Re: [NMusers] "Connect the dots" approach for a time-varying covariate

2008-01-15 Thread Leonid Gibiansky
Mahesh This is the interpolation code for use in the $DES block, assuming that you have values of a covariate at all observation records. If not, you need to control the code by appropriate IF-statements or interpolate (for observation times) at the time of data set creation: IF(NEWIND.NE.

RE: [NMusers] "Connect the dots" approach for a time-varying covariate

2008-01-15 Thread Bonate, Peter
I would interpolate the covariate outside of NONMEM. I think doing it within NONMEM unnecessarily complicates matters. You could use a cubic spline within each subject to get the value of the missing variable or your could use PROC MI in SAS to impute the missing value using the other time values

[NMusers] "Connect the dots" approach for a time-varying covariate

2008-01-15 Thread Samtani, Mahesh [PRDUS]
Dear NMusers, I wish to model a biomarker that is controlled by a time-varying variable. The temporal pattern of this time-varying variable is irregular which makes a parametric description of its profile somewhat difficult. I am hoping to use a "connect the dots" approach for this exercise i.e.

RE: [NMusers] Multiple amniotic fluid samples

2008-01-15 Thread Samtani, Mahesh [PRDUS]
Dear Dr. Hutson, The general methodological approach with amniotic fluid PK modeling is to pool the fluid from all the sacs at a given time point and measure the concentration in that pooled fluid. The concentrations in the amniotic fluid are generally modeled as a single compartment with other

Re: [NMusers] Multiple amniotic fluid samples

2008-01-15 Thread Leonid Gibiansky
Paul, Whatever you do, I would make sure that these extra compartments have no effect on the central compartment. I would first model the plasma concentrations. If you see the difference, you can add categorical covariate ("pregnant") to better describe your subset of interest. Then fix the m

[NMusers] Multiple amniotic fluid samples

2008-01-15 Thread Paul Hutson
Title: Paul R Has anyone suggestions on how best to code for data that presents maternal plasma and multiple amniotic fluid concentrations?  In addition to multiple other data points of plasma from various doses and routes for this tox study, I  have simultaneous  concentration data from 3 mous

[NMusers] Director, Pharmacokinetics

2008-01-15 Thread Bachman, William (MYD)
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