基礎研究和臨床研究的關係密不可分,臨床試驗的失敗對於基礎研究人員來說也是一大挫折。一個新藥研發到上市,通常要經過臨床前的細胞、動物實驗,再進入臨床試驗三期,才有機會獲得 FDA 核准上市 [26]。為什麼在臨床前實驗看似有效,到臨床試驗卻一一陣亡了呢?原因其中之一可能是老鼠實驗取得的成功模式,可能無法完全套用到人體內的實際情形。從基礎到臨床中間其實一直存在很大的鴻溝,許多專家認為基礎研究多使用的老鼠模型,並無法從其中推斷人類的情況。
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