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.
Children's Medical Center of Dallas-Site Number:8400002, Dallas, Texas, United States
Investigational Site Number :4840001, Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico
Investigational Site Number :0760007, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande Do Sul, Brazil
Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Sarah Cannon Research Institute at HealthONE, Denver, Colorado, United States
UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, Los Angeles, California, United States
the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China
Hunan Cancer Hospital, Changsha, Hunan, China
the First Affiliated Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, China
UCLA, Los Angeles, California, United States
University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York, United States
HonorHealth Research Institute, Scottsdale, Arizona, United States
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Saint Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee, United States
Lurie Children's Hospital-Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, United States
M D Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, United States
Loma Linda University Cancer Center, Loma Linda, California, United States
University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States
Children's Hospital Colorado, Aurora, Colorado, United States
Children's Healthcare of Atlanta - Egleston, Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
University of Minnesota/Masonic Cancer Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Institut Paoli Calmettes, Marseille, France
CHU de Limoges, Limoges, France
CHU de Bordeaux, Pessac, France
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