Repurposing of Anthelminthics as Anticancer Drugs
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Repurposing of Anthelminthics as Anticancer Drugs
Repurposing refers to the reuse of conventional drugs with distinct indications for new applications in order to speed up drug development by capitalizing on previous knowledge and safety data. A prominent example is the proposal to implement anthelminthics, such as mebendazole, niclosamide and pyrvinium pamoate, as novel anticancer drugs. Numerous studies have demonstrated activity of these ag...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Oncomedicine
سال: 2018
ISSN: 2206-6349
DOI: 10.7150/oncm.20563