Prediction of the carcinogenic potential of human pharmaceuticals using repeated dose toxicity data and their pharmacological properties

In an exercise designed to reduce animal use, we analysed the results of rat sub-chronic toxicity studies from 289 pharmaceutical compounds with the aim to predict the tumour outcome of carcinogenicity studies in this species. The results were obtained from the assessment reports available at the M...

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Main Authors: Jan Willem Van Der Laan, Wenny Buitenhuis, Laura Wagenaar, Ans Soffers, Eugene van Someren, Cyrille Krul, Ruud Woutersen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Medicine
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmed.2016.00045/full