ICH Finalizes Guide To Cutting Down On Rat Carcinogenicity Studies
Executive Summary
An ICH guideline describes the “weight of evidence” criteria that in some cases may provide an adequate assessment of human carcinogenicity risk without the need for data from a two-year rat carcinogenicity study.
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