Drug Repurposing : Innovative Approaches to Drug Discovery and Development / edited by Naveen Chella, Om Prakash Ranjan, Amit Alexander.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Chella, Naveen.

Contributor:

Ranjan, Om Prakash.

Alexander, Amit.

Series:

Biomedical and Life Sciences Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Drug delivery systems.

Pharmacovigilance.

Diseases.

Drug Delivery.

Drug Safety and Pharmacovigilance.

Local Subjects:

Drug Delivery.

Drug Safety and Pharmacovigilance.

Diseases.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (253 pages)

Edition:

1st ed. 2024.

Place of Publication:

Singapore : Springer Nature Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2024.

Summary:

This book offers an insightful exploration of drug repurposing, an innovative approach to drug discovery and development that has the potential to revolutionize the field of medicine. It begins with an introduction to drug repurposing and its history, providing a comprehensive overview of the subject. The readers will embark on a journey through the diverse landscape of drug repurposing strategies. From in silico methods of predicting drug-disease associations to experimental approaches to the integrations of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) in drug repurposing for validating repurposed candidates. The book also delves into the application of drug repurposing in various disease areas, including cancer, inflammatory disorders, and CNS disorders. It explores the potential hurdles involved in the regulatory aspects of the process. The book further covers drug products under clinical trials and provides an overview of the future perspectives of drug repurposing. With its detailed and informative content, this book is a must-read for researchers, clinicians, and healthcare professionals interested in the exciting field of drug repurposing.

Contents:

Chapter 1. Drug repurposing: History, Significance, Benefits, Approaches and Challenges

Chapter 2. Methodologies Adopted in Drug Repurposing

Chapter 3. In silico methods used in drug repurposing

Chapter 4. Role of artificial and machine learning in drug repurposing

Chapter 5. Drug repurposing in cancer therapy

Chapter 6. Drug repurposing in inflammatory disorders

Chapter 7. Drug repurposing in CNS disorders

Chapter 8. Reshaping the Therapeutic Landscape: Drug Repurposing for Emerging Infectious Diseases and Rare Diseases

Chapter 9. Clinical trials on repurposed drugs: an overview

Chapter 10. Intellectual Property Rights and Regulatory Considerations Throughout Drug Repurposing

Chapter 11. Redirection to the Drug Discovery: Antidiabetic Drugs Repurposing in Cancer.

Notes:

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ISBN:

981-9750-16-4

OCLC:

1453718940