Large Language Models and Their Applications in Drug Discovery and Development: A Primer

ABSTRACT Large language models (LLMs) have emerged as powerful tools in many fields, including clinical pharmacology and translational medicine. This paper aims to provide a comprehensive primer on the applications of LLMs to these disciplines. We will explore the fundamental concepts of LLMs, their...

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Main Authors: James Lu, Keunwoo Choi, Maksim Eremeev, Jogarao Gobburu, Srijib Goswami, Qi Liu, Gary Mo, Cynthia J. Musante, Mohamed H. Shahin
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Published: Wiley 2025-04-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1111/cts.70205
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description ABSTRACT Large language models (LLMs) have emerged as powerful tools in many fields, including clinical pharmacology and translational medicine. This paper aims to provide a comprehensive primer on the applications of LLMs to these disciplines. We will explore the fundamental concepts of LLMs, their potential applications in drug discovery and development processes ranging from facilitating target identification to aiding preclinical research and clinical trial analysis, and practical use cases such as assisting with medical writing and accelerating analytical workflows in quantitative clinical pharmacology. By the end of this paper, clinical pharmacologists and translational scientists will have a clearer understanding of how to leverage LLMs to enhance their research and development efforts.
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spelling doaj-art-3c83fe9de74b46bfb505192fdfb31c262025-08-20T02:18:43ZengWileyClinical and Translational Science1752-80541752-80622025-04-01184n/an/a10.1111/cts.70205Large Language Models and Their Applications in Drug Discovery and Development: A PrimerJames Lu0Keunwoo Choi1Maksim Eremeev2Jogarao Gobburu3Srijib Goswami4Qi Liu5Gary Mo6Cynthia J. Musante7Mohamed H. Shahin8Clinical Pharmacology Genentech Inc. South San Francisco California USAPrescient Design Genentech Inc. South San Francisco California USAPrescient Design Genentech Inc. South San Francisco California USAUniversity of Maryland School of Pharmacy Baltimore Maryland USAInsightRX Inc. San Francisco California USAOffice of Clinical Pharmacology Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, U.S. FDA Silver Springs Maryland USAPfizer Research & Development Currently at Eli Lilly and Company Indianapolis Indiana USAPfizer Research & Development Cambridge Massachusetts USAPfizer Research & Development Groton Connecticut USAABSTRACT Large language models (LLMs) have emerged as powerful tools in many fields, including clinical pharmacology and translational medicine. This paper aims to provide a comprehensive primer on the applications of LLMs to these disciplines. We will explore the fundamental concepts of LLMs, their potential applications in drug discovery and development processes ranging from facilitating target identification to aiding preclinical research and clinical trial analysis, and practical use cases such as assisting with medical writing and accelerating analytical workflows in quantitative clinical pharmacology. By the end of this paper, clinical pharmacologists and translational scientists will have a clearer understanding of how to leverage LLMs to enhance their research and development efforts.https://doi.org/10.1111/cts.70205artificial intelligenceclinical pharmacologydrug developmentdrug discoverylarge language modeltranslational science
spellingShingle James Lu
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Maksim Eremeev
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Srijib Goswami
Qi Liu
Gary Mo
Cynthia J. Musante
Mohamed H. Shahin
Large Language Models and Their Applications in Drug Discovery and Development: A Primer
Clinical and Translational Science
artificial intelligence
clinical pharmacology
drug development
drug discovery
large language model
translational science
title Large Language Models and Their Applications in Drug Discovery and Development: A Primer
title_full Large Language Models and Their Applications in Drug Discovery and Development: A Primer
title_fullStr Large Language Models and Their Applications in Drug Discovery and Development: A Primer
title_full_unstemmed Large Language Models and Their Applications in Drug Discovery and Development: A Primer
title_short Large Language Models and Their Applications in Drug Discovery and Development: A Primer
title_sort large language models and their applications in drug discovery and development a primer
topic artificial intelligence
clinical pharmacology
drug development
drug discovery
large language model
translational science
url https://doi.org/10.1111/cts.70205
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