Quinacrine (Atabrine®) in the Treatment of Neoplastic Effusions
Authors: MALIN R. DOLLINGER
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1967)

Article1 February 1967Quinacrine (Atabrine®) in the Treatment of Neoplastic EffusionsMALIN R. DOLLINGER, M.D., IRWIN H. KRAKOFF, M.D., F.A.C.P., DAVID A. KARNOFSKY, M.D., F.A.C.P.MALIN R. DOLLINGER, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, IRWIN H. KRAKOFF, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this author, DAVID A. KARNOFSKY, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-66-2-249 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptQuinacrine (Atabrine®) inhibited the growth of several transplanted solid tumors (1) and of the Ehrlich ascites tumor in mice (when it was given intraperitoneally) (2). It was cytotoxic to a variety of normal and tumor cells grown in tissue culture (3). 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Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: New York, New YorkFrom the Division of Clinical Chemotherapy, Sloan-Kettering Institute for Cancer Research, the Department of Medicine, Memorial and James Ewing Hospitals and Cornell University Medical College, New York, N. Y.This study was supported by grants CA-03215, CA-05826, CA-08748, CA-17066, and T1 CA-5110-04, U. S. Public Health Service, Washington, D. C.At the time of this study Dr. Dollinger was a Fellow supported by grant 1-F3-CA-32,812-01, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Md.Requests for reprints should be addressed to Malin R. Dollinger, M.D., 444 E. 68th St., New York, N. Y. 10021. 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