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Old drugs, new uses: Drug repurposing in hematological malignancies.
Seminars in Cancer Biology (2020)
  • Vijay P. Kale, Battelle Memorial Institute
  • Hasan Habib, Rowan University
  • Robert Chitren, Rowan University
  • Milan Patel, Rowan University
  • Kartick C. Pramanik, Department of Pharmacology, Kentucky College of Osteopathic Medicine (KYCOM), University of Pikeville, KY, USA.
  • Subash C. Jonnalagadda, Rowan University
  • Kishore Challagundla, University of Nebraska Medical Center
  • Manoj K. Pandey, Rowan University
Abstract
Discovery and development of novel anti-cancer drugs are expensive and time consuming. Systems biology approaches have revealed that a drug being developed for a non-cancer indication can hit other targets as well, which play critical roles in cancer progression. Since drugs for non-cancer indications would have already gone through the preclinical and partial or full clinical development, repurposing such drugs for hematological malignancies would cost much less, and drastically reduce the development time, which is evident in case of thalidomide. Here, we have reviewed some of the drugs for their potential to repurpose for treating the hematological malignancies. We have also enlisted resources that can be helpful in drug repurposing.
Publication Date
March 6, 2020
DOI
10.1016/J.SEMCANCER.2020.03.005
Citation Information
Vijay P. Kale, Hasan Habib, Robert Chitren, Milan Patel, et al.. "Old drugs, new uses: Drug repurposing in hematological malignancies." Seminars in Cancer Biology (2020)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/subash-jonnalagadda/12/