Repurposing Old Drugs into New Epigenetic Inhibitors: Promising Candidates for Cancer Treatment?

Epigenetic alterations, as a cancer hallmark, are associated with cancer initiation, progression and aggressiveness. Considering, however, that these alterations are reversible, drugs that target epigenetic machinery may have an inhibitory effect upon cancer treatment. The traditional drug discovery...

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Main Authors: Filipa Moreira-Silva, Vânia Camilo, Vítor Gaspar, João F. Mano, Rui Henrique, Carmen Jerónimo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-04-01
Series:Pharmaceutics
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4923/12/5/410