Systematic drug repositioning through mining adverse event data in ClinicalTrials.gov

Drug repositioning (i.e., drug repurposing) is the process of discovering new uses for marketed drugs. Historically, such discoveries were serendipitous. However, the rapid growth in electronic clinical data and text mining tools makes it feasible to systematically identify drugs with the potential...

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Published in:	PeerJ
Main Authors:	Eric Wen Su, Todd M. Sanger
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	PeerJ Inc. 2017-03-01
Subjects:	Drug repositioning Drug repurposing Indication discovery ClinicalTrials.gov Text mining
Online Access:	https://peerj.com/articles/3154.pdf