Drug Repurposing in Cancer Therapy : Approaches and Applications

Drug Repurposing in Cancer Therapy : Approaches and Applications FORMAT : ORIGINAL PDF

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Academic Press; 1st edition (August 10, 2020)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0128196688
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0128196687

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.

Cancer researchers, oncologists, pharmacologists and several members of biomedical field who are interested in learning more about the use of existing drugs for different purposes in cancer therapy will find this to be a valuable resource.