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ReviewRSC advances2026

Review on drug repositioning of some FDA-approved drugs for treatment of cancer/microbial diseases.

Magda M F Ismail, Taghreed Z Shawer, Omneya M ElBakry, Eman A A Baumy, Sally I Eissa

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Review in RSC advances, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Magda M F IsmailDepartment of Pharmaceutical Medicinal Chemistry and Drug Design, Faculty of Pharmacy (Girls), Al-Azhar University Cairo 11754 Egypt m.elalfy101@gmail.com magdaismail@azhar.edu.eg.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3915-9786
Taghreed Z ShawerDepartment of Pharmaceutical Medicinal Chemistry and Drug Design, Faculty of Pharmacy (Girls), Al-Azhar University Cairo 11754 Egypt m.elalfy101@gmail.com magdaismail@azhar.edu.eg.
Omneya M ElBakryDepartment of Pharmaceutical Medicinal Chemistry and Drug Design, Faculty of Pharmacy (Girls), Al-Azhar University Cairo 11754 Egypt m.elalfy101@gmail.com magdaismail@azhar.edu.eg.
Eman A A BaumyDepartment of Pharmaceutical Medicinal Chemistry and Drug Design, Faculty of Pharmacy (Girls), Al-Azhar University Cairo 11754 Egypt m.elalfy101@gmail.com magdaismail@azhar.edu.eg.
Sally I EissaDepartment of Pharmaceutical Medicinal Chemistry and Drug Design, Faculty of Pharmacy (Girls), Al-Azhar University Cairo 11754 Egypt m.elalfy101@gmail.com magdaismail@azhar.edu.eg.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This approach drastically cuts development times and expenses by utilizing pre-existing safety and pharmacokinetic data. It works very well to fulfill unmet needs in infectious diseases, uncommon diseases, and cancer. Here, we provide an overview of FDA-approved medications that have been repurposed, covering biological features, modes of action, and synthetic processes.

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PMID42405136
PMCPMC13330784

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