Models and Machines: How Deep Learning Will Take Clinical Pharmacology to the Next Level

CPT Pharmacometrics Syst Pharmacol. 2019 Mar;8(3):131-134. doi: 10.1002/psp4.12377. Epub 2019 Feb 3.

Abstract

Recent advances in machine learning (ML) have led to enthusiasm about its use throughout the biopharmaceutical industry. The ML methods can be applied to a wide range of problems and have the potential to revolutionize aspects of drug development. The incorporation of ML in modeling and simulation (M&S) has been eagerly anticipated, and in this perspective, we highlight examples in which ML and M&S approaches can be integrated as complementary parts of a clinical pharmacology workflow.

MeSH terms

  • Big Data
  • Computer Simulation
  • Deep Learning*
  • Humans
  • Models, Theoretical
  • Pharmacology, Clinical / methods*