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quinacrine and Leiomyosarcoma

quinacrine has been researched along with Leiomyosarcoma in 1 studies

Quinacrine: An acridine derivative formerly widely used as an antimalarial but superseded by chloroquine in recent years. It has also been used as an anthelmintic and in the treatment of giardiasis and malignant effusions. It is used in cell biological experiments as an inhibitor of phospholipase A2.
quinacrine : A member of the class of acridines that is acridine substituted by a chloro group at position 6, a methoxy group at position 2 and a [5-(diethylamino)pentan-2-yl]nitrilo group at position 9.

Leiomyosarcoma: A sarcoma containing large spindle cells of smooth muscle. Although it rarely occurs in soft tissue, it is common in the viscera. It is the most common soft tissue sarcoma of the gastrointestinal tract and uterus. The median age of patients is 60 years. (From Dorland, 27th ed; Holland et al., Cancer Medicine, 3d ed, p1865)

Research

Studies (1)

TimeframeStudies, this research(%)All Research%
pre-19900 (0.00)18.7374
1990's0 (0.00)18.2507
2000's0 (0.00)29.6817
2010's1 (100.00)24.3611
2020's0 (0.00)2.80

Authors

AuthorsStudies
Sokal, DC1
Vach, TH1
Nanda, K1
McCann, MF1
Weiner, DH1
Drobnes, C1
Rochanawutanon, M1
Duc, NB1
Loan, ND1

Other Studies

1 other study available for quinacrine and Leiomyosarcoma

ArticleYear
Quinacrine sterilization and gynecologic cancers: a case-control study in northern Vietnam.
    Epidemiology (Cambridge, Mass.), 2010, Volume: 21, Issue:2

    Topics: Age Factors; Case-Control Studies; Confidence Intervals; Female; Genital Neoplasms, Female; Humans;

2010