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Drug repurposing in cancer therapy : approaches and applications /

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"Drug Repurposing in Cancer Therapy: Approaches and Applications provides comprehensive and updated information from experts in basic science research and clinical practice on how existing drugs can be repurposed for cancer treatment. The book summarizes successful stories that may assist resea...

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Corporate Author: ScienceDirect (Online service)
Other Authors: To, Kenneth K. W. (Editor), Cho, William C. S. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London, United Kingdom : Academic Press, [2020]
Subjects:
Cancer > Chemotherapy.
Off-label drug use.
Drug Repositioning > methods
Neoplasms > drug therapy
Off-Label Use
Cancer > Chimiothérapie.
Cancer > Chemotherapy
Off-label drug use
Electronic books.
Internet Resources.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:"Drug Repurposing in Cancer Therapy: Approaches and Applications provides comprehensive and updated information from experts in basic science research and clinical practice on how existing drugs can be repurposed for cancer treatment. The book summarizes successful stories that may assist researchers in the field to better design their studies for new repurposing projects. Sections discuss specific topics such as in silico prediction and high throughput screening of repurposed drugs, drug repurposing for overcoming chemoresistance and eradicating cancer stem cells, and clinical investigation on combination of repurposed drug and anticancer therapy"--Publisher's description
Physical Description:1 online resource (xi, 437 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:0128199032
9780128199039
9780128196687
0128196688