Abstract
First pass metabolism in the intestinal mucosa is a determinant of oral bioavailability of CYP3A substrates and so the prediction of intestinal availability (Fg) of potential drug candidates is important. Although intestinal metabolism can be modeled in commercial physiologically based pharmacokinetic (PBPK) software tools, a thorough evaluation of prediction performance is lacking. The current study evaluates the accuracy and precision of GastroPlus™ Fg predictions for 20 CYP3A substrates using in vitro and in silico input data for metabolic clearance and membrane permeation, and illustrates a potential impact of intestinal metabolism modeling on decision making in a drug Research and Development project.