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Published in: Breast Cancer Research 3/2009

01-12-2009 | Short communication

Are current drug development programmes realising the full potential of new agents? Tyrosine kinase inhibitors

Authors: Eleanor Gutteridge, John FR Robertson

Published in: Breast Cancer Research | Special Issue 3/2009

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The process of drug development is expensive and time consuming, with millions of dollars spent on the testing of new chemical entities [1, 2]. Unfortunately many agents that show initial promising activity against a particular biological target will be discarded due to concerns regarding their safety, toxicity and efficacy in humans. There is also a perception that preclinical models may foster unrealistic expectations, and many promising drugs are failing to reach their potential. In addition, reporting of clinical trials may disadvantage certain drugs at an early stage in their development. …
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Metadata
Title
Are current drug development programmes realising the full potential of new agents? Tyrosine kinase inhibitors
Authors
Eleanor Gutteridge
John FR Robertson
Publication date
01-12-2009
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Breast Cancer Research / Issue Special Issue 3/2009
Electronic ISSN: 1465-542X
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/bcr2443

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