
    Department of Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmacy, Qassim University, Buraydah, Saudi Arabia.
  • Abdulrhman Aljouie
    King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
  • Ahmed Albassam
    Department of Clinical Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, Al-Kharj, Saudi Arabia.
  • Jean-Baptiste Woillard
    P&T, Unité Mixte de Recherche 1248 Université de Limoges, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, Limoges, France.