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SynthesisDrug design, development and therapy2016

Determination of the starting dose in the first-in-human clinical trials with monoclonal antibodies: a systematic review of papers published between 1990 and 2013.

Hoon Young Suh, Carl C Peck, Kyung-Sang Yu, Howard Lee

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Synthesis in Drug design, development and therapy, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.

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14 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. New approach methodologies (NAMs) for preclinical and translational evaluation of mRNA-lipid nanoparticle (LNP) therapeutics.Journal of controlled release : official journal of the Controlled Release Society · 2026
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  2. EPY001, a Novel Monoclonal Antibody AgainstInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Hoon Young SuhDepartment of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics, College of Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
Carl C PeckDepartment of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences, School of Pharmacy, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA.
Kyung-Sang YuDepartment of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics, College of Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
Howard LeeDepartment of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics, College of Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea; Department of Transdisciplinary Studies, Graduate School of Convergence Science and Technology, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A systematic review was performed to evaluate how the maximum recommended starting dose (MRSD) was determined in first-in-human (FIH) studies with monoclonal antibodies (mAbs). Factors associated with the choice of each MRSD determination method were also identified. PubMed was searched for FIH studies with mAbs published in English between January 1, 1990 and December 31, 2013, and the following information was extracted: MRSD determination method, publication year, therapeutic area, antibody type, safety factor, safety assessment results after the first dose, and number of dose escalation steps. Seventy-nine FIH studies with mAbs were identified, 49 of which clearly reported the MRSD determination method. The no observed adverse effects level (NOAEL)-based approach was the most frequently used method, whereas the model-based approach was the least commonly used method (34.7% vs 16.3%). The minimal anticipated biological effect level (MABEL)- or minimum effective dose (MED)-based approach was used more frequently in 2011-2013 than in 1990-2007 (31.6% vs 6.3%,

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Clinical Trials as TopicAntibodies, MonoclonalDose-Response Relationship, DrugHumansResearch ReportAntibodies, Monoclonalfirst-in-human study with monoclonal antibodyMRSDMRSD determination methodsafety factorstarting dose in first-in-human study

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PMID27994442
PMCPMC5153257

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