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]
The Food and Drug Administration has designated dexrazoxane as an orphan drug for use in the prevention or reduction in the incidence and severity of anthracycline-induced cardiomyopathy.
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.
Ochsner Clinic, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Maine Medical Center, Lewiston, Maine, United States
Indiana University Medical Center, Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
M D Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, United States
Seattle Children's Hospital, Seattle, Washington, United States
University of Texas - MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, United States
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, United States
Stanford Cancer Center, Stanford, California, United States
Yale Cancer Center, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
AFLAC Cancer Center and Blood Disorders Service of Children's Healthcare of Atlanta - Scottish Rite Campus, Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Children's Hospital of Columbus, Columbus, Ohio, United States
University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa, United States
Long Beach Memorial Medical Center, Long Beach, California, United States
University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi, United States
Hackensack University Medical Center, Hackensack, New Jersey, United States
Simmons Cancer Center - Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, United States
St. Christopher's Hospital for Children, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Cancer and Leukemia Group B, Chicago, Illinois, United States
Oklahoma University Cancer Institute, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States
Warren Grant Magnuson Clinical Center - NCI Clinical Trials Referral Office, Bethesda, Maryland, United States
Cook Children's Medical Center - Fort Worth, Fort Worth, Texas, United States
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