Repurposing Artemisinin and its Derivatives as Anticancer Drugs: A Chance or Challenge?

Repurposing Artemisinin and its Derivatives as Anticancer Drugs: A Chance or Challenge?

Cancer has become a global health problem, accounting for one out of six deaths. Despite the recent advances in cancer therapy, there is still an ever-growing need for readily accessible new therapies. The process of drug discovery and development is arduous and takes many years, and while it is ong...

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Main Authors: Zhaowu Ma, Clariis Yi-Ning Woon, Chen-Guang Liu, Jun-Ting Cheng, Mingliang You, Gautam Sethi, Andrea Li-Ann Wong, Paul Chi-Lui Ho, Daping Zhang, Peishi Ong, Lingzhi Wang, Boon-Cher Goh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Pharmacology
Subjects:
artemisinin
artemisinin derivatives
drug repurposing
anticancer therapy
pharmacokinetics
signalling pathways
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphar.2021.828856/full

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