Amsacrine
"Amsacrine" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Aminoacridine derivative that is a potent intercalating antineoplastic agent. It is effective in the treatment of acute leukemias and malignant lymphomas, but has poor activity in the treatment of solid tumors. It is frequently used in combination with other antineoplastic agents in chemotherapy protocols. It produces consistent but acceptable myelosuppression and cardiotoxic effects.
| Descriptor ID |
D000677
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D03.494.046.250.225
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| Concept/Terms |
Amsacrine- Amsacrine
- Cain's Acridine
- Acridine, Cain's
- Cain Acridine
- Cains Acridine
- meta-AMSA
- meta AMSA
- AMSA
- m-AMSA
Amsidyl- Amsidyl
- Gödecke Brand of Amsacrine
- Amsacrine Gödecke Brand
Amsidine- Amsidine
- Parke Davis Brand of Amsacrine Lactate
- Parke Davis Brand of Amsacrine
- AMSA P-D
- AMSA P D
- AMSA PD
- Amsacrina
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