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The Role of Repurposed Drugs in Prostate Cancer Therapy
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@surftohealth88
After a clinical trial showed it to be equal to ADT, And the report is out and released, It’s just another drug in the Collection of choices doctors have.
I would consider a repurpose drug to be some other drug that has never been in a clinical trial for prostate cancer being used to see if it works.
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@jeffmarc, good idea to clarify the definition of "repurposed drug"
From the FDA: "Drug repurposing refers to the identification of potential new uses – such as a new indication or a new population – of FDA-approved drugs, for which the new uses would be supported by safety and effectiveness data." https://www.fda.gov/drugs/resources-drugs/drug-repurposing
Further journal reading for those keen on this important topic:
- Drug repurposing: Clinical practices and regulatory pathways https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12048090/