title: Translational medicine 2.0: from clinical diagnosis-based to molecular-targeted therapies in the era of globalization.
abstract: Translational medicine encompasses the itinerary from the conception of an idea to its implementation in the diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment of human diseases. It cannot be identified as a stand-alone field; rather, it comprises a fragmented patchwork of activities, competencies, and knowledge distributed along diverse and often disparate disciplines. In standard practice, the success of a translational project is often less dependent on the validity of the original idea than on the outcome of the combination of several stochastic events.
authors.affiliation: Eureka Institute for Translational Research, Siracusa, Italy. salbani@burnham.org
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Albani
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Colomb
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Prakken
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D016503:Drug Delivery Systems; D015195:Drug Design; D006801:Humans; D033183:Interdisciplinary Communication; D038622:Internationality; D020407:Internet; D011379:Prognosis; D013269:Stochastic Processes; D057170:Translational Research, Biomedical / Q000379:methods*