# The Repurposing Drugs in Oncology (ReDO) Project

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## TL;DR

Paper cited by one bottleneck page and 21 idea pages, indexed on Europe PMC as PubMed record 25075216 and published in Ecancermedicalscience; the citing pages link this DOI, which is how the record was matched.

## Summary

The Repurposing Drugs in Oncology (ReDO) Project seeks to repurpose well-known and well-characterised non-cancer drugs for new uses in oncology. The rationale for this project is presented, examining current issues in oncological drug development, challenges for health systems, and existing and future patient needs. In addition to discussing the advantages of repurposing, the paper also outlines some of the characteristics used in the selection of drug candidates by this project. Challenges in moving candidate drugs into clinical trial and subsequent practice are also discussed.

Indexed on Europe PMC as PubMed record 25075216 (DOI 10.3332/ecancer.2014.442). Matched by DOI alone: one bottleneck page and 21 idea pages cite this DOI among their external links (the pages are listed under Related), and this page was written so that the citation resolves inside OnCo. No figure has been checked by an editor.

## Fields

- Kind: Key paper
- Last checked: 2026-09-22
- Tags: europepmc-ingest
- Journal: Ecancermedicalscience
- Year: 2014
- DOI: 10.3332/ecancer.2014.442
- Authors: Pantziarka P, Bouche G, Meheus L, et al.
- What it means: One bottleneck page and 21 idea pages on OnCo cite this paper by its DOI; this record gives the citation a page of its own so a reader can follow it without leaving OnCo. Read the abstract above alongside the citing pages listed under Related; the record was created automatically from the Europe PMC entry and its figures have not been checked by hand.
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## Sources

- Ecancermedicalscience 2014: https://doi.org/10.3332/ecancer.2014.442
- PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25075216/
- Europe PMC: https://europepmc.org/article/MED/25075216

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