Lessons learned from the fate of AstraZeneca's drug pipeline: a five-dimensional framework
Lessons learned from the fate of AstraZeneca's drug pipeline: a five-dimensional framework
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DOI:
10.1038/nrd4309
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发表时间:
2014-06-01
影响因子:
120.1
通讯作者:
Pangalos, Menelas N.
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作者:
Cook, David;Brown, Dearg;Pangalos, Menelas N.
Maintaining research and development (R& D) productivity at a sustainable level is one of the main challenges currently facing the pharmaceutical industry. In this article, we discuss the results of a comprehensive longitudinal review of AstraZeneca's small-molecule drug projects from 2005 to 2010. The analysis allowed us to establish a framework based on the five most important technical determinants of project success and pipeline quality, which we describe as the five 'R's: the right target, the right patient, the right tissue, the right safety and the right commercial potential. A sixth factor-the right culture-is also crucial in encouraging effective decision-making based on these technical determinants. AstraZeneca is currently applying this framework to guide its R& D teams, and although it is too early to demonstrate whether this has improved the company's R& D productivity, we present our data and analysis here in the hope that it may assist the industry overall in addressing this key challenge.