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Can Repurposing Drugs Play A Role In Malaria Control?, Roland A. Cooper, Laura Kirkman
Can Repurposing Drugs Play A Role In Malaria Control?, Roland A. Cooper, Laura Kirkman
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Innovative drug treatments for malaria, optimally with novel targets, are needed to combat the threat of parasite drug resistance. As drug development efforts continue, there may be a role for a host-targeting, repurposed cancer drug administered together with an artemisinin combination therapy that was shown to improve the speed of recovery from a malaria infection.