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“Right-to-Try” experimental drugs: an overview

Author: Vijay Mahant

Published in: Journal of Translational Medicine | Issue 1/2020

Abstract

The “Right-to-Try” experimental drugs act passed by Donald Trump in 2018 provides an opportunity of early access to experimental drugs for the treatment of life-threatening diseases and a potential boon to many young and under-capitalized biotechnology or pharmaceutical companies. The pros and cons of experimental drugs, including a number of “cutting edge” scientific, clinical, and a number of synergistic approaches such as artificial intelligence, machine learning, big data, data refineries, electronic health records, data driven clinical decisions and risk mitigation are reviewed.

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Title: “Right-to-Try” experimental drugs: an overview
Author: Vijay Mahant
Publication date: 01-12-2020
Publisher: BioMed Central
Keyword: Artificial Intelligence
Published in: Journal of Translational Medicine / Issue 1/2020
Electronic ISSN: 1479-5876
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12967-020-02427-4

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