The structure of clinical translation: efficiency, information, and ethics

Hastings Cent Rep. 2015 Mar-Apr;45(2):27-39. doi: 10.1002/hast.433. Epub 2015 Jan 27.

Abstract

The so-called drug pipeline is not really about drugs and not much like a pipeline. It is really about the production and dissemination of information, and it is much more like a web. The misunderstanding leads to a poor understanding of what's wrong with clinical translation and how it can be improved.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Antineoplastic Agents / administration & dosage
  • Antineoplastic Agents / adverse effects
  • Antineoplastic Agents / pharmacology
  • Bioethical Issues*
  • Clinical Trials as Topic* / methods
  • Clinical Trials as Topic* / standards
  • Clinical Trials as Topic* / trends
  • Drug Approval*
  • Drugs, Investigational*
  • Humans
  • Indoles / administration & dosage
  • Indoles / adverse effects
  • Indoles / pharmacology
  • Information Dissemination* / ethics
  • Models, Theoretical*
  • Off-Label Use*
  • Pyrroles / administration & dosage
  • Pyrroles / adverse effects
  • Pyrroles / pharmacology
  • Research Design
  • Sunitinib
  • Translational Research, Biomedical* / ethics
  • Translational Research, Biomedical* / methods
  • Translational Research, Biomedical* / organization & administration
  • Translational Research, Biomedical* / standards
  • Translational Research, Biomedical* / trends

Substances

  • Antineoplastic Agents
  • Drugs, Investigational
  • Indoles
  • Pyrroles
  • Sunitinib