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# Protein Data Bank Aided 100% of Targeted Cancer Drugs: Study
- URL: https://www.fdaweb.com/protein-data-bank-aided-100-of-targeted-cancer-drugs-study/
- Published: 2024-06-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-14T14:33:36.000Z
- Author: David McFarland
- Tags: Drugs, #legacy-id-D5157204

Researchers at Rutgers University and the University of California San Diego say that open access to three-dimensional atomic-level biostructure information from the Protein Data Bank (PDB) facilitated the discovery/development of 100% of the 34 new low molecular weight, protein-targeted, antineoplastic agents approved by FDA between 2019 and 2023\. Writing in *Nature*, the researchers [say](https://www.nature.com/articles/s41388-024-03077-2?ref=fdaweb.com) that “analyses of PDB holdings, the scientific literature, and related documents for each drug-target combination revealed that the impact of structural biologists and public-domain 3D biostructure data was broad and substantial, ranging from understanding target biology to structure-guided drug discovery.”