Advancing drug innovation for neglected diseases-criteria for lead progression.

The current drug R&D pipeline for most neglected diseases remains weak, and unlikely to support registration of novel drug classes that meet desired target product profiles in the short term. This calls for sustained investment as well as greater emphasis in the risky upstream drug discovery. Ac...

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Autores principales: Solomon Nwaka, Bernadette Ramirez, Reto Brun, Louis Maes, Frank Douglas, Robert Ridley
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Publicado: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://doaj.org/article/aa297590665b44bd8a8e90afb87e0b31
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Sumario:The current drug R&D pipeline for most neglected diseases remains weak, and unlikely to support registration of novel drug classes that meet desired target product profiles in the short term. This calls for sustained investment as well as greater emphasis in the risky upstream drug discovery. Access to technologies, resources, and strong management as well as clear compound progression criteria are factors in the successful implementation of any collaborative drug discovery effort. We discuss how some of these factors have impacted drug discovery for tropical diseases within the past four decades, and highlight new opportunities and challenges through the virtual North-South drug discovery network as well as the rationale for greater participation of institutions in developing countries in product innovation. A set of criteria designed to facilitate compound progression from screening hits to drug candidate selection is presented to guide ongoing efforts.