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Chloroquine in glioblastoma—New horizons for an old drug
Author(s) -
Munshi Anusheel
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/cncr.24288
Subject(s) - medicine , chloroquine , glioblastoma , clinical trial , adjuvant , drug , oncology , pathology , pharmacology , cancer research , malaria
Interesting clinical data have emerged about clinical experience with chloroquine as adjuvant therapy for patients with glioblastoma multiforme (GBM). Chloroquine has the potential of opening new frontiers in the treatment of glial neoplasms and should be tested in large clinical trials.