preclinical study preclinical study
A study to test a treatment in the lab or in animals before testing it in people.
Example of preclinical study in a sentence
A preclinical study is done to make sure the study treatment is safe enough to give to people.
More Info
If a study treatment has gone through preclinical studies, it means there was lab or animal testing before it was found to be safe enough to give to humans in a clinical trial.
Other info to think about when joining a study
Most studies involving investigational products are designed based on data from other studies, including preclinical studies.
If you are thinking about joining a clinical trial, you can ask about the results of the preclinical studies and why the research team thinks this investigational product can be used in humans.
Other Resources
CDISC Controlled Terminology
NCI Thesaurus
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