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Variability in biological activity measurements reported in the drug discovery literature

Molecular Design

In the Compatibility Issues section the authors state: Looking beyond laboratory-to-laboratory variability of assays that are nominally the same, there are numerous reasons why literature results for different assays measured against the same “target” may not be comparable.

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On quality criteria for covalent and degrader probes

Molecular Design

Regardless of whether binding to target is covalent or non-covalent, the concentration and affinity of substrates (as well as cofactors such as ATP) need be properly accounted for when interpreting effects of chemical probes in cell-based assays. As measurement of k.inact/K.i values for a covalent chemical probe.]

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Article FDA Thank You Draft guidance on potency assays for CGT products garners extensive stakeholder input

Agency IQ

For example, in describing how potency should be demonstrated for CGT products, the 2011 guidance simply stated that potency for gene therapy products is derived from “at least two biological activities for its potency: the ability to transfer a genetic sequence to a cell; and the biological effect of the expressed genetic sequence.”