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- Title
Is Science the Only Driver in Species Selection? An Internal Study to Evaluate Compound Requirements in the Minipig Compared to the Dog in Preclinical Studies.
- Authors
Schaefer, Kai; Rensing, Susanne; Hillen, Heinz; Burkhardt, John E.; Germann, Paul-Georg
- Abstract
Dogs have been often chosen as a nonrodent species for preclinical development of small molecule drugs mainly due to availability and relative ease of handling. Recently, focus has increased on the minipig as a potential alternative to the dog, based on either scientific rationale or public opinion concerns. There are, however, other factors influencing nonrodent choices, in particular drug amount and synthesis time, which differ between species and therefore may impact the milestones of a drug development program. To assess the magnitude of compound need, a retrospective internal survey was conducted on drug amounts used in dog studies which were translated into the requirements for minipigs. Compound need approximately doubles if minipigs are used. Costs of compound are accordingly higher, and synthesis times are slightly increased. In our company, the differences were not considered significant enough to preclude the use of minipigs if the later preclinical program might benefit from improved human risk prediction.
- Subjects
SMALL molecules; DRUG development; ANIMAL models in research; TOXICITY testing; PHARMACOKINETICS; THERAPEUTICS
- Publication
Toxicologic Pathology, 2016, Vol 44, Issue 3, p474
- ISSN
0192-6233
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/0192623315624572