All Food and Drug Administration (FDA) articles
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InterviewThe global push to reduce animal testing in drug development
Non-animal methods are already used throughout early drug discovery, yet animal testing continues to dominate regulatory safety assessment. Recent initiatives suggest change is coming, but significant scientific and practical challenges remain.
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NewsDelivering a human monoclonal IgG1 antibody to the brain
Adding a biodegradable polymer at the hinge and near hinge regions of trastuzumab enabled its movement across the blood-brain barrier.
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ArticleNovel technique to distinguish tumours from normal tissue
New imaging technology called fluorescence lifetime (FLT) imaging improves the accuracy of cancer surgery for multiple tumour types.
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NewsTargeted therapy for treatment-resistant breast cancer
US researchers have uncovered a potential target for treating breast cancer that is resistant to endocrine therapies because of a specific gene mutation.
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NewsWhy do some immunotherapies fail to kill cancer?
Spreading cancer can halt natural pathway that should recruit killer T cells directly to where it has metastasised, US scientists report.
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NewsUncovering the first FDA-approved drug for Ebola virus infection
US scientists have outlined the structure and function of the first FDA approved drug for the Ebola virus.