Clinical trials make a move toward mice
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Foretelling the future is often the stuff of science fiction but for a team of scientists at the Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research (NIBR), it’s their end goal. Led by Juliet Williams, Director of Oncology Pharmacology, and Bill Sellers, Global Head of Oncology, the team has developed a unique system to help predict how cancer drugs might fare well before they enter clinical testing: Are they effective? What types of cancers do they target? Which patients are most likely to benefit from them?
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