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Reviewnpj drug discovery2026

Large animal models for the assessment of snakebite envenoming therapies.

Melisa Benard-Valle, Shirin Ahmadi, Cassandra M Modahl, Edgar Neri-Castro, Alejandro Alagón, Leslie Boyer, Anne Ljungars, Andreas H Laustsen

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Review in npj drug discovery, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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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

2 citing papers in PubMed.

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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

8 authors.

Melisa Benard-ValleDepartment of Biotechnology and Biomedicine, Technical University of Denmark, Kongens, Lyngby, Denmark.
Shirin AhmadiDepartment of Biotechnology and Biomedicine, Technical University of Denmark, Kongens, Lyngby, Denmark.
Cassandra M ModahlCentre for Snakebite Research and Interventions, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, UK.
Edgar Neri-CastroDepartamento de Medicina Molecular y Bioprocesos, Instituto de Biotecnología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Morelos, México.
Alejandro AlagónDepartamento de Medicina Molecular y Bioprocesos, Instituto de Biotecnología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Morelos, México.
Leslie BoyerOphirex, Inc., Corte Madera, California, CA USA.
Anne LjungarsDepartment of Biotechnology and Biomedicine, Technical University of Denmark, Kongens, Lyngby, Denmark.
Andreas H LaustsenDepartment of Biotechnology and Biomedicine, Technical University of Denmark, Kongens, Lyngby, Denmark.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Snakebite envenoming causes over 100,000 deaths annually, creating a need for more effective therapies. Traditionally, most preclinical testing relies on murine models with limited translational value. This review highlights the value of large animal models, particularly sheep and pigs, for studying venom toxicokinetics and antibody and small-molecule pharmacokinetics. Implementing clear guidelines and standardized endpoints in large-animal studies could help advance the clinical translation of new snakebite treatments.

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Biological techniquesBiotechnologyDrug discoveryMedical research

Identifiers

PMID41940068
PMCPMC13043284

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