In vitro methods to support transporter evaluation in drug discovery and development

Abstract

This white paper addresses current approaches and knowledge gaps concerning methods to assess the role of transport proteins in drug/metabolite disposition in humans. The discussion focuses on in vitro tools to address key questions in drug development, including vesicle-and cell-based systems. How these methods can be used to assess the liability of compounds for transporter-based drug-drug interactions (DDIs) in vivo is also explored. Existing challenges and approaches to examine the involvement of transporters in drug disposition are discussed. © 2013 American Society for Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics.