Repurposing buspirone for drug addiction treatment

Repurposing buspirone for drug addiction treatment.

Bernard Le Foll and Isabelle Boileau 1 Translational Addiction Research Laboratory, Campbell Family Mental Health Research Institute, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH), Toronto, Ontario, Canada 2 Alcohol Research and Treatment Clinic, Addictions Program, CAMH, Toronto, Ontario, Canada 3 Departments of Psychiatry, Pharmacology, Family and Community Medicine and Institute of Medical S...

Repurposing of drug candidates for treatment of skin cancer

Skin cancers are highly prevalent malignancies that affect millions of people worldwide. These include melanomas and nonmelanoma skin cancers. Melanomas are among the most dangerous cancers, while nonmelanoma skin cancers generally exhibit a more benign clinical pattern; however, they may sometimes be aggressive and metastatic. Melanomas typically appear in body regions exposed to the sun, alt...

Treatment of drug addiction.

[Treatment of drug addiction].

Drug repurposing for the treatment of glioblastoma multiforme

BACKGROUND Glioblastoma Multiforme is the deadliest type of brain tumor and is characterized by very poor prognosis with a limited overall survival. Current optimal therapeutic approach has essentially remained unchanged for more than a decade, consisting in maximal surgical resection followed by radiotherapy plus temozolomide. MAIN BODY Such a dismal patient outcome represents a compelling n...