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Editorial
. 2021 Mar 17:11:632657.
doi: 10.3389/fonc.2021.632657. eCollection 2021.

Editorial: FDA-Approved Drug Repositioning for P-Glycoprotein Overexpressing Resistant Cancer

Sungpil Yoon  1 , Xiaoju Wang  2 , Sompong Vongpunsawad  3 , Gerard Tromp  4 , Helena Kuivaniemi  4
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Editorial: FDA-Approved Drug Repositioning for P-Glycoprotein Overexpressing Resistant Cancer

Sungpil Yoon et al. Front Oncol. .
No abstract available

Keywords: MDR; P-gp overexpresssion; anticancer drug; cancer stem cell; drug repositioning; lower toxicity; molecular targeting; resistant cancer.

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