USA - Cancer Drug Development: How Therapies Move Through the Pipeline

[Jm954]

Generally, drug development is a long process because a potential new drug must be identified and then evaluated in preclinical and clinical studies.

Although there are different regulatory paths for different types of products, most oncology drugs follow a similar overarching drug development path. The traditional drug development pathway can take up to approximately 15 years, but efforts have been made by industry and the FDA to reduce this timeline.

Much more about this process here: cancertherapyadvisor.com/ho...

Jackie

[JigFettler Volunteer]

Thanks Jackie.

I agree its very important to understand what is behind the drug development that our lives depend on.

Jig

[UK-Sparky]

Thanks for sharing Jackie. Is there an equivalent explanation for the UK process? I guess, like me, there are many CLL patients unaware why new drugs take so long to develop, cost so much and who decides who gets what.

UK Sparky

[NooNoo14]

Thanks Jackie - very interesting.

Netty