Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology

Papers
(The TQCC of Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology is 8. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2022-06-01 to 2026-06-01.)
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A review of common approaches to determining allocation factors and relative source contribution factors for drinking water contaminants: caveats and areas for improvement110
Two-year carcinogenicity study of a novel plasticizer, bis(2-ethylhexyl) cyclohexane-1,4-dicarboxylate (Eco-DEHCH), by oral diet in Han Wistar rats94
Prevalence and sample sizes in pre-clinical studies93
Selectively addressing total risk avoidance for certain chemicals while overlooking others: The case of per-and-poly-fluoroalkyls91
Controlling cleaning agent residues in pharmaceutical manufacturing: A harmonized scientific strategy88
Safety evaluation of ondansetron after gestational exposure on male reproductive parameters in rats73
Ames mutagenicity of 15 aryl, benzyl, and aliphatic ring N-nitrosamines68
Preclinical safety evaluation of the ethanolic extract from the aerial parts of Gomphrena celosioides Mart. in rodents63
Risk assessment and pharmacokinetic modeling of incidental ingestion of ethanol from mouthwash63
A Cautionary tale for using read-across for cancer hazard classification: Case study of isoeugenol and methyl eugenol51
Is periventricular heterotopia a useful endpoint for developmental thyroid hormone system disruption in mouse toxicity studies?47
Control of N-nitrosamine impurities in drug products: Progressing the current CPCA framework and supporting the derivation of robust compound specific acceptable intakes46
HESI GTTC ring trial: Concordance between Ames and rodent carcinogenicity outcomes for N-nitrosamines (NAs) with rat and hamster metabolic conditions43
Target organ toxicity in Sprague Dawley rats following oral exposure to complex groundwater mixture: Assessment of dose-response relationships using histopathological and biochemical alterations42
Acceptable intakes (AIs) for 11 small molecule N-nitrosamines (NAs)42
Nonclinical development of advanced therapies: Best practices for translational and regulatory success41
Decision making in next generation risk assessment for skin allergy: Using historical clinical experience to benchmark risk41
Editorial Board40
Updated interim reference levels for dietary lead to support FDA's Closer to Zero action plan37
Exploring the potential of ToxCast™ data for mechanism-based prioritization of chemicals in regulatory context: Case study with priority existing chemicals (PECs) under K-REACH37
Toltrazuril sulfone (Ponazuril) residue depletion in pig tissues and estimated withdrawal intervals36
Retraction of Williams et al. (2000) does not affect the conclusions of the 2016 FAO/WHO JMPR evaluation of glyphosate36
Safety data sheets as an information pathway on hazards of occupationally used cleaning agents35
Editorial: 2024 - A promising start for regulatory toxicology and pharmacology35
Apparent Khat chewers exposure to DDT in Ethiopia and its potential toxic effects: A scoping review34
Incorporating Singaporean habits and practices for cosmetics and personal care products into a global consumer aggregate exposure model34
Scientific considerations in the regulatory approval of generic (or biosimilar) version of enoxaparin sodium – A lifesaving carbohydrate polymer34
Editorial Board33
Results from two-year rodent oral carcinogenicity studies of cizolirtine, a substance-P and calcitonin gene-related peptide release modulator32
False positive findings associated with adenoviral vector-based vaccine underscore the regulatory necessity to eliminate abnormal toxicity test31
Expert panel evaluation of the tumor modes of action for 1,4-dioxane and their implications for human risk assessment31
A tool to support food substance safety evaluations in the United States31
Physiologically based pharmacokinetic modeling of oseltamivir in pregnant rhesus macaques to inform clinical dosing across trimesters30
Inter-species variability in 4,4′-methylenedianiline metabolism: insights from human and rat precision-cut liver slices30
Importance of tailored non-clinical safety testing of novel antimalarial drugs: Industry best-practice29
Use of New Approach Methodologies (NAMs) in regulatory decisions for chemical safety: Report from an EPAA Deep Dive Workshop29
Editorial Board29
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Mapping new psychoactive substances: Leveraging GIS technology for advanced global surveillance and policy support27
Commentary: Value of information case study strongly supports use of the Threshold of Toxicological Concern (TTC)27
Computational prediction of Calu-3-based in vitro pulmonary permeability of chemicals27
Letter to the editors regarding “Inter-laboratory validation of bioaccessibility testing for metals” by Henderson et al. (2014)26
Preclinical safety assessment of toxicity and biodistribution of oncolytic virus HSV-1 expressing human PD-1 antibody in mice25
Investigating the uncertainty of prediction accuracy for the application of physiologically based pharmacokinetic models to animal-free risk assessment of cosmetic ingredients25
Measured air concentrations of pesticides for the estimation of exposure to vapour in European risk assessments25
Retrospective evaluation of the use of non-human primates for fertility assessment of pharmaceuticals submitted for marketing approval in the EU25
Evaluating H295R steroidogenesis assay data for robust interpretation23
Subchronic toxicity study of ferric oxide nanoparticles through intragastric administration: A 94-d, repeated dose study in Sprague Dawley rats23
Evaluating the lifetime cumulative dose as a basis for carcinogenic potency of nitrosamines – a key tenet underpinning less-than-lifetime approaches for establishing acceptable intake limits22
Evaluation of the EMA log kow trigger for fish BCF testing based on data for several human pharmaceuticals22
Deriving acceptable limits for non-mutagenic impurities in medicinal products – Durational adjustments22
Editorial Board22
Feasibility study for a downsized comparative thyroid assay with measurement of brain thyroid hormones and histopathology in rats: Case study with 6-propylthiouracil and sodium phenobarbital at high d22
AI-enhanced cardiac digital twins extend drug proarrhythmic risk assessment through experimental data uncertainty propagation and overdose exploration: A loperamide case study21
Case study on the impact of the source of metabolism parameters in next generation physiologically based pharmacokinetic models: Implications for occupational exposures to trimethylbenzenes21
The safety of monosodium glutamate demonstrated in 28-day and 90-day dietary toxicity studies with Sprague-Dawley rats21
Human exposure to toxic elements through facial cosmetic products: Dermal risk assessment21
Commentary on FDA's shift from animal testing and implications for drug attrition – The time to act is now21
Prioritizing of potential environmental exposure carcinogens beyond IARC group 1–2B based on weight of evidence (WoE) approach21
Erratum to “Towards EU regulatory hazard assessment of metabolic endocrine disrupters: Integrating new Biomarkers into OECD test Guidelines” [Regul. Toxicol. Pharm.(167) 106041]21
Non-animal approaches for photoallergenicity safety assessment: Needs and perspectives for the toxicology for the 21st century20
The value of a structured, systematic approach to benefit-risk assessment of medicines: A South African regulator case study20
Smoke Flavoring-a case study demonstrating the value of using Benefit-risk analysis for foods (BRAFO) to provide transparency for risk management decisions19
Derivation of no significant risk levels for three lower acrylates: Conclusions and recommendations from an expert panel19
Research on 90-day subchronic toxicities of the ethanol extract from the cultivated Fritillaria Cirrhosa bulbs by oral administration in Sprague-Dawley rats19
Exposure and disease burden of fumonisins and aflatoxins from sorghum consumption in Ethiopia18
Report on the European Partnership for Alternative Approaches to Animal Testing (EPAA) “New Approach Methodologies (NAMs) User Forum Kick-Off Workshop”18
Dose level selection for developmental and reproductive toxicology (DART) studies: Insights from the EUROTOX 2024 satellite workshop18
Letter to the Editors regarding “10% body weight (gain) change as criterion for the maximum tolerated dose: A critical analysis”18
Integrating systemic toxicity and toxicokinetic data to inform the need for subchronic dog studies in human health safety assessments of agrochemicals18
Modeling extraction of medical device polymers for biocompatibility evaluation17
Safe usage levels of aqueous Hippophae rhamnoides fruit extract in cosmetics estimated by threshold of toxicological concern, point of departure, and history of safe consumption17
Evaluating cancer risks: The impact of thirdhand smoke exposure on carcinogenesis17
Calculated cancer risks for polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon mixtures in mainstream smoke of cigarettes sold in China17
Towards achieving a modern science-based paradigm for agrochemical carcinogenicity assessment17
Revisiting the mutagenicity and genotoxicity of N-nitroso propranolol in bacterial and human in vitro assays17
Safety assessment for nail cosmetics: Framework for the estimation of systemic exposure through the nail plate17
Evaluating scientific confidence in the concordance of in vitro and in vivo protective points of departure17
Assessment of endocrine disruptors in the European Union: Current regulatory framework, use of new approach methodologies (NAMs) and recommendations for improvements16
A comparison between field measurements of vapour concentrations of plant protection products and predictions by the BROWSE model16
In vivo screening evaluation of 12 chemicals as candidate endocrine disruptors using ovariectomized mouse uterotrophic bioassay16
Regulatory experience with the comparative in vitro metabolism study based on an analysis of 70 studies with pesticide active ingredients – a reality check16
Quantitative measurement of harmful and potentially harmful constituents, pH, and moisture content in 16 commercial smokeless tobacco products16
Residue depletion profiles and withdrawal interval estimations of meloxicam in eggs and ovarian follicles following intravenous (Meloxicam solution for injection) and oral (Meloxidyl®) administration 16
Rodent estrous cycle pattern: Harmonizing the cycle evaluation and interpretation15
Integration of toxicodynamic and toxicokinetic new approach methods into a weight-of-evidence analysis for pesticide developmental neurotoxicity assessment: A case-study with DL- and L-glufosinate15
N-Nitrosamine drug substance related impurities (NDSRIs) – A proposal for the addition of subcategories to carcinogenic potency categorization approach categories 1 and 2 for NDSRIs with a molecular w15
Occurrence and dietary risk assessment of pesticide residues in bananas and kiwifruits from Turkey15
Dealing with substances with no defined molecular weight in non-animal assays for skin sensitization. A comment on “Plant extracts, polymers and new approach methods: Practical experience with skin se15
Letter to the Editor: Modeling the changing face of Phosphatidylethanol's window of detection15
Unknown confidence in chemical characterization identification levels: When tentative identifications are adequate for toxicological risk assessment of medical devices14
N-nitrosamine impurity risk assessment in pharmaceuticals: Utilizing In vivo mutation relative potency comparison to establish an acceptable intake for NTTP14
Cancer weight of evidence for three lower acrylates: Conclusions and recommendations from an expert panel14
Reply to Comment on “Reduced specificity for the local lymph node assay for lipophilic chemicals: Implications for the validation of new approach methods for skin sensitization” by Roberts and Baskett13
Acute and sub-acute toxicity assessment of methanolic extract from Clerodendrum infortunatum flowers13
Comprehensive extractables and leachables sensitization analysis and practical application of a risk-based approach to sensitization assessment for parenteral drug products13
Regulatory performance of the East African Community joint assessment procedure: The way forward for regulatory systems strengthening13
Can next generation ecological risk assessment decisions be made today?―A case study of regulatory risk assessment in the United States13
Rebuttal to the letter to the editors regarding Van Berlo et al. (2022) paper titled “10% Body weight (gain) change as criterion for the maximum tolerated dose: A critical analysis”13
Statistical analysis of preclinical inter-species concordance of histopathological findings in the eTOX database13
Absence of developmental or reproductive toxicity in rats for MB-102, a fluorescent tracer agent for point-of-care measurement of glomerular filtration rate13
Talc fits the framework of poorly soluble low-toxicity particles - implications for hazard classification13
Development of a digital tool for semi-quantitative assessment of pesticide exposure risk in greenhouses13
A new method of consistency evaluation of brain drugs: a case study of edaravone13
Exploring the link: DNA methylation and kidney injury markers in farmers exposed to glyphosate-surfactant herbicides13
Systematic review of the potential carcinogenicity of bisphenol A in humans13
Considerations regarding the use of nonhuman primates in assessing safety endpoints for pharmaceuticals13
Carcinogenicity testing in drug development: Getting it right13
Use of physiologically based pharmacokinetic modeling to support development of an acute (24-hour) health-based inhalation guideline for manganese12
Corrigendum to “Use of an aggregate exposure model to estimate consumer exposure to fragrance ingredients in personal care and cosmetic products” [Regul. Toxicol. Pharmacol. 72 3 (2015) 673-68]12
A scheme to evaluate structural alerts to predict toxicity – Assessing confidence by characterising uncertainties12
Challenges and gaps in immunosafety evaluation of therapeutics: An IQ DruSafe survey12
Points to consider for revising the ICH S7A guideline on safety and secondary pharmacology12
Contributions of the joint FAO/WHO expert committee on food additives to international food safety: celebrating the 100th meeting of the committee12
Toxicity reference values for force health protection: Provisional occupational exposure guidelines12
R-ODAF: Omics data analysis framework for regulatory application12
Editorial Board11
The critical nature of a robust weight of evidence assessment to conclude on endocrine disruption using diflufenican as a case study11
Analysis of non-mutagenic substances in the context of drug impurity assessment – Few are potent toxicants11
Prolonged exposure to nitrate in drinking water does not adversely impact prenatal or birth outcomes in a rat model11
Oncology drugs: Target organ findings seen in animal toxicity testing11
Development and application of a systematic and quantitative weighting framework to evaluate the quality and relevance of relative potency estimates for dioxin-like compounds (DLCs) for human health r11
The difference between hazard and risk: the dose range prevalent in toxicological studies vs real life fragrance exposure11
Selection of solvent and positive control concentration for enhanced Ames test conditions for N-nitrosamine compounds11
Nitrosamine acceptable intakes should consider variation in molecular weight: The implication of stoichiometric DNA damage11
Evaluating the applicability of the Ames test for cosmetic packaging assessment by comparing carcinogenic risk levels of migrants from plastics with biological detection limits11
Evaluating dermal absorption of perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and implications for other per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)11
Dermal exposure of bystanders and residents to direct spray drift in low crops during pesticide application11
Safety and regulatory assessment of heat-killed Lactiplantibacillus plantarum strain L-137 (HK L-137) as a food ingredient11
Application of a new approach method (NAM) for inhalation risk assessment10
Serial blood collection in anaesthetised rats: Enhancing animal welfare without the need for jugular vein catheterisation10
A new approach methodology using kinetically-derived maximum dose levels in risk assessment – A case study with afidopyropen10
Historical control data of rare events: Issues, chronological patterns and their relevance for toxicological evaluations10
Use of whole slide images for primary pathology evaluation of non-clinical toxicology studies in a GLP-validated environment10
SCCS scientific opinion on Butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT) - SCCS/1636/2110
Propylene glycol, skin sensitisation and allergic contact dermatitis: A scientific and regulatory conundrum10
Evaluation of good review practices at the Food and Drugs Authority of Ghana as it strives to become a World Health Organization-listed agency10
Three-tiered approach for standard information requirements for polymers requiring registration under REACH10
Elucidation of 28 day repeated oral dose induced genotoxicity potential of nickel (II) oxide nanoparticles in wistar albino rats10
Demonstration of safety for rice bran wax and sunflower wax based on bridging to other naturally derived waxes used in foods10
Range of the perfluorooctanoate (PFOA) safe dose for human health: An international collaboration10
Learning from experience: A retrospective analysis of read-across strategies for surfactants under REACH10
Preclinical evaluation of abuse potential of the peripherally-restricted kappa opioid receptor agonist HSK2154210
Amphibian Metamorphosis Assay: Investigation of the potential effects of five chemicals on the hypothalamic-pituitary thyroid axis of Xenopus laevis9
Estimating uncertainty in LLNA EC3 data and its impact on regulatory classifications9
Health safety of parabens evaluated by selected in vitro methods9
Acute and chronic toxicity in Sprague–Dawley rats of orally-administered total lignans from Arctii Fructus, a potential therapeutic drug for diabetes9
Editorial Board9
Gamma-hydroxybutyrate (GHB), 1,4-butanediol (1,4BD), and gamma-butyrolactone (GBL) intoxication: A state-of-the-art review9
Towards EU regulatory hazard assessment of metabolic endocrine disrupters: Integrating new biomarkers into OECD test guidelines9
Establishing best practice for N-nitrosamine read-across and surrogate selection9
The utility of hERG channel inhibition data in the derivation of occupational exposure limits9
Rebuttal to the letter to the editors regarding Van Berlo et al. (2022) paper titled “10% body weight (gain) change as criterion for the maximum tolerated dose: A critical analysis”9
GARD™skin and GARD™potency: A proof-of-concept study investigating applicability domain for agrochemical formulations9
A sustainable and innovative method to determine parabens in body creams for exposure and risk assessment9
Challenges in the classification of chemical respiratory allergens based on human data: Case studies of 2-hydroxyethylmethacrylate (HEMA) and 2-hydroxypropylmethacrylate (HPMA)8
Long-term e-cigarette aerosol exposure causes pulmonary emphysema in adult female and male mice8
Food for thought — Paving the way for a UK roadmap towards optimum consumer safety: Development, Endorsement and Regulatory acceptance of New Approach Methodologies (NAMs) in Chemical Risk Assessment 8
A CDER perspective: Landscape of New Approach Methodologies (NAMs) submitted in drug development programs8
Quantitative risk assessment of allergens leaching from menstrual hygiene products8
Comparison of controlled drugs and new psychoactive substances (NPS) regulations in East and Southeast Asia8
How to resolve inconclusive predictions from defined approaches for skin sensitisation in OECD Guideline No. 4978
An extended Reference Chemical Potency List (RCPL) for characterising the performance of New Approach Methodologies (NAMs) in measuring the skin sensitisation potency of fragrance chemicals8
Nitrosamine drug substance-related impurities cause DNA methylation adducts in vitro and in primary hepatocytes upon Cytochrome P450-dependend metabolic activation8
Pharmacokinetic models for first-in-human dose selection of immune-activating products in oncology8
A proposed NAM-based tiered phototoxicity testing and human risk assessment framework for agrochemicals8
A scoping review of infant and children health effects associated with cadmium exposure8
A double-blind, randomized, two-part, two-period crossover study to evaluate the pharmacokinetics of caffeine versus d9-caffeine in healthy subjects8
Substantiating chemical groups for read-across using molecular response profiles8
Lack of significant risk from everyday dietary nickel: Rethinking the application of oral toxicity reference values8
Safety assessment of MPTA: An oral acute and 90-day sub-chronic toxicity study in Sprague-Dawley rats8
Use of NAMs in a weight of evidence approach to evaluate the safety via the inhalation route of acetylated vetiver oil, in spray products8
Absence of phototoxicity/photoirritation potential of bergamottin determined In Vitro using OECD TG 4328
Development of COVID-19 therapies: Nonclinical testing considerations8
Read-across and new approach methodologies applied in a 10-step framework for cosmetics safety assessment – A case study with parabens8
Toxicology of bromoform, a natural constituent of the seaweed Asparagopsis spp. used to inhibit methanogenesis in cattle, suggests negligible risks to humans8
Ames concordance with the in vivo transgenic rodent (TGR) gene mutation assay for NDSRIs and relative in vivo TGR potency with nitrosamines with robust dose-response carcinogenicity data8
Editorial Board8
Comparison of toxicological effects and exposure levels between triclosan and its structurally similar chemicals using in vitro tests for read-across case study8
10% Body weight (gain) change as criterion for the maximum tolerated dose: A critical analysis8
Preclinical evidence of cannabis-induced oxidative stress: A systematic review and meta-analysis8
Effects of as-if risk framing of hazards on risk perception and its rebuttal8
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