Repurposed Drugs in Oncology - A Review by Dr Pierrre Kory (2025)
At Leading Edge Clinic , we specialize not only in treating post-COVID and post-COVID-19 vaccine syndromes but also in integrative, repurposed drug treatments for cancer. Our approach utilizes FDA-approved medications with anti-tumor mechanisms that have been repurposed to complement conventional, standard of care (SOC) approaches. This post reviews the current published evidence base for, and research activity in, the use of repurposed drugs in oncology. It culminates with a case series of five consecutive patients with metastatic lung cancer, all treated under the care of the same clinician (me) using similar combination repurposed drug therapies combined with metabolic interventions (i.e., ketogenic diets and/or fasting). What makes the case series particularly remarkable is that four out of five patients showed no cancer progression over the observation period (one even achieved complete remission), despite advanced-stage diagnoses and advanced ages. Notably, two of the patien...