Modeling Cmin and Tmin
Dear NMUser,
I am a beginner in NONMEM and I have a question regarding modeling Cmin and
Tmin.
I have data of a biomarker which decreases after drug intake and I want to
determine the minimum change from baseline (Cmin) as well as the corresponding
time (Tmin). I tried different models but the estimated values for these
parameters are not plausible or always zero.
Has someone experience with this or any idea to solve this problem?
Thanks a lot
Best regards
Friederike
Attached I send you a part of my code:
$SUBROUTINE ADVAN6 TOL=3
...
$DES
...
DADT(5) = KIN*INH-KOUT*A(5) ; Biomarker CMT
IF(TIME.EQ.0) THEN
CMIN = BASE ; Baseline conc also
estimated by NM
TMIN=0
ENDIF
CC=A(5)
IF(CC.LT.CMIN) THEN
CMIN= CC
TMIN= T
ENDIF
REL = CMIN/BASE ; change relative to baseline
...
$ESTIMATION SIG=2 PRINT=1 METHOD=1 INTER MAXEVAL=0 NOABORT
Friederike Kanefendt
Pharmacist, PhD-Student
University of Bonn
-Clinical Pharmacy-
An der Immenburg 4
D-53121 Bonn
Phone: +49 (0)228 73-5781
Fax: +49(0) 228 73-9757
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