"Drug Repositioning" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The deliberate and methodical practice of finding new applications for existing drugs.
| Descriptor ID |
D058492
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E05.295.875
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2020 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Drug Repositioning" by people in Profiles.
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The potential of 4-Methylumbelliferone to be repurposed for treating liver fibrosis. Biomed Pharmacother. 2025 Sep; 190:118427.
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A combination treatment based on drug repurposing demonstrates mutation-agnostic efficacy in pre-clinical retinopathy models. Nat Commun. 2024 Jul 15; 15(1):5943.
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A drug repurposing study identifies novel FOXM1 inhibitors with in vitro activity against breast cancer cells. Med Oncol. 2024 Jun 25; 41(8):188.
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The Repurposing of Non-Peptide Neurokinin-1 Receptor Antagonists as Antitumor Drugs: An Urgent Challenge for Aprepitant. Int J Mol Sci. 2023 Nov 03; 24(21).
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Excessive concentrations of kinase inhibitors in translational studies impede effective drug repurposing. Cell Rep Med. 2023 10 17; 4(10):101227.
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Small-Molecule Drug Repurposing for Counteracting Phototoxic A2E Aggregation. ACS Chem Biol. 2023 10 20; 18(10):2170-2175.
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Controlling cell proliferation by targeting cyclin-dependent kinase 6 using drug repurposing approach. Adv Protein Chem Struct Biol. 2023; 135:97-124.
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Combination Therapy of Chemotherapy or Radiotherapy and the Neurokinin-1 Receptor Antagonist Aprepitant: A New Antitumor Strategy? Curr Med Chem. 2023; 30(16):1798-1812.
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Structure-based classification predicts drug response in EGFR-mutant NSCLC. Nature. 2021 09; 597(7878):732-737.
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Repurposing of tamoxifen ameliorates CLN3 and CLN7 disease phenotype. EMBO Mol Med. 2021 10 07; 13(10):e13742.