Preclinical Development Handbook (eBook)

SHAYNE COX GAD, PhD, DABT, ATS, is the Principal of Gad Consulting Services. Dr. Gad has more than thirty years of experience as a toxicologist, statistical consultant, manager, and general consultant on research and development in the chemical, consumer product, contract testing, biotechnology, medical device, and pharmaceutical industries. He is the author of twenty-nine books and numerous papers, presentations, and other publications.

Preface.

1 Preclinical Drug Development Planning (Nirmala Bhogal,
Robert Combes, and Michael Balls).

2 Use of Project Teams in Preclinical Development (Dorothy M.
K. Keefe, Joanne M. Bowen, and Rachel J. Gibson).

3 Relationship between Animal Models and Clinical Research:
Using Mucositis as a Practical E xample (Rachel J. Gibson,
Joanne M. Bowen, and Dorothy M. K. Keefe).

4 Bacterial Mutation Assay (Premkumar Kumpati).

5 In Vitro Mammalian Cell Mutation Assays (C. Anita H.
Bigger, Martha M. Moore, and Robert H. Heflich).

6 In Vitro Mammalian Cytogenetic T ests (R. Julian
Preston).

7 In Vivo Genotoxicity Assays (Andreas Hartmann,
Krista L. Dobo, and Hans-Jörg Martus).

8 Repeat Dose Toxicity Studies (Shayne Cox Gad).

9 Irritation and Local Tissue Tolerance Studies in Pharmacetical
S afety Assessment (Shayne Cox Gad).

10 Safety Assessment Studies: Immunotoxicity (Jacques
Descotes).

11 Immunotoxicity Testing: ICH Guideline S8 and Related Aspects
(Hans-Gerd Pauels and John Taylor).

12 Reproductive and Developmental Toxicology (Ronald D. Hood
and Robert M. Parker).

13 Carcinogenicity Studies (Shayne Cox Gad).

14 Toxicokinetics: An Integral Component of Preclinical Toxicity
S tudies (Sonu Sundd Singh).

15 In Vitro Toxicokinetics and Dynamics: Modeling and
Interpretation of Toxicity Data (Arie Bruinink).

16 Toxicologic Pathology (Paul B. Tchounwou and José A.
Centeno).

17 Secondary Pharmacodynamic Studies and In Vitro
Pharmacological Profiling (Duncan Armstrong, Jacques Migeon,
Michael G. Rolf, Joanne Bowes, Mark Crawford, and Jean-Pierre
Valentin).

18 Current Practices in Safety Pharmacology (Alan S. Bass,
Peter K. S. Siegl, Gary A. Gintant, Dennis J. Murphy, and Roger
Porsolt).

19 Safety Assessment of Biotechnology-Derived T herapeutics
(Mary Ellen Cosenza).

20 Preclinical Development of Protein Pharmaceuticals: An O
verview (Dipankar Das and Mavanur R. Suresh).

21 The Pharmacogenomics of Personalized Medicine (Ronald E.
Reid).

22 Genomics (Dimitri Semizarov and Eric A. G.
Blomme).

23 Proteomics (Juan Casado and J. Ignacio Casal).

24 Toxicogenomics in Preclinical Development (Eric A. G.
Blomme, Dimitri Semizarov, and Jeffrey F. Waring).

25 Toxicoproteomics: Preclinical Studies (B. Alex Merrick and
Maribel E. Bruno).

26 Regulatory Considerations (Evan B. Siegel and Duane B.
Lakings).

27 Regulatory Issues in Preclinical Safety Studies (U.S. FDA)
(Kenneth L. Hastings and William J. Brock).

28 Selection and Utilization of CROs for Safety Assessment
(Joanne R. Kopplin and Ward R. Richter).

29 Auditing and Inspecting Preclinical Research and Compliance
with Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) (N. J. Dent).

30 Drug Impurities and Degradants and Their Safety Qualification
(Robin C. Guy).

31 Bridging Studies in Preclinical Pharmaceutical Safety
Assessment (Shayne Cox Gad).

Index.

"A well referenced desk resource and educational handbook ... .An excellent overview of the principles, methods and application of toxicology in the context of the preclinical drug development process." (The British Toxicology Newsletter, Winter 2008)