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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Feb 23.
Published in final edited form as: Drug Discov Today Ther Strateg. 2011 Winter;8(3-4):61–69. doi: 10.1016/j.ddstr.2011.10.002

Table 1. Summary of drug repurposing projects at UNM.

Durg Name Existing Target/Disease New Target/Disease Indentification Repurposing Project Status
Raltegravir HIV-1 integrase; antiviral for treatment of HIV-infected patients metnase; adjuvant therapy in cancer virtual screening supported by experiments pilot clinical trial for head and neck squamos cell carcinoma is on-going
Cyclobenzaprine not described; skeletal muscle relaxant mono-amine transporters and serotonin receptors; may cause serotonin syndrome virtual screening supported by experiments N/A
Benzbromarone xanthine oxidase; uricosuric for treatment of gout quorum sensing signaling pathway; antibacterial target-based screening of the Prestwick Chemical Library abandoned because it lacks patent in vivo activity
Mometasone Furoate glucocorticoid receptors; for treatment of seasonal allergy P-glycoprotein; adjuvant therapy in cancer target-based screening of the Prestwick Chemical Library abandoned because the target (P-gp) was proved to lack effectiveness in clinical trials for Zosuiquidar
Astemizole histamine H1 receptors; antihistamine for treatment of seasonal allergy inducer of autophagy; as adjuvant therapy in prostate cancer phenotypic screening of the Prestwick Chemical Library in vivo studies for prostate cancer are on-going
R-Naproxen cyclooxygenases; non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug for short-term treatment of pain RAC and CDC42 GTPases; as adjuvant therapy in cancer target-based screening of the Prestwick Chemical Library abandoned in favor of ketorolac
Ketorolac cyclooxygenases; non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug for short-term treatment of pain RAC and CDC42 GTPases; as adjuvant therapy in cancer virtual screening based on Naproxen pilot clinical trial for ovarian cancer, to evaluate peritoneal distribution
Tolfenamic acid cyclooxygenases; non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug for short-term treatment of pain inhibitor of hantavirus/DAF binding; antiviral against Sin Nombre virus phenotypic screening medicinal chemistry optimization under consideration
Phenothiazines prototype for neuroleptic drugs; antipsychotics for the management of schizophrenia VLA-4; anti-adhesion inhibitors against inflammation and cancer target-based screening of the Prestwick Chemical Library in vivo studies for hematologic malignancies are on-going
Methylergonovine maleate oxytocic; for treatment of post-partum uterine hemmorhage Bcl-2 family proteins; anti-apoptotic as adjuvant therapy in cancer target-based screening of the Prestwick Chemical Library abandoned because it has other potent in vivo activity
Beta-adrenergic receptor drugs beta-2 adrenergic receptor agonists are used for the therapeutic management of asthma non-cannonical G-protein coupled receptor ligands target-based screening of the Prestwick Chemical Library in vitro biological tests are on-going