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ReviewMethods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.)2024

Bacteriophage Production in Compliance with Regulatory Requirements.

Jean-Paul Pirnay, Maia Merabishvili, Daniel De Vos, Gilbert Verbeken

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Review in Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8citing papers in PubMed
6.5field-weighted citation impact, top 3% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Jean-Paul PirnayLaboratory for Molecular and Cellular Technology, Queen Astrid Military Hospital, Brussels, Belgium. Jean-Paul.Pirnay@mil.be.
Maia MerabishviliLaboratory for Molecular and Cellular Technology, Queen Astrid Military Hospital, Brussels, Belgium.
Daniel De VosLaboratory for Molecular and Cellular Technology, Queen Astrid Military Hospital, Brussels, Belgium.
Gilbert VerbekenLaboratory for Molecular and Cellular Technology, Queen Astrid Military Hospital, Brussels, Belgium.
Queen Astrid Military Hospital · BE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In this chapter, we discuss production requirements for therapeutic bacteriophage preparations. We review the current regulatory expectancies and focus on pragmatic production processes, implementing relevant controls to ensure the quality, safety, and efficacy of the final products. The information disclosed in this chapter can also serve as a basis for discussions with competent authorities regarding the implementation of expedited bacteriophage product development and licensing pathways, taking into account some peculiarities of bacteriophages (as compared to conventional medicines), such as their specificity for, and co-evolution with, their bacterial hosts. To maximize the potential of bacteriophages as natural controllers of bacterial populations, the implemented regulatory frameworks and manufacturing processes should not only cater to defined bacteriophage products. But, they should also facilitate personalized approaches in which bacteriophages are selected ad hoc and even trained to target the patient's infecting bacterial strain(s), whether or not in combination with other antimicrobials such as antibiotics.

Indexed as

BacteriophagesAnti-Bacterial AgentsHumansLicensureAnti-Bacterial AgentsAntibiotic resistanceBacteriophage therapyDrugManufacturingMedicinal productProductionQuality and safety

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PMID38066364
OpenAlexW4389474801

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Registered trials

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