Xceleron CEO Says Microdosing Best Option For Cash-Strapped Biotechs Eyeing Phase I

Mar 21, 2007

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Around two weeks ago, a Novartis official said that pre-clinical microdosing studies aimed at gauging the activity of investigational drugs in humans on a metabolic and pharmacokinetic level won’t predict whether a candidate will succeed or fail at higher doses and in broader populations [see PGx Reporter 03-14-07].

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