Considerations for the genotoxicity assessment of middle size peptide drugs containing non-canonical amino acid residues

Masayuki Mishima, Kei-ichi Sugiyama · 2023

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Masayuki Mishima and Kei-ichi Sugiyama weigh how to test mid-size peptide drugs for DNA damage. Their 2023 paper sits at a rule boundary: small chemical drugs must pass genotoxicity tests, while large biologic drugs skip them. Mid-size peptides, a rising drug class, borrow traits from both sides, and some carry unnatural amino acids that standard thinking never covered.

The authors argue the small-drug rulebook mostly fits, since these peptides are built and dosed more like chemicals. But they propose a few changes to the standard test set where peptide traits make the usual assays mislead. The paper is guidance for developers and regulators meeting this in-between class.

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CREATORMasayuki Mishima, Kei-ichi Sugiyama
YEAR2023
COLLECTIONPAPERS
FORMATTXT
FILE SIZE15 KB
VERSION1.0
LICENSECC BY 4.0
RIGHTSCC BY
SOURCEEurope PMC

Source: https://europepmc.org/articles/PMC10720048

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