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Overview of the Drug Repurposing Hub
New drugs can take more than a decade to get to market. But what if we could take thousands of drugs already approved to safely treat disease, as well as other compounds that have been studied as potential drugs, and find new uses for these old medicines? That is the mission of the Drug Repurposing Hub, an open-access repository of more than 6,000 compounds, many of which have been FDA approved.
Old Drug, New Tricks: Existing Medicines Show Promise in Fighting Cancer
Dozens of compounds approved for other purposes can kill cancer cells selectively
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Anticancer Activity Discovered in Dozens of Existing Noncancer Drugs
Could a drug for arthritis in dogs also fight cancer in people?
Large screening strategy uncovers dozens of non-oncology drugs that kill cancer cells
Repurposing noncancer drugs could shorten clinical development and jump-start new drug discovery
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New Tricks for Old Drugs: What's Already in the Medicine Cabinet Could be the Next Cancer Treatments
It costs $475,000 per patient to treat childhood leukemia with the cutting-edge therapy Kymriah. But what if a cancer drug could be had for pennies a day because it already existed?
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