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Current status of drug repositioning in hematology
Expert Rev Hematol. 2021 Oct 16. doi: 10.1080/17474086.2021.1995348. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTINTRODUCTION: Drug repositioning (DR) is defined as determining new therapeutic applications for existing drugs. This approach is advantageous over de novo drug discovery in accelerating clinical development, in terms of lower costs, a shortened development period, a well-known action mechanism, a feasible dosage, and an acceptable safety profile.AREAS COVERED: This work was aimed at reviewing agents with successful DR in hematology.EXPERT OPINION: Thalidomide and plerixafor have been successfully repositioned for treating mu...
Source: Expert Review of Hematology - October 18, 2021 Category: Hematology Authors: Akihiro Ohmoto Shigeo Fuji Source Type: research

Therapy-free remission in chronic myeloid leukemia: possible mechanism.
Authors: Gale RP, Hochhaus A Abstract Chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) can be cured using tyrosine kinase-inhibitors (TKIs) when cure is defined as achieving a life-expectancy similar or even better than sex- and age-matched persons without CML. Most deaths in persons with CML are now from non-leukemia-related causes including heart disease, diabetes other cancers and stroke. Contrary to expectation, 40-50 percent of persons with CML treated for a few years with TKIs and who achieve a deep molecular response can stop TKI-therapy without leukemia recurrence for several years, some possibly indefinitely. Consequently, ...
Source: Expert Review of Hematology - February 18, 2018 Category: Hematology Tags: Expert Rev Hematol Source Type: research