preclinical
adjective
pre·clin·i·cal
(ˌ)prē-ˈkli-ni-kəl 
1
: of, relating to, or concerned with the period preceding clinical manifestations
2
: of, relating to, or being the period in medical or dental education preceding the clinical study of medicine or dentistry
3
: occurring prior to clinical testing
a preclinical animal study of a new therapy
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The decrease was primarily driven by cost rationalization measures and the wind-down of preclinical studies.
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In one preclinical study, NYU researchers suggest that activatingan immune checkpoint called PD-1 could restore balance to the immune system, especially through strengthening mechanisms involving how the receptor forms pairs (or dimers).
—William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
Moreover, the company also shared data for its preclinical IL-18 and IL-12 programs - candidate nominations for each are expected later this year.
—Joe Cornell, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
Artificial intelligence had discovered a novel antibiotic that was promising enough to advance into preclinical trials.
—Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2024
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Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
In one preclinical study, NYU researchers suggest that activatingan immune checkpoint called PD-1 could restore balance to the immune system, especially through strengthening mechanisms involving how the receptor forms pairs (or dimers).
—William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
Moreover, the company also shared data for its preclinical IL-18 and IL-12 programs - candidate nominations for each are expected later this year.
—Joe Cornell, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
Artificial intelligence had discovered a novel antibiotic that was promising enough to advance into preclinical trials.
—Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2024
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preclinical
adjective
pre·clin·i·cal
(ˈ)prē-ˈklin-i-kəl
1
a
: of, relating to, concerned with, or being the period preceding clinical manifestations
the preclinical stage of diabetes mellitus
b
: occurring prior to a clinical trial
preclinical animal testing to assess a drug's safety
2
: of, relating to, or being the period in medical or dental education preceding the clinical study of medicine or dentistry
the preclinical years
specifically
: of or relating to the early period of prescribed medical or dental study devoted to the basic sciences (as anatomy, physiology, and pathology)
preclinical studies
3
: of, relating to, or being a science basic to medicine
research in the preclinical sciences
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