Repurposing Artemisinin and its Derivatives as Anticancer Drugs: A Chance or Challenge?

• Main Authors: Zhaowu Ma (Author), Clariis Yi-Ning Woon (Author), Chen-Guang Liu (Author), Jun-Ting Cheng (Author), Mingliang You (Author), Gautam Sethi (Author), Andrea Li-Ann Wong (Author), Paul Chi-Lui Ho (Author), Daping Zhang (Author), Peishi Ong (Author), Lingzhi Wang (Author), Boon-Cher Goh (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2021-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Cancer has become a global health problem, accounting for one out of six deaths. Despite the recent advances in cancer therapy, there is still an ever-growing need for readily accessible new therapies. The process of drug discovery and development is arduous and takes many years, and while it is ong...