ISSX 2021 North American Meeting: Thursday, September 16, 2021
Plenary Lecture 2: The Projection of Drug Interactions Caused by Time-Dependent Inhibition of CYP3A
Drug interactions (DDI) caused by cytochrome P4503A time-dependent inhibition (TDI) are common. In vitro assays to study TDI for new drug candidate molecules are employed in an effort to predict the magnitude of DDI or, better still, to aid in the design of alternate molecules that lack this property. A challenge has been that in vitro TDI assays appear to be very sensitive and approaches used to scale these data frequently result in over-predictions of DDI. Research results will be shared that address this problem, including a comparison of TDI data generated in human liver microsomes and primary human hepatocyte suspensions. Alternate proposals of the most appropriate estimates for in vivo concentrations of TDIs for reliable projections DDI will be discussed.
Symposium 7: ADME Success Stories
Co-chairs: Marcel Hop, Genentech Inc., South San Francisco, California, USA and Dermot McGinnity, AstraZeneca, Cambridge, United Kingdom
Scientists from a range of companies will present both preclinical and clinical ADME data that have not been presented in detail before. They will describe the process of identification of a clinical candidate with optimal ADME properties and the struggles encountered and necessary compromises throughout the process. Human PK predictions and the corresponding clinical PK, metabolism and DDI data will be included as well.
Symposium 8: New Strategies for Overcoming ADME Hurdles for Nucleic Acid
Co-chairs: Jessica Hawes, Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, Maryland, USA and Donglu Zhang, Genentech Inc., South San Francisco, California, USA
This symposium will cover the most recent advances in the development of new nucleic acid therapeutics, including ASO, siRNA, mRNA, and miRNA drugs. Areas of discussion include the principles, promise, and challenges of developing nucleic acid-based therapeutics, with special focus on new strategies for improving ADME, pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic (PK/PD) properties of nucleic acid drugs. Four leading investigators in the fields will present the most recent findings and lead the discussion of new nucleic acid medications. Attendees are expected to learn the fundamental principles and new strategies in discovery and development of nucleic acid therapeutics.