preclinical

Adjective

Meaning

of or relating to the early phases of a disease when accurate diagnosis is not possible because symptoms of the disease have not yet appeared

Synonyms

Examples

A preclinical study published this week reported promising findings with a sucralfate pill paired with a novel luminal intestine coating compound that prevented absorption of nutrients in the intestines, preventing post-meal blood glucose spikes in rats. Source: Internet

Non-invasive cancer treatment This preclinical treatment involves using radio waves to heat up tiny metals that are implanted in cancerous tissue. Source: Internet

In preclinical models, KO-539 inhibits the KMT2A/MLL protein complex and has downstream effects on HOXA9/MEIS1 expression. Source: Internet

A few that we are especially excited about – silmitasertib, gilteritinib, ralimetinib, apilimod and dinaciclib – are either approved for treatment, in clinical testing or under preclinical development for various diseases. Source: Internet

And in addition to these lines of inquiry, there are already eight potential vaccines under clinical evaluation and more than 100 vaccine candidates in preclinical stages. Source: Internet

As I noted, preclinical studies are underway and we now expect to file an IND in 2021. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms