An antimitotic agent with immunosuppressive properties. Dexrazoxane, the (+)-enantiomorph of razoxane, provides cardioprotection against anthracycline toxicity. It appears to inhibit formation of a toxic iron-anthracycline complex. [PubChem]
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For reducing the incidence and severity of cardiomyopathy associated with doxorubicin administration in women with metastatic breast cancer who have received a cumulative doxorubicin hydrochloride dose of 300 mg/m^2 and would benefit from continued doxorubicin therapy. Also approved for the treatment of extravasation from intravenous anthracyclines.
Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, Missouri, United States
Medical City Children's Hospital, Dallas, Texas, United States
Nemours Children's Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida, United States
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee, United States
University of Florida Proton Therapy Institute, Jacksonville, Florida, United States
Memorial Sloan Kettering Commack, Commack, New York, United States
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Basking Ridge, Basking Ridge, New Jersey, United States
Memorial Sloan Kettering Monmouth, Middletown, New Jersey, United States
Japan, Tokyo and Other Japanese City, Japan
Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Seattle Children's Hospital, Seattle, Washington, United States
UCSF, San Francisco, California, United States
University of Chicago Department of Pediatrics Hematology/Oncology, Chicago, Illinois, United States
Corewell Health Grand Rapids Hospitals - Helen DeVos Children's Hospital, Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States
Corewell Health Children's, Royal Oak, Michigan, United States
Los Angeles General Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, United States
Wayne State University/Karmanos Cancer Institute, Detroit, Michigan, United States
Michigan State University Clinical Center, East Lansing, Michigan, United States
Hurley Medical Center, Flint, Michigan, United States
Childrens Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States
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