Cell-Based Assays for Hepatotoxicity:

Cell-Based Assays for Hepatotoxicity: Cell-Based Assays for Hepatotoxicity:

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The need for new assays and techniques to predict drug toxicity 90% of compounds fail in drug development 1 … Compounds Successfully Marketed Failed Compounds • Factors causing failure of drug candidates2 – 45% Poor ADME properties – 11% In vivo toxicity – 10% Adverse clinical effects – 28% Insufficient efficacy – 6% Commercial reasons … Resulting in an estimated $70 M spend per drug failure on ADME / Toxicity 3 1 Drug Discovery World (Summer 2005) – Conley, “High content screening: emerging importance of novel reagents/probes and pathway analysis” 2 Business Insights Report, “Predictive ADME and Toxicology Strategies” (2006) 3 D&MD Report (2007)

Inability to accurately screen for toxicity effects candidates is a key issue with current techniques. Traditional Focus for ADME/ Toxicity 1000s compounds 100s compounds

The need <strong>for</strong> new assays and techniques to<br />

predict drug toxicity<br />

90% of compounds fail<br />

in drug development 1 …<br />

Compounds<br />

Successfully<br />

Marketed<br />

Failed<br />

Compounds<br />

• Factors causing failure of drug<br />

candidates2<br />

– 45% Poor ADME properties<br />

– 11% In vivo toxicity<br />

– 10% Adverse clinical<br />

effects<br />

– 28% Insufficient efficacy<br />

– 6% Commercial reasons<br />

… Resulting in an estimated $70 M spend per drug failure on ADME / Toxicity 3<br />

1 Drug Discovery World (Summer 2005) – Conley, “High content screening: emerging importance of novel reagents/probes and pathway analysis”<br />

2 Business Insights Report, “Predictive ADME and Toxicology Strategies” (2006)<br />

3 D&MD Report (2007)

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