First-in-human study

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-003225",
  "term": "First-in-human study",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A type of clinical trial in which a new drug, procedure, or treatment is tested in humans for the first time. First-in-human studies take place after the new treatment has been tested in laboratory and animal studies and are usually done as phase I clinical trials. Also called FIH study.",
  "synonyms": [
    "FIH study"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/first-in-human-study/"
}