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77% of researchers not using alternatives to animal testing

Drug Discovery World

New survey findings have revealed that 77% of R&D professionals are not using in vitro cell-based alternatives to animal testing, and only 23% describe themselves as ‘very familiar’ with any kind of animal model alternative. This comes despite new laws, such as the FDA Modernization Act 2.0

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Charles River launches initiative to reduce animal testing

Drug Discovery World

Charles River Laboratories International has launched its Alternative Methods Advancement Project (AMAP), an initiative focused on developing alternatives to reduce animal testing. AMAP initiatives include research projects confirming the safety and efficacy of alternatives – ensuring patient safety remains the priority.

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Kidney-tissue platforms could reduce animal testing in toxicology studies

Drug Discovery World

Kidney disease researchers at the University of Washington will use a multimillion-dollar federal grant to advance drug development platforms that would reduce reliance on animal tests. The post Kidney-tissue platforms could reduce animal testing in toxicology studies appeared first on Drug Discovery World (DDW).

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Considering the use of animal models in drug development

Drug Discovery World

Professor Andy Whiting , CEO of Nevrargenics, asks whether animal models should be used as the default regulatory requirement and explores the times to use them. Animal models (AMs) have generally been seen as useful for drug development and biomedical research for many years. Are AMs always necessary and unavoidable?

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Closing the translation gap in oncology drug development

Drug Discovery World

Jantzen Sperry , PhD, Director of Scientific Operations at Certis Oncology looks at how the adoption of orthotopic PDX models can elevate the impact of cancer research and improve translation in oncology drug development. Fewer than 5% of oncology drugs that enter clinical trials in the US receive US FDA approval.

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Increasing the probability of technical success in drug development using AI and patient heterogeneity

Predictive Oncology

Most drug failures occur in Phase II and Phase III clinical trials when drugs move from immortalized cell lines and animal testing to human patients. By combining these two assets, this offering represents an opportunity to de-risk drug discovery and accelerate pipeline development.

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Separating the Hype from the Hyperbole Surrounding FDORA’s Alternatives to Animal Testing under the FD&C Act

FDA Law Blog: Drug Discovery

Since 1962, the FD&C Act has authorized FDA to require that sponsors of clinical trials submit data from “preclinical tests (including tests on animals)” in order to demonstrate that their drug is safe enough to advance to testing in humans. The pre-existing statutory language did not require animal testing.