Applied BioMath, LLC Announces Collaboration with Antengene for Systems Pharmacology Modeling in Oncology

Applied BioMath announced a collaboration with Antengene Corporation for the development of a systems pharmacology modeling in immuno-oncology. Applied BioMath will develop a systems pharmacology model for a PDL1/41BB bispecific antibody, ATG-101, in immuno-oncology indications. The model will be used to predict clinical starting and efficacious doses for first-in-human studies. “Antengene Corporation is dedicated to developing first-in-class and/or best-in-class therapies in oncology,” said Dirk Hoenemann, M.D., VP, Head of Medical Affairs for Asia Pacific Region (APAC) and Early Clinical Development. “We decided to collaborate with Applied BioMath in an effort to provide ourselves the highest likelihood possible of predicting accurate starting and efficacious doses which is a critical part of our first-in-human studies.”

Applied BioMath employs a rigorous fit-for-purpose model development process which quantitatively integrates knowledge about therapeutics with an understanding of its mechanism of action in the context of human disease mechanisms. Their approach employs proprietary algorithms and software that were designed specifically for systems pharmacology model development, simulation, and analysis. “Predicting starting and efficacious doses for first-in-human studies is non-trivial for complex therapeutics such as Antengene’s bispecific therapeutic,” said Dr. John Burke, Ph.D., Co-Founder, President, and CEO of Applied BioMath. “We have developed algorithms and tools specifically for this purpose that have a proven track record of predicting such doses. We look forward to collaborating with Antengene to support them in this project.”