The Federal Register and the ICH S9 Guidance for the nonclinical evaluation for anticancer pharmaceuticals issued today. The guidance provides recommendations for preclinical studies for the development of pharmaceuticals, including both drugs and biotechnology...
To verify the availability of pharmacokinetic parameters in cynomolgus monkeys, hepatic availability (Fh) and the fraction absorbed (Fa) multiplied by intestinal availability (Fg) were evaluated to determine their contributions to absolute bioavailability (F) after...
Despite greater emphasis on safety as a result of attrition, the application of toxicology (~6% of the total R&D budget) to the preclinical drug development process has remained largely unchanged for over 30 years! For this reason, the impetus to reduce safety...
