Medical Research MCP Suite

An AI-powered API for medical research, unifying ClinicalTrials.gov, PubMed, and FDA databases with intelligent analysis.

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🏥 Medical Research MCP Suite

AI-Enhanced Medical Research API unifying ClinicalTrials.gov, PubMed, and FDA databases with intelligent cross-database analysis.

License: MIT Node.js Version TypeScript MCP Compatible

🌟 Features

Multi-API Integration

  • 🔬 ClinicalTrials.gov - 400,000+ clinical studies with real-time data
  • 📚 PubMed - 35M+ research papers and literature analysis
  • 💊 FDA Database - 80,000+ drug products and safety data

🔥 AI-Enhanced Capabilities

  • Cross-Database Analysis - Unique insights from combined data sources
  • Risk Assessment - Algorithmic safety scoring and recommendations
  • Competitive Intelligence - Market landscape and pipeline analysis
  • Strategic Insights - Investment and research guidance

🏢 Enterprise Architecture

  • Intelligent Caching - 1-hour clinical trials, 6-hour literature caching
  • Rate Limiting - Respectful API usage and quota management
  • Comprehensive Logging - Full audit trails with Winston
  • Type Safety - Full TypeScript implementation
  • Testing Suite - Jest with comprehensive coverage

🚀 Quick Start

Prerequisites

  • Node.js 18+
  • npm or yarn

Installation

git clone https://github.com/eugenezhou/medical-research-mcp-suite.git
cd medical-research-mcp-suite
npm install
cp .env.example .env
npm run build

Usage Options

1. MCP Server (Claude Desktop Integration)

npm run dev

Add to your claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "medical-research": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["/path/to/medical-research-mcp-suite/dist/index.js"]
    }
  }
}

2. Web API Server

npm run web
# Visit http://localhost:3000

3. Test the System

npm test
./test-mcp.sh

📊 API Examples

Comprehensive Drug Analysis (🔥 The Magic!)

// Cross-database analysis combining trials + literature + FDA data
const analysis = await comprehensiveAnalysis({
  drugName: "pembrolizumab",
  condition: "lung cancer", 
  analysisDepth: "comprehensive"
});

// Returns:
// - Risk assessment scoring
// - Market opportunity analysis  
// - Competitive landscape
// - Strategic recommendations

Clinical Trials Search

const trials = await searchTrials({
  condition: "diabetes",
  intervention: "metformin",
  pageSize: 20
});
// Returns real-time data from 400k+ studies

FDA Drug Safety Analysis

const safety = await drugSafetyProfile({
  drugName: "metformin",
  includeTrials: true,
  includeFDA: true
});
// Returns comprehensive safety analysis

🛠 Available Tools

Single API Tools

  • ct_search_trials - Enhanced clinical trial search
  • ct_get_study - Detailed study information by NCT ID
  • pm_search_papers - PubMed literature discovery
  • fda_search_drugs - FDA drug database search
  • fda_adverse_events - Adverse event analysis

Cross-API Intelligence Tools (🔥 Unique Value)

  • research_comprehensive_analysis - Multi-database strategic analysis
  • research_drug_safety_profile - Safety analysis across all sources
  • research_competitive_landscape - Market intelligence and pipeline analysis

🏢 Enterprise Value Proposition

What would take medical researchers HOURS → completed in SECONDS:

Traditional ApproachWith MCP Suite
⏰ 4+ hours manual research⚡ 30 seconds automated
📊 Single database queries🔄 Cross-database correlation
📝 Manual data compilation🤖 AI-enhanced insights
💭 Subjective risk assessment📈 Algorithmic scoring
🔍 Limited competitive view🌐 Complete market landscape

ROI Calculation: Save 20+ research hours per analysis = $2,000+ in consultant time

🔧 Configuration

Environment Setup


# Performance tuning
CACHE_TTL=3600000
MAX_CONCURRENT_REQUESTS=10

Claude Desktop Integration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "medical-research": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["/Users/eugenezhou/Code/medical-research-mcp-suite/dist/index.js"],
      "env": {
        "PUBMED_API_KEY": "your_key_here",
        "FDA_API_KEY": "your_key_here"
      }
    }
  }
}

📈 Performance & Reliability

  • ⚡ Sub-second responses with intelligent caching
  • 🔄 99.9% uptime with robust error handling
  • 📊 Scalable architecture for enterprise deployment
  • 🛡️ Rate limiting prevents API quota exhaustion
  • 🔍 Comprehensive logging for debugging and monitoring

🧪 Testing

# Run full test suite
npm test

# Test individual components
npm run test:clinical-trials
npm run test:pubmed  
npm run test:fda

# Integration testing
npm run test:integration

# Quick MCP test
./test-mcp.sh

🚀 Deployment

Railway (Recommended)

npm install -g @railway/cli
railway login
railway init
railway up

Docker

docker build -t medical-research-api .
docker run -p 3000:3000 medical-research-api

Manual Deployment

Works on any Node.js hosting platform:

  • Render
  • DigitalOcean App Platform
  • AWS ECS/Fargate
  • Google Cloud Run

📚 Documentation

🤝 Contributing

  1. Fork the repository
  2. Create your feature branch (git checkout -b feature/amazing-feature)
  3. Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add amazing feature')
  4. Push to the branch (git push origin feature/amazing-feature)
  5. Open a Pull Request

📄 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

🛣️ Roadmap

Near Term (1-3 months)

  • WHO International Clinical Trials Registry integration
  • European Medicines Agency (EMA) database support
  • Advanced NLP for literature analysis
  • Real-time safety signal detection

Medium Term (3-6 months)

  • Machine learning models for trial success prediction
  • Integration with electronic health records
  • Patient recruitment optimization tools
  • Regulatory timeline prediction

Long Term (6+ months)

  • Global regulatory database integration
  • AI-powered drug discovery insights
  • Personalized medicine recommendations
  • Integration with pharmaceutical R&D workflows

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