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Drug Name | Hydroxychloroquine |
Trade Name | Plaquenil |
Synonyms | HCQ |
Drug Descriptions |
Plaquenil (hydroxychloroquine sulfate) increases intralysosomal pH, resulting in inhibition of autophagic protein degradation and accumulation of autophagosomes, which potentially leads to cell death in autophagy-dependent tumor cells (NCI Drug Dictionary). |
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CAS Registry Number | 118-42-3 |
NCIT ID | C557 |