investigational

American  

[in-ves-ti-gay-shuhn-uhl] / ɪnˌvɛs tɪˈgeɪ ʃən əl /

adjective

1. relating to, engaged in, or involving investigation, or any process of thorough examination, research, inquiry, etc.

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Example Sentences

AMT-130, an investigational gene therapy for Huntington’s disease, previously received Breakthrough Therapy designation.

From Barron's

AMT-130 is an investigational gene therapy for Huntington’s disease, which the FDA granted a Breakthrough Therapy designation earlier this year.

From Barron's

The Japanese pharma giant will co-develop one of Innovent’s late-stage investigational drugs, IBI363, initially for non-small cell lung cancer and colorectal cancer.

From The Wall Street Journal

The investigational drug itacitinib is one of several JAK inhibitors under investigation for their potential to prevent graft-versus-host disease when given before a stem cell transplant, which would be a new use for this therapy.

From Science Daily

But “small samples like this aren’t good for establishing the benefits of a treatment, conclusively showing safety or demonstrating that an investigational treatment is better than placebo,” said Christine Conelea, an associate professor at the University of Minnesota Medical School who runs the university’s Non-Invasive Neuromodulation Laboratories.

From Los Angeles Times