Drug repurposing: Misconceptions, challenges, and opportunities for academic researchers
Drug repurposing is promoted as a cost-and time-effective mechanism for providing new
medicines. Often, however, there is insufficient consideration by academic researchers of …
medicines. Often, however, there is insufficient consideration by academic researchers of …
Repurposing of drugs: An attractive pharmacological strategy for cancer therapeutics
A Kirtonia, K Gala, SG Fernandes, G Pandya… - Seminars in cancer …, 2021 - Elsevier
Human malignancies are one of the major health-related issues though out the world and
anticipated to rise in the future. The development of novel drugs/agents requires a huge …
anticipated to rise in the future. The development of novel drugs/agents requires a huge …
Angiogenesis and anti-angiogenic treatment in prostate cancer: mechanisms of action and molecular targets
Prostate cancer (PC) is the most common cancer in men and the second leading cause of
cancer-related death worldwide. Many therapeutic advances over the last two decades have …
cancer-related death worldwide. Many therapeutic advances over the last two decades have …
New facets of antifungal therapy
Invasive fungal infections remain a major cause of morbidity and mortality in
immunocompromised patients, and such infections are a substantial burden to healthcare …
immunocompromised patients, and such infections are a substantial burden to healthcare …
Repurposing old drugs to fight multidrug resistant cancers
Overcoming multidrug resistance represents a major challenge for cancer treatment. In the
search for new chemotherapeutics to treat malignant diseases, drug repurposing gained a …
search for new chemotherapeutics to treat malignant diseases, drug repurposing gained a …
[HTML][HTML] Repurposing Drugs in Oncology (ReDO)—diclofenac as an anti-cancer agent
P Pantziarka, V Sukhatme, G Bouche… - …, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Diclofenac (DCF) is a well-known and widely used non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug
(NSAID), with a range of actions which are of interest in an oncological context. While there …
(NSAID), with a range of actions which are of interest in an oncological context. While there …
A phase Ib/IIa trial of 9 repurposed drugs combined with temozolomide for the treatment of recurrent glioblastoma: CUSP9v3
ME Halatsch, RE Kast, G Karpel-Massler… - Neuro-Oncology …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Background The dismal prognosis of glioblastoma (GBM) may be related to the ability of
GBM cells to develop mechanisms of treatment resistance. We designed a protocol called …
GBM cells to develop mechanisms of treatment resistance. We designed a protocol called …
Itraconazole inhibits the Hedgehog signaling pathway thereby inducing autophagy-mediated apoptosis of colon cancer cells
H Deng, L Huang, Z Liao, M Liu, Q Li, R Xu - Cell Death & Disease, 2020 - nature.com
Itraconazole is as an antifungal medication used to treat systemic fungal infections.
Recently, it has been reported to be effective in suppressing tumor growth by inhibiting the …
Recently, it has been reported to be effective in suppressing tumor growth by inhibiting the …
Drug repositioning for effective prostate cancer treatment
Drug repositioning has gained attention from both academia and pharmaceutical companies
as an auxiliary process to conventional drug discovery. Chemotherapeutic agents have …
as an auxiliary process to conventional drug discovery. Chemotherapeutic agents have …
Repurposing itraconazole as an anticancer agent
H Tsubamoto, T Ueda, K Inoue… - Oncology …, 2017 - spandidos-publications.com
Itraconazole, a common anti-fungal agent, has demonstrated potential anticancer activity,
including reversing chemoresistance mediated by P-glycoprotein, modulating the signal …
including reversing chemoresistance mediated by P-glycoprotein, modulating the signal …