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Poor adherence to medicines in clinical trials can undermine the value of the trials; for example, by compromising estimates of the benefits and risks of a medicine. In this article, we highlight such consequences and also discuss approaches to tackle this problem.
The regulatory uncertainty around biosimilars in the United States is finally lifting, just months after the first biosimilar monoclonal antibody hit the US market.
Non-coding RNAs (ncRNAs) may affect normal gene expression and disease progression, thereby representing potential drug targets. Here, Matsui and Corey assess the potential and challenges in therapeutically exploiting ncRNA species — including microRNA, intronic RNA, repetitive RNA and long ncRNA — highlighting key lessons learned during the development of technologies targeting mRNA.
Nucleic acid aptamers offer several advantages over traditional antibodies, but their clinical translation has been delayed by several factors, including insufficient potency, lack of safety data and high production costs. Here, Zhou and Rossi provide an overview of aptamer generation, focusing on recent technological advances and clinical development, as well as challenges and lessons learned.
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small non-coding RNAs that can modulate mRNA expression. Insights into the roles of miRNAs in development and disease have led to the development of new therapeutic approaches that are based on miRNA mimics or agents that inhibit their functions (antimiRs), and the first such approaches have entered the clinic. This Review discusses the role of different miRNAs in cancer and other diseases, and provides an overview of current miRNA therapeutics in the clinic.
