Drug repositioning in cancer: a role for antihistamines in breast cancer?

Mef Nilbert^{1

2}, Lene Mellemkjær¹

Affiliations

¹ The Danish Cancer Society Research Center, Copenhagen, Denmark.
² Department of Oncology, Institute of Clinical Sciences, Lund University Hospital, Lund, Sweden.

Editorial

Mef Nilbert et al. Acta Oncol. 2020 Sep.

. 2020 Sep;59(9):1007-1008.

doi: 10.1080/0284186X.2020.1808240. Epub 2020 Aug 19.

Mef Nilbert^{1

2}, Lene Mellemkjær¹

¹ The Danish Cancer Society Research Center, Copenhagen, Denmark.
² Department of Oncology, Institute of Clinical Sciences, Lund University Hospital, Lund, Sweden.

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Comment on

Desloratadine and loratadine stand out among common H₁-antihistamines for association with improved breast cancer survival.
Fritz I, Wagner P, Broberg P, Einefors R, Olsson H. Fritz I, et al. Acta Oncol. 2020 Sep;59(9):1103-1109. doi: 10.1080/0284186X.2020.1769185. Epub 2020 May 27. Acta Oncol. 2020. PMID: 32459128