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- Title
A guide to drug discovery: Hit and lead generation: beyond high-throughput screening.
- Authors
Bleicher, Konrad H.; Bohm, Hans-Joachim; Muller, Klaus; Alanine, Alexander I.
- Abstract
The identification of small-molecule modulators of protein function, and the process of transforming these into high-content lead series, are key activities in modern drug discovery. The decisions taken during this process have far-reaching consequences for success later in lead optimization and even more crucially in clinical development. Recently, there has been an increased focus on these activities due to escalating downstream costs resulting from high clinical failure rates. In addition, the vast emerging opportunities from efforts in functional genomics and proteomics demands a departure from the linear process of identification, evaluation and refinement activities towards a more integrated parallel process. This calls for flexible, fast and cost-effective strategies to meet the demands of producing high-content lead series with improved prospects for clinical success.
- Publication
Nature Reviews Drug Discovery, 2003, Vol 2, Issue 5, p369
- ISSN
1474-1776
- Publication type
Academic Journal
- DOI
10.1038/nrd1086