This paper provides an overview of the DIA workshop on immunotoxicity of pharmaceuticals held on October 2-4, 1996, in Montreux, Switzerland. The importance of immunotoxicity testing, and its current status, are discussed. The workshop's agenda: current animal tests and clinical efforts for which preclinical immunotoxicity assays need to be developed, are highlighted. Conclusions from the meeting are provided.
DIA Workshop“Immunotoxicity of pharmaceuticals: Current knowledge, testing strategies, risk evaluation & consequences for human health,” October 2–4, 1997, Montreux, Switzerland.
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