A pyrimidine nucleoside analog that is used mainly in the treatment of leukemia, especially acute non-lymphoblastic leukemia. Cytarabine is an antimetabolite antineoplastic agent that inhibits the synthesis of DNA. Its actions are specific for the S phase of the cell cycle. It also has antiviral and immunosuppressant properties. (From Martindale, The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 30th ed, p472)
For the treatment of acute non-lymphocytic leukemia, acute lymphocytic leukemia and blast phase of chronic myelocytic leukemia.
Cytarabine is indicated in combination with daunorubicin for the treatment of newly-diagnosed therapy-related acute myeloid leukemia (t-AML) or AML with myelodysplasia-related changes (AML-MRC) in adults and pediatric patients 1 year and older.
NTT Medical Center Tokyo /ID# 223574, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Okayama University Hospital /ID# 222990, Okayama-shi, Okayama, Japan
NHO Nagoya Medical Center /ID# 223671, Nagoya-shi, Aichi, Japan
UCSD Moores Cancer Center, La Jolla, California, United States
Fred Hutch/University of Washington Cancer Consortium, Seattle, Washington, United States
Egleston Hospital, Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Children's Hospital of Alabama, Birmingham, Alabama, United States
USA Health Strada Patient Care Center, Mobile, Alabama, United States
Children's Healthcare of Atlanta - Arthur M Blank Hospital, Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Xiangya Hospital Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
The First Affilated Hospital of Ganzhou Medical University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China
Guangzhou panyu central hospital, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, United States
Site DE49001, Halle (Saale), Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany
SIte IT39001, Roma, Italy
Sarah Cannon Research Institute, Nashville, Tennessee, United States
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