{"title":"PK/PD modeling of targeted protein degraders: Charting new waters and navigating the shallows.","authors":"Robin T U Haid, Andreas Reichel","doi":"10.1016/j.drudis.2025.104311","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The development of targeted protein degraders has picked up considerable steam recently, with interest stoked further by the first compounds entering Phase III studies. To keep up with leading biotech start-up firms, big pharma has been keen to venture into this new field, bringing along experienced crews of drug hunters. At their disposal, they find a burgeoning body of literature on pharmacokinetics/pharmacodynamics (PK/PD) models tailor‑made for this new therapeutic modality. However, the ocean of opportunities might seem daunting even to veteran scientists. Here, we provide orientation and direction for researchers to find the approach best suited for their respective questions.</p>","PeriodicalId":301,"journal":{"name":"Drug Discovery Today","volume":" ","pages":"104311"},"PeriodicalIF":6.5000,"publicationDate":"2025-02-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Drug Discovery Today","FirstCategoryId":"3","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drudis.2025.104311","RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q1","JCRName":"PHARMACOLOGY & PHARMACY","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
The development of targeted protein degraders has picked up considerable steam recently, with interest stoked further by the first compounds entering Phase III studies. To keep up with leading biotech start-up firms, big pharma has been keen to venture into this new field, bringing along experienced crews of drug hunters. At their disposal, they find a burgeoning body of literature on pharmacokinetics/pharmacodynamics (PK/PD) models tailor‑made for this new therapeutic modality. However, the ocean of opportunities might seem daunting even to veteran scientists. Here, we provide orientation and direction for researchers to find the approach best suited for their respective questions.
期刊介绍:
Drug Discovery Today delivers informed and highly current reviews for the discovery community. The magazine addresses not only the rapid scientific developments in drug discovery associated technologies but also the management, commercial and regulatory issues that increasingly play a part in how R&D is planned, structured and executed.
Features include comment by international experts, news and analysis of important developments, reviews of key scientific and strategic issues, overviews of recent progress in specific therapeutic areas and conference reports.