Lessons learned from the fate of AstraZeneca's drug pipeline: a five-dimensional framework

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作者
Cook, David [1 ]
Brown, Dearg [1 ]
Alexander, Robert [2 ]
March, Ruth [1 ]
Morgan, Paul [1 ]
Satterthwaite, Gemma [1 ]
Pangalos, Menelas N. [1 ]
机构
[1] AstraZeneca, Innovat Med & Early Dev, Macclesfield SK10 4TG, Cheshire, England
[2] AstraZeneca, Innovat Med & Early Dev, Cambridge, MA 02139 USA
关键词
RESEARCH-AND-DEVELOPMENT; NONVALVULAR ATRIAL-FIBRILLATION; THROMBIN INHIBITOR AZD0837; PLACEBO-CONTROLLED TRIAL; VITAMIN-K ANTAGONISTS; RHEUMATOID-ARTHRITIS; DOUBLE-BLIND; RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; PROSTAGLANDIN D-2; DEVELOPMENT PRODUCTIVITY;
D O I
10.1038/nrd4309
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Q81 [生物工程学(生物技术)]; Q93 [微生物学];
学科分类号
071005 ; 0836 ; 090102 ; 100705 ;
摘要
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.
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