Overcoming cancer therapeutic bottleneck by drug repurposing

Z Zhang, L Zhou, N Xie, EC Nice, T Zhang… - Signal transduction and …, 2020 - nature.com
Ever present hurdles for the discovery of new drugs for cancer therapy have necessitated
the development of the alternative strategy of drug repurposing, the development of old …

Targeting tumor hypoxia and mitochondrial metabolism with anti-parasitic drugs to improve radiation response in high-grade gliomas

F Mudassar, H Shen, G O'Neill, E Hau - Journal of Experimental & Clinical …, 2020 - Springer
Abstract High-grade gliomas (HGGs), including glioblastoma and diffuse intrinsic pontine
glioma, are amongst the most fatal brain tumors. These tumors are associated with a dismal …

Advances and prospects in the treatment of pancreatic cancer

H Duan, L Li, S He - International journal of nanomedicine, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Pancreatic cancer is a highly malignant and incurable disease, characterized by its
aggressive nature and high fatality rate. The most common type is pancreatic ductal …

[HTML][HTML] Repurposing non-oncology small-molecule drugs to improve cancer therapy: Current situation and future directions

L Fu, W Jin, J Zhang, L Zhu, J Lu, Y Zhen… - … Pharmaceutica Sinica B, 2022 - Elsevier
Drug repurposing or repositioning has been well-known to refer to the therapeutic
applications of a drug for another indication other than it was originally approved for …

Cinnamic acid conjugates in the rescuing and repurposing of classical antimalarial drugs

AT Silva, CM Bento, AC Pena, LM Figueiredo… - Molecules, 2019 - mdpi.com
Cinnamic acids are compounds of natural origin that can be found in many different parts of
a wide panoply of plants, where they play the most diverse biological roles, often in a …

Quinacrine inhibits HIF-1α/VEGF-A mediated angiogenesis by disrupting the interaction between cMET and ABCG2 in patient-derived breast cancer stem cells

B Das, SR Dash, H Patel, S Sinha, S Bhal, S Paul… - Phytomedicine, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Breast cancer stem cells (BCSCs) have a critical role in progression of breast
cancer by inducing angiogenesis. Several therapeutic strategies have been designed for the …

[HTML][HTML] Cross talk between autophagy and oncogenic signaling pathways and implications for cancer therapy

S Zada, JS Hwang, M Ahmed, TH Lai, TM Pham… - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA …, 2021 - Elsevier
Autophagy is a highly conserved metabolic process involved in the degradation of
intracellular components including proteins and organelles. Consequently, it plays a critical …

Repurposing approved non-oncology drugs for cancer therapy: a comprehensive review of mechanisms, efficacy, and clinical prospects

R Mohi-Ud-Din, A Chawla, P Sharma, PA Mir… - European journal of …, 2023 - Springer
Cancer poses a significant global health challenge, with predictions of increasing
prevalence in the coming years due to limited prevention, late diagnosis, and inadequate …

Drug repurposing—an emerging strategy in cancer therapeutics

KS Turabi, A Deshmukh, S Paul, D Swami… - Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's …, 2022 - Springer
Cancer is a complex disease affecting millions of people around the world. Despite
advances in surgical and radiation therapy, chemotherapy continues to be an important …

Photoredox-Catalyzed Cascade sp2 C–H Bond Functionalization to Construct Substituted Acridine with Diarylamine and Hypervalent Iodine(III) Reagents

L Liu, Y Zhang, W Zhao, J Wen, C Dong, C Hu… - Organic Letters, 2023 - ACS Publications
A photocatalyzed cascade double C–C formation via sp2 C–H bond activation of
diarylamines with hypervalent iodine diazo reagents was developed. A variety of …