Cancer Research UK Centre for Drug Development: translating 21st-century science into the cancer medicines of tomorrow. Issue 8 (August 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Ritchie, James W.A.; Williams, Robert J.
• Is Part Of: Drug discovery today. Volume 20:Issue 8(2015)
• Page Start: 995
• Page End: 1003
• Publication Date: 2015-08
• Subjects: Drugs -- Design -- Periodicals; Drugs -- Research -- Periodicals; 615.1
• DOI: 10.1016/j.drudis.2015.03.006
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1359-6446

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="author-highlights" id="abs0005"> <title id="sect0005">Highlights</title> <sec> <p id="spar0005"> <list id="lis0005"> <list-item id="lsti0005"> <label></label> <p id="par0005">CRUK Centre for Drug Development is a non-commercial cancer drug development resource.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0010"> <label></label> <p id="par0010">It provides a unique route for development of academic and commercial cancer drugs.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0015"> <label></label> <p id="par0015">Has developed innovative business models encouraging industry/academic partnerships.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0020"> <label></label> <p id="par0020">Over 130 early Phase trials have been delivered on 120 different novel cancer drugs.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0025"> <label></label> <p id="par0025">Five of these drugs are currently approved for treating various forms of cancer.</p> </list-item> </list> </p> </sec> </abstract>