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SUBMITTER: Joharatnam-Hogan N
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7543116 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan-Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Joharatnam-Hogan Nalinie N Cafferty Fay H FH Macnair Archie A Ring Alistair A Langley Ruth E RE
Women's health (London, England) 20200101
Drug repurposing is the application of an existing licenced drug for a new indication and potentially provides a faster and cheaper approach to developing new anti-cancer agents. Gynaecological cancers contribute significantly to the global cancer burden, highlighting the need for low cost, widely accessible therapies. A large body of evidence supports the role of aspirin as an anti-cancer agent, and a number of randomized trials are currently underway aiming to assess the potential benefit of a ...[more]