How to Use preclinical in a Sentence

preclinical

adjective
  • Only one of the five preclinical biotechs that went public around the same time in 2018 are trading above their IPO price.
    Adam Feuerstein, STAT, 17 Dec. 2019
  • That’s why this stage is also referred to as the preclinical stage.
    Jess Sims, Health, 10 May 2024
  • The field has long been stuck in the preclinical stage — testing organs in baboons and chimpanzees.
    Megan Molteni, STAT, 24 Jan. 2022
  • So far, these treatments are still in preclinical stages.
    Leah Rosenbaum, Forbes, 8 Apr. 2021
  • Results so far, both in preclinical studies as well as the Phase 1 trial, have been promising, Galvin said.
    Angela Roberts, Baltimore Sun, 18 Jan. 2024
  • More than 88% of drugs that pass the preclinical phase end up failing in clinical trials.
    Elizabeth Baker, STAT, 18 Feb. 2022
  • Tango launched out of Third Rock Ventures in 2017 and its cancer therapies are in the preclinical stage.
    BostonGlobe.com, 14 Apr. 2021
  • The preclinical firm is working on treatments that focus on T cells, which play a role in the body’s immune system response.
    BostonGlobe.com, 27 Apr. 2021
  • Lab rats are used in preclinical research that serves as the foundation for studies in humans.
    Ashley Strickland, CNN, 22 May 2021
  • This first stage is called preclinical Alzheimer’s disease, according to the Mayo Clinic.
    Korin Miller, SELF, 28 Sep. 2018
  • The species had the virtue of being slightly nicer (less likely to bite handlers) and smaller (saving money on drugs in preclinical studies) than the rhesus macaque.
    Erika Fry, Fortune, 27 Jan. 2024
  • The researchers plan to continue with preclinical trials of TTCM2 with a view to moving to human trials.
    New Atlas, 23 July 2024
  • The drug seemed safe in recent studies, and solanezumab continues to be evaluated in the preclinical stage of the disease.
    Mayo Clinic News Network, chicagotribune.com, 11 Nov. 2019
  • The spinout is advancing three drug candidates, one that’s being tested in a Phase 1 trial and two others that are preclinical.
    Elaine Chen, STAT, 2 May 2024
  • The money will go to adding staff and advancing drugs in preclinical programs to clinical trials.
    Bradley J. Fikes, sandiegouniontribune.com, 9 May 2018
  • The drug giant signed a deal to license up to five rare disease targets, with the potential for $100 million in upfront and preclinical research payments.
    Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 11 Feb. 2021
  • Of course, more often than not, products that seem exciting in preclinical work fail in subsequent rounds of testing.
    Amanda Schaffer, WIRED, 1 May 2018
  • The new preclinical drug candidate was found efficacious and safe in mice studies, the company said in a press release.
    Aayushi Pratap, Forbes, 22 June 2021
  • However, preclinical studies offer a little bit of insight as to how the cannabinoid may interact with the body.
    Discover Magazine, 1 Nov. 2022
  • The preclinical results at UAB will be used in an application for human trials.
    al, 25 Aug. 2020
  • Hensley, who also contributed to the preclinical testing of the VSV vaccine, acknowledged her excitement comes with a side of nerves.
    Helen Branswell, STAT, 22 May 2018
  • The team is currently working on the preclinical studies that are necessary to begin human trials in 2023, Torchia said.
    Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2022
  • If preclinical testing keeps going well, the researchers hope to move to clinical trials within five years, Kulkarni said.
    Martin Finucane, BostonGlobe.com, 2 July 2018
  • After all, researchers often use the least complex models available for preclinical studies to reduce time and cost.
    Chengpeng Chen, The Conversation, 10 Jan. 2023
  • Research and Vaccine Trials First comes the phase of basic research and preclinical studies in animals.
    Verywell Health, 22 Feb. 2023
  • Yes, said Mendell, based on preclinical work, but proof will only come from longer follow-up in the patients to determine if muscle function remains stable or even improves.
    Adam Feuerstein, STAT, 19 June 2018
  • The study published earlier this year in the Journal of Neurochemistry found that in preclinical trials, the mushrooms improve brain cell growth and memory.
    Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 13 Feb. 2023
  • In preclinical testing on mice, the drugs have shown promise in dramatically reducing the size of tumors.
    Lauren Caruba, ExpressNews.com, 9 June 2019
  • Armed with cultures and information from Fenical and Jensen, the scientists at Nereus put salinosporamide A through its preclinical paces.
    Stephanie Stone, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Sep. 2021
  • Bree Iskandar is a preclinical drug discovery scientist and a freelance science writer.
    Bree Iskandar, Scientific American, 25 July 2024

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