Teaching an old dog new tricks: drug repositioning in small cell lung cancer.

ABSTRACT: Jahchan and colleagues report the use of a biostatistical analysis to identify effective therapeutics for small cell lung cancer (SCLC). Their results reveal a new use for the tricyclic antidepressant imipramine in SCLC and shed light on the therapeutic potential of drug repositioning in cancer and other diseases.

SUBMITTER: Wang J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3878064 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature