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ArticleMutagenesis2026

Nitrosamine Ames Data Review and Method Development: proceedings of a US FDA/HESI workshop.

Aisar Atrakchi, Raechel Puglisi, Joel Bercu, Jennifer Cheung, Andreas Czich, Roland Froestchl, Karen Davis-Bruno, Robert H Heflich, Tetyana Kobets, Timothy J McGovern and 7 more

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Article in Mutagenesis, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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17 authors.

Aisar AtrakchiUS Food and Drug Administration/Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, Silver Spring, MD 20993, United States.
Raechel PuglisiHealth and Environmental Sciences Institute, Washington, DC 20005, United States.ORCID 0009-0007-6726-7227
Joel BercuGilead Sciences, Inc., Nonclinical Safety and Pathobiology, Foster City, CA 94404, United States.ORCID 0009-0004-6780-4721
Jennifer CheungPfizer Research, Development, and Medical, Groton, CT 06370, United States.
Andreas CzichSanofi, R&D Translational Medicine Preclinical Safety, Frankfurt D-69526, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-5106-3325
Roland FroestchlBfArM (Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices), Licensing 2, Unit Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Genetic and Reproductive Toxicology, Bonn 53175, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-8721-7509
Karen Davis-BrunoUS Food and Drug Administration/Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, Silver Spring, MD 20993, United States.
Robert H HeflichU.S. Food and Drug Administration/National Center for Toxicological Research, Jefferson, AR 72079  United States.ORCID 0000-0001-6244-1774
Tetyana KobetsNew York Medical College, Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, 40 Sunshine Cottage Road, Valhalla, NY 10595, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-8207-5035
Timothy J McGovernUS Food and Drug Administration/Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, Silver Spring, MD 20993, United States.ORCID 0009-0006-9232-6041
Anthony LynchGSK, Genetic & Investigative Toxicology, Stevenage, SG1 2NY, United Kingdom.ORCID 0000-0002-1533-7664
Max SelbyGSK, Genetic & Investigative Toxicology, Stevenage, SG1 2NY, United Kingdom.
Maik SchulerPfizer Research, Development, and Medical, Groton, CT 06370, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-4388-370X
Gabriela De Oliveira SilveiraLhasa Limited, Leeds, Canal Wharf, Leeds LS11 5PS, United Kingdom.
Alisa VespaPharmaceutical Drugs Directorate, Health Canada, Ottawa, ON, K1A 0K9, Canada.ORCID 0009-0001-6805-3526
Rhys WhomsleyEuropean Medicines Agency, Domenico Scarlattilaan 6, 1083 HS Amsterdam, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0001-6108-9908
Connie L ChenHealth and Environmental Sciences Institute, Washington, DC 20005, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-3704-9866

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Detection of N-nitrosamines (NA) in pharmaceuticals became a point of interest due to the mutagenic and carcinogenic potential of some compounds of this class, and their identification as nitrosated forms of marketed drugs, otherwise known as NA Drug Substance-Related Impurities (NDSRIs). The Ames test is used to assess the mutagenic potential of drug impurities, including NAs. Concerns over the sensitivity of the Ames test, as recommended in Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development Test Guideline 471, in predicting the rodent carcinogenic potential of NAs has prompted optimization of several test parameters used for detecting the mutagenicity of NAs (e.g. methods used for metabolic activation and the selection of tester strains). In order to discuss optimal Ames test conditions for the evaluation of NAs, including NDSRIs, the Office of New Drugs in the US Food and Drug Administration's Center for Drug Evaluation and Research and the Health and Environmental Sciences Institute's Genetic Toxicology Technical Committee co-organized and co-sponsored a workshop entitled "Nitrosamines: Ames Data Review and Method Development Workshop". The workshop featured five sessions addressing charge questions pertinent to the Ames test conditions and performance through the presentation of data and panel discussions. This report outlines the key takeaway points from the workshop.

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MutagensNitrosaminesAnimalsCarcinogensDrug ContaminationHumansMutagenicity TestsUnited StatesUnited States Food and Drug AdministrationCarcinogensMutagensNitrosaminesAmes testgenetic toxicology assays for risk assessmentnitrosamines

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PMID41689482
PMCPMC13310014

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